Whenever I think of a No Win Scenario, I always remember the Kobayashi Maru. The training exercise, completed by Starfleet cadets, in Star Trek. I am a Trekkie. No counselling required and no shame experienced – it’s part of my DNA. How did Kirk beat the Kobayashi Maru? He didn’t cheat, he re-programmed it. He didn’t like to lose. Wonderful …
Keeping Up Appearances
The magnificent art of pretending everything is good, when in reality, it really isn’t. Had my ability tested in this area last week. My rather dysfunctional family got together to…well I’m not really sure. My Mum and Dad, have a very close relationship, with my cousins in Amsterdam. They bonded last year, after the sudden death of my Aunty. They …
Seeking a Social Club
My daughter started weekly swimming lessons last September. They were fun and a little dramatic at times but on the whole – a positive experience. The classes were 30 minutes long. Fairly repetitive and for much of the time, no progress was made, as my daughter flatly refused to try anything week after week. 30 minute sessions are efficient …
An Island
‘No man is an island. Entire of itself. Every man is a piece of the continent. A part of the main.’ – John Donne This is a quote from a well known poem by John Donne. If you have never heard of him or the poem, the chances are, you have heard the title phrase. This poem suggests, that no …
Plastic Cups
Last year, I had an eye test in April and again in October. A GP took a quick look at my eyes in December, due to conjunctivitis and now this month, I am back with a doctor. Some people get nervous about the dentist. I get nervous, to the point of hysterical, with eye doctors. My phobia was born in …
7 Days and Counting
Happy one-week anniversary to me! Seven days of no alcohol. I’m so proud. Some people may be thinking ‘big whoop’ but my habit of weekend drinking is years old. Not buying any wine, with my weekly grocery, felt alien. Not having a glass of wine, on a Friday night, after a long week was just odd. I miss it. I …
Happy New Year
We are now in the first few days of 2019. Hangover gone. Left overs, hopefully, gone. Resolutions made. Possibilities…endless. My Christmas and New Year celebrations, were an equal mix of lovely, awkward and germ-filled. My cooking was superb, no need for modesty, I rocked. Christmas Day with my husband and daughter was lovely. Nothing like watching my daughter, experience Christmas …
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Everywhere you go; Same tunes playing, again and again Relatives being a pain. Bizarre sunshine and not a flake of snow It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Elf on the Shelf galore But the prettiest sight to see, is the bottle of bubbly That your bestie, brings right to …
The Lark and the Owl
My husband is a morning person. He can happily get up at 4.30am, to study before work. He has just finished 6 months of doing exactly that. He now has a break from study but isn’t keen on the whole resting idea. He wants to continue to get up at 4.30am. He feels the need to do something else. Sleeping, …
Health Check
There is nothing remotely festive, about receiving an invite for an NHS health check. I had never had one before – so why now? My name has appeared on the guest list, as I’m a member of the aged 40 – 74 elite. Well that’s sobering and a little shitting scary. It’s a 20 minute MOT. A doctor will go …