I appreciate effort. No matter how small, silly or irrelevant, I appreciate effort. Billy Chapata If a thing is worth doing it's worth doing badly. Yes. That's right. Badly. I know the saying we grew up with is that if a thing is worth doing it's worth doing well. But I think that version is… Continue reading If A Thing Is Worth Doing – It’s Worth Doing Badly
Very well, I will marry you if you promise not to make me eat eggplant.Gabriel Garcia Marquez Like, I guess, pretty much everybody I've gained a bit of weight during lockdown. Between joining in with the quarantine baking craze and working on the desserts/baked goods section of my cookbook - without being able to parm… Continue reading Lifestyle Changes
“Let them think what they liked, but I didn't mean to drown myself. I meant to swim till I sank -- but that's not the same thing.” ~ Joseph Conrad Obligatory Disclaimer: I am not a qualified mental health professional. Or even an unqualified one. I am not a health care professional of any kind.… Continue reading How To Prevent Your Own Suicide
“I always say my biological clock must be digital, because I've never heard it ticking.” ~Lucy Dillon Having children is something I've been thinking about lately. Not a lot, but more so than usual. I turn 35 this year. Undeniably into my mid-30s. And I'm becoming very aware that while to date I've been choosing… Continue reading All The Reasons I’m Not Having Children
“Though we are terrorized by death, it's not different from birth, it just happens” ~ Bangambiki Habyarimana So, my dad died. And it's not been so very bad actually. It came as a bit of a shock. I found out he was dying about 32 hours before it happened. He'd known about it for a… Continue reading My Dad Died. And It’s OK, Actually.
I've not had anything to say here for a long time. Or, that's not true. I've had about as much to say as usual, but often I've barely had the executive function to write it down. Too many health issues. And when I have I've kinda been writing a book. So, I've been hanging out on… Continue reading Why I Still Love Social Media
“In some ways, coming to terms with myself and working toward recovery has been like saying “I love you” to someone but keeping a loaded gun hidden in your back pocket, just in case that person pisses you off enough.” ~ Kiera Van Gelder So, those of you who follow me on Twitter may know that I've… Continue reading What’s It Like Being A Borderline?
“Someone's therapist knows all about you.” ~Dominic Riccitello Neurotypical should have therapy so that they are better able to navigate their inter-personal relationships more effectively - especially with us non-neurotypicals who've had to go through it already. This is something I've thought about a lot lately, and actually feel quite strongly frustrated about now. See… Continue reading Neurotypical People Need Therapy
"Our pleasures were simple - they included survival." - Dwight D. Eisenhower Simple pleasures... >...butterflies >...children playing >...watching the sun rise >...when you finish unpacking >...new underwear >...looking through old photographs >...realising someone really likes you >...when a cat comes and sits on your knee >...finding out the collective noun for hedgehogs is a prickle… Continue reading Simple Pleasures 7
"Life is really simple but we insist on making it complicated." ~ Confucius Simple pleasures... >...spaghetti and meatballs >...spending your first night in a home of your own >...a great art exhibition >...your playlist from a great holiday >...pondering nice memories >...holding hands >...a gingerbread man >...when you're learning to do something and it all… Continue reading Simple Pleasures 6
Make-Up & Mirtazapine 