Bad Habits

Unlike Ed Sheeran, my bad habits never lead to conversations with a stranger I barely know… I can’t remember the last time that happened. But he was spot on when he talked about ‘wide eyes staring to space’ and ‘late nights endin’ alone’. If you remove any human interaction then Ed’s ‘Bad Habits’ form aContinue reading “Bad Habits”

New pages, new direction…

I’ve been keeping busy lately, mostly as a woman being propped up by multiple opioids in order to manage my pain. That makes it even more difficult for me to write – I’m either crying because of the stiffness in my pelvis or sleepy beyond belief because morphine and codiene combined make a one wayContinue reading “New pages, new direction…”

The reality of reality TV

Oh yes. It’s that time of year again…the sun is (partially) out, smock dresses and flip flops are impossible to obtain and the freezer is overflowing with Calippos. All of this is a surefire sign of the good news we wait for every June… Love Island. Ok, so lets be clear, I don’t watch thisContinue reading “The reality of reality TV”

Outside

400 days. An astronaut could go to the ISS, spend 6 months there and come home in that time. Twice. If you position the start and finish right you could squeeze in 2 Christmases. For those that enjoy a takeaway once a week you’d have consumed 57 of them. You’d probably enjoy around 300 lengthierContinue reading “Outside”

The jigsaw we didn’t expect has no instructions and never ends 🧩

When we finally had the joy of becoming parents, we were so thrilled and relieved that the years of heartache were over, we didn’t care about whatever the future might toss our way. The circle of 4 we wanted to create was finally whole, with 2 loved-up parents, a dog and the girl we’d we’dContinue reading “The jigsaw we didn’t expect has no instructions and never ends 🧩”