Several people have asked me, how I am recently. My response has been the same; “I’m feeling very January”. January blues are a thing. The buzz of a new year with new possibilities, is very much in the background, to my foggy and rather ‘meh’ foreground. ‘Don’t spend a lot of time imagining the worst-case scenario. It rarely goes down …
Trust the Process
A dark cloud loomed over my January this year. The cloud was hanging right over my heart at Christmas too. No matter how I spun the situation, my anxious mind had a negative answer for it. I didn’t feel positive at all. That cloud was in my way. Much like the beloved children’s book, ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’… …
Young At Heart
There is no such thing as an adult… just grown kids. Well that explains a lot. I have often wondered where my mental maturity is. As a kid, I was surrounded by grownups. Confident and calm folk that just had it together. Their childhoods were a distant memory. They understood the world around them. They never …
Well Hello 2020
Happy New Year all! I hope it has started well for you and any resolutions you have made, are still firmly in place. Usually around this time, I would be falling off whatever wagon I decided to jump on. I didn’t make any resolutions this year. However, I was moved by this advice over the festive period: ‘Evaluate what you …
Time for Bublé
Yes it’s that time of year again. Advent calendars out, tree up, decorations and twinkly lights aplenty. Gifts and card shopping in full swing and the stress and excitement levels are steadily rising. I love it! I really do. Is there the odd pang of sadness? A small moment, when my breath catches, at a festive memory from the …
Meeting the Minister
Sat in reception, waiting for my meeting with the Minister; I couldn’t help but have a last minute flap. What am I doing here? What am I going to say? I have not even read the Bible! I’ve read parts of it but my knowledge is weak at best. How would he feel knowing that I was meeting him for …
Back to Church
Back in September, I was flipping through a local magazine and I turned to the listing of local events. Aware, upset and still rather depressed, about no longer being able to drive; I paused on these pages for longer than ever before. Could I find somewhere on my doorstep that was new and different? Something for my daughter and/or me …
Happy Birthday
As birthdays go, this year’s was brilliant. I celebrated my birthday over two weekends; a fine blend of family and friends time, in equal measure. Last year there was so much pressure, to have the night of all nights on my birthday. Milestone birthdays, much like New Years Eve, are supposed to be the very best time out. The best …
Out Out
As a stay-at-home-mummy, I may get a chance to pop to a local cafe, grab a quick lunch with a friend or shuffle around to my neighbours house; for a natter wearing something elasticated. Last weekend, however, I got to go out out! Yesssssssss! A girlfriend from London came to visit. We booked a hotel, got dressed up, had dinner …
View from the Other Side
SS – Sighted Supporter VIP – Visually Impaired Person Sighted Supporter’s can take many forms. Mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, daughters, sons, in-Laws, other family members, best friends, friends, neighbours, colleagues and care workers. Apologies if I have missed anyone. If you are a lucky VIP, you have a kick-ass network of people, that are pumped and ready to …