Creative coping strategies – Page 3

Haiku hope 31 – Make it STOP

Hi everyone and welcome to to my 31st Haiku Hope – part of the COPE campaign bundle of creative distractions. This time I thought I’d write about pain. Fucking mind boggling pain. Pain that makes you so miserable it ruins Christmas and takes away all elements of life until you start thinking the world isContinue reading “Haiku hope 31 – Make it STOP”

Haiku hope 30 – Adolescent greed

Hi everyone and welcome to another Haiku Hope – part of the COPE campaign bundle of creative distractions. This time I thought I’d write about the attitude of my ASD 7 year old since Christmas. I hope I’m not alone, but since the man in red visuted, she seems to feel entitled to ask forContinue reading “Haiku hope 30 – Adolescent greed”

Hold humour part 9 – new year jokes!

Hi everyone, welcome to the 9th edition of awful jokes as part of the Hold Humour distraction project in the COPE campaign. Happy new year to you all. I hope you enjoyed the Christmas holidays. In recognition of the hope of 2024, this hold humour contains jokes that are aimed at the things we thinkContinue reading “Hold humour part 9 – new year jokes!”

Haiku hope 29 – A fresh start

Hi everyone and welcome to another Haiku Hope as part of the COPE campaign. This time I wanted to write about the fresh start everyone seems to force on us at this time of year from an alternative viewpoint. Yes, I understand that the new year is a point to make goals, set plans andContinue reading “Haiku hope 29 – A fresh start”

Crap poem 54 – My friendly carer

Hi everyone, and welcome to my 54th Crap Poem as part of the COPE campaign. Yes, you’ll be relieved to know I’ve finally stopped writing poems dedicated to Christmas. Instead I’m going to start posting the non-festive poems that I wrote throughout November and December, and this is the first. We all have friends weContinue reading “Crap poem 54 – My friendly carer”

Hold humour part 8 – more Christmas jokes

Hi everyone, welcome to the 8th edition of awful jokes as part of the Hold Humour distraction project in the COPE campaign. Christmas is now in the past, and if you’re anything like me you’re wishing the decorations, wrapping and leftovers would just tidy themselves away so you can feel free again. It’s the mostContinue reading “Hold humour part 8 – more Christmas jokes”

Haiku hope 28 – The gooch

Hi everyone and welcome to another Haiku Hope as part of the COPE campaign. This time I thought I’d write about the limbo we’re all experiencing right now (the same as every year). The ‘Christmas gooch’ is the time between Christmas and new year where you suddenly develop a temporary style of dementia, not knowingContinue reading “Haiku hope 28 – The gooch”

Crap poem 53 – What happened?

Hi everyone, and welcome to my 53rd crap poem as part of the COPE campaign. This will probably be my last Christmas themed poem this year, so I’m going out with a bang (sort of). I wrote this while considering how stressful Christmas has become in our home, and the stress seems to be fixatedContinue reading “Crap poem 53 – What happened?”

Hold humour part 7 – more Christmas jokes

Hi everyone, welcome back to the 7th edition of terrible jokes as part of the Hold Humour distraction project in the COPE campaign. We’re just a few days away from the big day, so I’ve chosen to continue these jokes in a wintery and festive theme. There are no repeats, so if you want toContinue reading “Hold humour part 7 – more Christmas jokes”

Haiku hope 26 – Flimsy intentions

Hi everyone and welcome to another Haiku Hope as part of the COPE campaign. This time I’m focussing on another BIG stress we think about at this time of the year – food. Christmas is something I talk about often, and like many of you, I look forward to the eating just as much asContinue reading “Haiku hope 26 – Flimsy intentions”