Creative coping strategies

Crap poem 58 – How I felt before the election

Hi everyone, and welcome to another Crap Poem as part of the COPE campaign. I wrote a post recently about my frustration with all parties over their handling of the election campaign from a disabled persons perspective. That frustration should have died down after I put my metaphorical pen to paper, instead it grew andContinue reading “Crap poem 58 – How I felt before the election”

Hold humour Part 15 – being grumpy

Hi everyone, welcome to the 15th edition of awful jokes as part of the Hold Humour distraction project in the COPE campaign. It’s been noted at home that I’ve been a bit…grumpy…lately. Now, I could blame it on a million things…lack of sleep is probably the favourite, but at the end of the day myContinue reading “Hold humour Part 15 – being grumpy”

Hold humour Part 14 – getting old

Hi everyone, welcome to the 14th edition of awful jokes as part of the Hold Humour distraction project in the COPE campaign. As many of you know, this month is significant for me for a few reasons. One, I am challenging myself to complete more than 50 Haikus in the Haiku Hope project before theContinue reading “Hold humour Part 14 – getting old”

Haiku hope 42 – Crap TV

Welcome everyone to the 42nd haiku in the Haiku Hope series. This is part of my creative distractions within the COPE campaign, and a list of personal distraction ideas can be found on the stress hacks page of this website, along with sensory distractions and kid-friendly stress hacks too. We’re now up to 42 haikus,Continue reading “Haiku hope 42 – Crap TV”

Crap poem 57 – Disability dating

Hi everyone, and welcome to my 57th Crap Poem as part of the COPE campaign. First a disclaimer – I watch a lot of crap on the TV as a distraction. It seems, at the moment, I need distracting a lot. One of my favourites (and my partners, although he’d deny it!) is MAFS. What’sContinue reading “Crap poem 57 – Disability dating”

Haiku hope 41 – Three long years

Welcome everyone to the 41st haiku in the Haiku Hope series. This is part of my creative distractions within the COPE campaign, and a list of personal distraction ideas can be found on the stress hacks page of this website. I’ve made it to 41 haikus, and I’ve made the decision to try and reachContinue reading “Haiku hope 41 – Three long years”

Haiku hope 40 – Who run the world?

Welcome everyone to the fourtieth (FOURTIETH) haiku in the Haiku Hope series. This is part of my creative distractions within the COPE campaign, and a list of your own distraction ideas can be found on the stress hacks page of this website. Although my life is obviously quite small, I feel very lucky to beContinue reading “Haiku hope 40 – Who run the world?”

Haiku hope 39 – Trust!

Welcome everyone to another teeny tiny haiku. This is part of my series of creative distractions within the COPE campaign, and a list of your own distraction ideas can be found on the stress hacks page of this website. I’ve been struggling with trust issues recently, it’s something I hope to write about in moreContinue reading “Haiku hope 39 – Trust!”

Haiku hope 38 – love yourself, stupid bitch!

Welcome everyone to yet another haiku. I can’t believe how many of these I’ve written, although I think I say that every time. This is part of my series of creative distractions within the COPE campaign, and a list of your own distraction ideas can be found on the stress hacks page of this website.Continue reading “Haiku hope 38 – love yourself, stupid bitch!”

Haiku hope 37 – Old at 42

Hi everyone and welcome to my 37th Haiku Hope – part of the COPE campaign bundle of creative distractions. This time I wanted to write about something that’s really bugging me – the yawning chasm between my real age (42 – which already feels older than I imagined) and the age my body looks andContinue reading “Haiku hope 37 – Old at 42”