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Mar 17, 20232 min read
Neuro diversity and creativity
There has been lots of stuff recently about ADHD and I find that if I ever mention it, people often make the rejoinder “ oh that’s really...
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Mar 9, 20232 min read
Rewiring faulty circuits
I recently was sent an email from Sarah Woodhouse https://sarahwoodhouse.com who is a trauma specialist and psychologist. She was...
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Mar 5, 20232 min read
Cello or no cello, that is the question
The weeks zoom round so quickly and I am thinking about another blog post. Another very different family visit. A lunch with a cousin...
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Feb 26, 20232 min read
Me agonising around stuff turns out to be a waste of time
I have already written one post for this week but events keep changing and I keep adding and rewriting and so now I’m starting again with...
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Feb 18, 20233 min read
Boxing Lessons
I’ve had some uncomfortable but interesting lessons from boxing. I always examine everything (too much in a lot of people’s viewpoint,...
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Feb 11, 20231 min read
Having the opposite reaction to good things.
It’s that time of year again, my second worst day after Xmas, birthday time! Sometimes I find just being me is so....tiresome! I’d like...
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Feb 5, 20232 min read
Food Issues?
So on a different topic this week, “ healthy eating”. Have I mentioned before that I think I have “ food issues” . I turn the thought...
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Jan 29, 20232 min read
Working on Zine 5
I’m back at work at Zine 5 now. It is slow progress, slowly whittling away at the pages, putting things together and then fiddling around...
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Jan 20, 20232 min read
Box Fit
The big clear out makes me think about getting rid of stuff in general. I like Marie Kondo’s ideas and in the past read a book on Swedish...
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Jan 12, 20232 min read
Finally done
Today I’ve at last completed my studio turn out. 2 black bags of rubbish, a small collection of stuff which I am hoping will go to a...
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Jan 6, 20232 min read
(Still) clearing out the studio
It has turned into a bit of a mammoth task that I am being very slow about. Not helped by having one of my offspring at home and we keep...
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Jan 2, 20231 min read
Clearing out the studio
Should have posted this in the old year but got distracted..... Not much to say other than the studio is in chaos. I needed to rearrange...
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Dec 22, 20222 min read
Pre Christmas busyness
Family wise as the children grow up into adults and form their own families, their needs change and the traditions shift, get shuffled...
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Dec 16, 20221 min read
Big Surprise!
Just got my degree result and I got a FIRST! Was not expecting that. Reading through the feedback I think it was my pecha kucha...
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Dec 12, 20222 min read
Working on Zine 5
I’m eating the elephant one mouthful at a time….it feels like glacial progress but I have actually got some sort of plan for the entire...
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Dec 5, 20222 min read
Visit from family
I had a visit from a family member over the weekend. It was good to see them and we talked for hours (really, hours). And it wasn’t...
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Nov 28, 20222 min read
Another funny old week
On the plus side my post viral symptoms have definitely abated. I am almost virtually back to normal. One bizarre thing, my balance in...
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Nov 18, 20223 min read
Hypersensitivity and cards
So I’ve known for a long time that I am hypersensitive to emotions and feelings. (I’ve been called “over sensitive” so many times, and...
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Nov 11, 20222 min read
Six weeks in and still below par
So last week was a bit hit and miss with more misses than hits. Sad face emoji. Not helped by various things happening at home (my...
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Nov 3, 20222 min read
Still trying to catch up with topics...
Firstly, COVID. Yes I’m still below par, but slowly improving. I had a “boom and bust” last week where I did my usual exercise classes...
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