Half a year. 26 weeks. 182 days. Despite the the calculations, I am not actively clock watching. Just coming to terms, with another milestone, that is looming. My 40th. The expectation to be happy, settled and financially stable is real. To have travelled. To be secure. To be on a path to success. To be less chubby. To have found …
Rainy Night in Soho
I have known you for many years. I wish I had known you all my life. You are the classic accidental friend. We met at work. I was your boss. You were the immaculately dressed assistant, with the big smile. Instantly warm, kind and so very funny. I can honestly say, I have never laughed so much, with anyone else …
Mumsy Moment
I love my toddler daughter so very much and even her tantrums, have been a welcome distraction lately. I can’t be an emotional wreck 24/7 when I have a child. Even at my weakest, my girls needs, have flipped my ‘Sack Up’ switch and I get on with it. She keeps me busy and my brain occupied. I am Mummy …
My No-Filter Husband
In any relationship, you encounter stressful situations. Job changes, redundancies, house moves, having children and unfortunately bereavement. My husband has done his best to support me, over the last few weeks. The death of my Grandfather, has revealed that there are just certain things, he is shit at. He didn’t understand why I needed to look at old photos or …
Best Laid Plans
‘I mourned the loss of my Grandfather in 1991, when my Nan died. For me, he hasn’t been the same since then. He was awful to me as a teenager, after her death and damaged our relationship beyond repair. As heartbreaking as that is, I am able to be stronger and more supportive to my Mum as a result. I …
4..3..2..1
This year is my 10 year anniversary of having Ulcerative Colitis. Doctors mark this occasion, by marching you into the Endoscopy Department, for a Colonoscopy. Seriously…I would have preferred a bottle of wine. A colonoscopy is a thorough examination of the large intestine. Let’s call a spade a spade. It’s a camera on the end of a long flexible tube, …