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Pushing through the menopause like a queen 😂
I’m in my reflective phase of life. The one where I accept what I can’t change and change the bits I want to. Unfortunately the menopause...
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Jan 20, 20242 min read
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Narcisstic pondering and a nomadic life. (With a lot of people in it) 😂
Have you ever wondered why you do things..? I have spent the majority of my life questioning myself, my being and normally not coming up...
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Nov 19, 20232 min read
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Depression and tooth fairies
As a teacher my mind is one that is either exhausted or working at full pelt, without even stopping to think. There is never an in...
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Nov 16, 20232 min read
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What a day, sarcoma and bagels. Retroperitoneal sarcoma to be exact…
An average day of the week really, just your bog standard normal Tuesday. It started off in the usual manner, myself, coffee and a pair...
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Nov 14, 20232 min read
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A little snippet. A dysfunctional family.. I’m being brave to pave the way.
You know those people who can give advice but can't take it.. yep that's me. It's amazing when you are a product of dysfunction how you...
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Nov 12, 20232 min read
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Menopause is trying to kill me.
Dear menopause. You have been a part of my life for a while now, in some ways I have grown a little fond of you, there is a lot to be...
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Nov 5, 20232 min read
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When the ceiling collapses and you have nothing left to give..😂😂
I think I’ve reached an age where the little things are all that matter. Having a hole in my ceiling that enables me to watch people...
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Oct 15, 20232 min read
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Having a cat that resembles a homeless cat is always a test..
Cats.. I love cats, always had them and have always loved them since donut arrived in my world (named after my uncle I believe, don’t...
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Oct 8, 20232 min read
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I don’t know where to start… daydreaming, or trauma response? What do you think?
Sometimes living in claireys world is manic, what I lack in physical energy I certainly make up for it with brain activity. I'm not...
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Sep 14, 20232 min read
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Sarcoma, retroperitoneal to be exact Oh and lipo- sarcoma as an added bonus.
Well let's start with the sarcoma vibe, that is rare but I also know so many people have been struck by. Our journey started about four...
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Sep 10, 20232 min read
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The week of new students achey knees and a pile of washing. Oh and a husband with sarcoma.
There is no competition with sarcoma
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Sep 9, 20232 min read
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Getting things into perspective.
I have been known to be ever so slightly panicky when I'm hit with "change" I always thought this was normal until I was told by a...
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Sep 2, 20232 min read
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Traumatic experiences.
It occurred to me last night whilst playing a stupid game of catching a pretend killer (yes I know I'm 52) that we never know what goes...
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Aug 27, 20232 min read
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Menopause.
The feeling of brain fog became a million times worse yesterday when I saw an amber traffic light and didn't know whether it meant stop...
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Aug 25, 20232 min read
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Hypochondria personified.
I've had a sore throat for two weeks.. despite all my husbands suggestions of how to make it better, today after waking up for the fifth...
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Aug 18, 20232 min read
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A reminder from my son
So whilst me son in law chops away at my bush, and by that I mean the giant hedge in my front garden, I got a text from my youngest...
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Aug 17, 20231 min read
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Knickers can turn up in the strangest of places.
It has occurred to me today after discovering last weeks knickers down my trousers whilst at the beauticians getting my nails done, that...
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Aug 16, 20231 min read
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It is a beautiful thing.
It is a strange old world when the writing of diaries is there for all to see. I have spent the afternoon driving my techno son around to...
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Jul 13, 20232 min read
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Midway through the birthdays.
I recall being a teenager and being chucked twenty quid from my parents, if i was lucky there would be a bottle of fizzy cider and a...
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Jul 13, 20232 min read
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