In my continuing search for creative distractions as part of the COPE campaign, I find myself regularly looking in the strangest places. Unsurprisingly, with a 6 year old at home we’re not short of toys. In fact, despite me craving a tidy house straight from the pages of Country Living, in reality I have oneContinue reading “Lego with Lego!”
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Crap Poem 21 – This be the verse by Philip Larkin…reimagined.
Welcome to another Crap Poem and once again I’m borrowing an incredibly successful, funny and heart-warming poem by Philip Larkin and amending the words to make another with a similar subject. This be the verse is a short 3 verse poem about the relationship between children and their parents. It’s kind hearted, but also sharpContinue reading “Crap Poem 21 – This be the verse by Philip Larkin…reimagined.”
Haiku Hope 16 – Trust
Hello again, and welcome to another haiku hope. This time I’m using the 5, 7, 5 format to talk about trust (in a teeny tiny way!), and hopefully explain in a nutshell how easy it is to break my faith in someone. Trust is something earned and not necessarily over time. Often it’s about knowingContinue reading “Haiku Hope 16 – Trust”
Haiku Hope 15 – Long haul haiku
Welcome back to another haiku hope, this time focussing on life with Long Covid and the differences in my world since i started experiencing symptoms. The point of the haikus I write is supposed to be fun, so while LC is a massively miserable pain in the arse, I am still able to smile aboutContinue reading “Haiku Hope 15 – Long haul haiku”
Introducing the COPE Campaign!
I’ve made the decision to evolve my existing Creative Coping Strategies campaign and rename it to the COPE Campaign, which stands for Creativity Opposing Painful Existence. The reason was mainly because I felt creativity can support ANY pain, not just the turmoil and stress that exists in our heads. In recent months, although I’ve beenContinue reading “Introducing the COPE Campaign!”
Creative Steph 