Creative coping strategies – Page 2

Haiku hope 36 – Lego

Hi everyone and welcome to my 36th Haiku Hope – part of the COPE campaign bundle of creative distractions. This time I wanted to write about something silly – bloody Lego! I’ve been working on a project with my daughter – Lego is one of the few things I can manage that she also enjoys,Continue reading “Haiku hope 36 – Lego”

Haiku hope 35 – The Bells

Hi everyone and welcome to my 35th Haiku Hope – part of the COPE campaign bundle of creative distractions. This time I wanted to write about my experiences since being diagnosed with Bells Palsy. If you’d like to know more about Bells Palsy then please look at my blog, where I recently posted more informationContinue reading “Haiku hope 35 – The Bells”

Hold humour part 13

Hi everyone, welcome to the 13th edition of awful jokes as part of the Hold Humour distraction project in the COPE campaign. For this collection of 5 jokes, I’ve chosen a selection of random jokes about random subjects. It’s getting close to the end of February, and there’s nothing specific to write about…do I’ve keptContinue reading “Hold humour part 13”

Haiku hope 34 – The Voice

Hi everyone and welcome to my 34th Haiku Hope – part of the COPE campaign bundle of creative distractions. This time I thought I’d write about ‘the voice’. Sounds ominous, I know, but research shows that we all have an internal narrative, the problem is it’s either welcome or unwelcome, helpful or unhelpful, kind orContinue reading “Haiku hope 34 – The Voice”

Hold humour part 12 – jokes about valentines

Hi everyone, welcome to the 12th edition of awful jokes as part of the Hold Humour distraction project in the COPE campaign. For this collection of 5 jokes, I’ve chosen to focus on Valentine’s Day again because it’s right ahead and I can’t be arsed with it. I’ll get my other half a card, butContinue reading “Hold humour part 12 – jokes about valentines”

Crap poem 56 – Chronic Stigma

Hi everyone, and welcome to my 56th Crap Poem as part of the COPE campaign. This poem is a serious one, despite the rhyming. Let me start by explaining my reason for getting so worked up about this. As some of you will know, some of my more disabling diagnosis are ME/CFS, Ehlers Danlos SyndromeContinue reading “Crap poem 56 – Chronic Stigma”

Haiku hope 33 – Sleep

Hi everyone and welcome to my 33rd Haiku Hope – part of the COPE campaign bundle of creative distractions. This time I thought I’d write about sleeplessness, because it’s something I’ve been living with for years, and it seems to be getting worse. I was pretty unsurprised when I read earlier this week that aContinue reading “Haiku hope 33 – Sleep”

Crap poem 55 – Missing

Hi everyone, and welcome to my 55th Crap Poem as part of the COPE campaign. This crap poem was written recently, around the date of my mums birthday, and it’s dedicated to her memory. She’s the person who’d be happiest to see me using my creativity for something worthwhile and positive, so the irony thatContinue reading “Crap poem 55 – Missing”

Haiku hope 32 – Nerves

Hi everyone and welcome to my 32nd Haiku Hope – part of the COPE campaign bundle of creative distractions. This time I thought I’d write about nervousness, because it’s something I battle with constantly. We all get that annoying imposter from time to time, but I wish he’d bigger off during the moments that matterContinue reading “Haiku hope 32 – Nerves”

Hold humour part 11 – jokes about valentines

Hi everyone, welcome to the 11th edition of awful jokes as part of the Hold Humour distraction project in the COPE campaign. For this collection of 5 jokes, I’ve chosen to focus on Valentine’s Day. I’ve noticed the adverts for roses and chocolates are slowly starting to trickle into the telly and my phone, andContinue reading “Hold humour part 11 – jokes about valentines”