"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." ~ Robert Frost So I have a few posts in the pipeline where I'm struggling to express myself in quite the way I want and I'm a bit too preoccupied this week to attempt to resolve that, so in the… Continue reading Three: It’s A Magic Number
Category: Life
How To Be Kind To Yourself
“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe > First, fix yourself a drink. A nice cup of tea or coffee. A cool refreshing glass of fruit juice. A good whiskey or wine. Whatever beverage you think you'd most like right now. And sit down somewhere quiet… Continue reading How To Be Kind To Yourself
Catching Up
"Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better." ~ E. W. Howe So I feel like we're due a proper catch up. I'm not entirely sure where to start but in no particular order here's what I've been up to. ~ Drinking lots of milky chai. ~ Eating lots of Vienetta.… Continue reading Catching Up
I Seem To Have Become A Disney Character of Myself
"I was talking to myself about you the other day, we were wondering what became of you." ~ Friend Owl, Bambi So I went AWOL from the internet again. I'd say I'm sorry and that I've missed you all but to be honest I haven't really given this place much thought in the last few… Continue reading I Seem To Have Become A Disney Character of Myself
My Father In A Flash
“People are supposed to aspire to become their fathers, not shudder at the thought.” ~ Veronica Roth My dad doesn't like me very much. Or in fact at all. Apparently this one time when I was a toddler I did something so heinously manipulative that over a quarter of a century later he still hasn't come… Continue reading My Father In A Flash
I’m Not Confident So Much As A Control Freak
"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence." ~ George Washington I've been trying to counsel quite a few people lately whose problems fundamentally stem from the fact that they have crippling low self-esteem. This tends to make them obsess about what… Continue reading I’m Not Confident So Much As A Control Freak
Because A Pretty Corpse Is No Use To Anyone
(Getty Images/Jose Juan Garcia) “It's not my responsibility to be beautiful. I'm not alive for that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me.” ~ Warsan Shire Like many other people I've put on quite a bit of weight since I started taking mirtazapine again. Unlike, seemingly, any other people I don't particularly care.… Continue reading Because A Pretty Corpse Is No Use To Anyone
Kitty Genovese Would Have Faired No Better In Suburban England
(Image Credit) "Slums may well be breeding grounds of crime, but middle class suburbs are incubators of apathy and delirium." ~ Cyril Connolly I have post traumatic stress disorder, as you probably know already. You probably also know that the side effects of post traumatic stress disorder include nightmares, flashbacks, and generalised anxiety. You may… Continue reading Kitty Genovese Would Have Faired No Better In Suburban England
Yes, Thank You, I Am Still Alive
"Everything changes, everything stays the same." Hi. I'm still alive. For those of you who were wondering. Thank you for wondering. Particularly for those of you sent very sweet wondering messages. They meant a lot to me. So where have I been? That's a very long and complicated story that I will endeavour to share… Continue reading Yes, Thank You, I Am Still Alive
Zip A Dee Do Dah
(Getty Images) "Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open." ~ John Barrowmore You may have noticed that I haven't been around here in a while. I'd like to say that I'd missed you, but to tell you the truth I've been far too busy. I've barely had time to… Continue reading Zip A Dee Do Dah
Make-Up & Mirtazapine 