Category Archives: Personal

365 days since ‘The Event’ – #burglary

January 2, 2012 – 7:05 pm

It has now been two years since I was burgled. Whilst I have mostly gotten over that and the anger that came with it now, it’s still an event that has ruled most of the past 12 months of my life. This showed in the form of nightmares and the unusual desire not wanting to [...]

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One of those moments

December 18, 2011 – 1:34 am

Had a conversation today about deaths in families with others that had lost a parent when they were younger. Conversation was the same as always – everyone seems to be affected hugely, even a decade later, whereas I don’t seem to apart from some moments. Fast forward 12 hours and whilst reading a totally random [...]

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Sleeping issues

November 30, 2011 – 8:40 am

I’m used to not sleeping well and have had various sleeping problems since I was 15. I also participated in a sleep study which showed that I generally need less sleep than most people and four hours a night can be enough for me. I have various sleeping issues: Inability to fall asleep Inability to [...]

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De Quervain syndrome – ‘Knitter’s thumb’ update

November 29, 2011 – 11:26 pm

I’ve mentioned my thumb/hand issues before here and here and today went back to my GP surgery to have it looked at as it’s now been a month and the pain is still ongoing restricting not only my knitting, but also other daily activities. For example getting dressed is proving to be an issue daily. [...]

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Too much organisation can be…?

November 16, 2011 – 4:32 am

Just over two months ago I spent a weekend completely tidying up my room, organising things into boxes and rearranging things. Since then things have somewhat progressed to a whole new level. I have: Bought more storage boxes bringing the total of my ‘collection’ to: Two large cardboard boxes Eight medium cardboard boxes Two small [...]

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Housebound

September 22, 2011 – 1:48 am

I hurt my knee last Friday and it’s left me housebound since then. Whilst there’s plenty to watch [24] and do [#doodleblanket] I don’t like this disruption to my routine. I have no work to distract me. I am lacking conversations with people. I have too much time to think. I’m not doing very well. [...]

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Organised

September 14, 2011 – 10:16 pm

Veronica Mars said in ‘A trip to the dentist’ [S01E21]: The whole ritual cleaning thing is textbook for a reason. For a couple of minutes, you’re in control and everything’s the way it should be, at least on the surface. This past weekend I spent two days tidying up, throwing things away and getting rid [...]

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Something to keep in mind

September 6, 2011 – 1:09 pm

Normally when I’m ill I don’t bother going to the doctor’s until I’m fine again or I feel too ill to go at the time and then suddenly I’m over it and it didn’t seem to bad. Last year I wrote a post which included: Last week I had intense backpain which is recurring every [...]

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I should listen to that voice in my head more often!

September 1, 2011 – 11:11 pm

Today would have been the 55th birthday of my mum. In order to distract myself from that I did ridiculous amounts of work and stayed late knowing I’d be coming home at the same time a friend was meant to come round. Who has now cancelled on me.. That’s a Facebook status update I made [...]

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Acceptance, finally

August 28, 2011 – 10:23 pm

I’m noticing a theme in the past few weeks; I’m making decisions that I’ve not done in a long time. None of them are major and this isn’t some sort of life affirming or life changing stuff, but I’m making decisions that make me more grounded in what I’m doing and what I want to [...]

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Nothing ventured, nothing gained

July 12, 2011 – 1:11 am

I easily get annoyed with a lot of things and there’s a time and a place to list them all which, due to having to get up in six hours, isn’t now. Additionally, fighting the Good Fight™ against insomnia each night isn’t that great either and I fully expect to yet again awake at around [...]

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A long awaited picture

June 22, 2011 – 6:41 pm

I lost a bunch of items back in 2008 which meant I didn’t have any more images from my mum. With the relationship to my stepdad as it is, I only got a new picture on this week’s trip to Germany. I’m planning to have it printed on canvas and to also have several others [...]

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“Ah well, such is life”

June 19, 2011 – 9:43 pm

This was a bit of a rubbish weekend following a rubbish week and I’m going to Germany tomorrow and Tuesday which I don’t expect to lighten my mood in the slightest. I believe one of two things will happen, one being that I realise how much I like my life in the UK and I’ll [...]

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Weight on my shoulders

June 14, 2011 – 7:26 am

As I’ve mentioned in my previous post I have to go to Germany not only next week, but also next month. Both of those aren’t holidays or social visits, but a necessity related to something with my family. Next week’s trip is mostly bearable; I’m heading to my hometown for just over 24 hours to [...]

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Feeling guilty

June 12, 2011 – 9:52 pm

I’ve not kept up with Twitter, RSS, Facebook or anything else since Wednesday and it’s making me feel guilty. I don’t even have a reason for it, as I’ve had plenty of time off or free time, but it’s just a case of wanting to do it. Today I have knitted a lot and watched [...]

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Rubbish week

May 23, 2011 – 9:19 pm

Started writing a post on how shit this week’s been, but realised that a) there’s a bunch of things I probably shouldn’t mention and b) it was making me feel even worse. Seriously need something good to happen roundabout now.

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Life direction [or lack thereof]

May 16, 2011 – 11:32 pm

This is another one of ‘those’ posts. I can’t remember the last time I was actually happy with the direction my life has taken. I think it might have been when I was still at school though there was always school that I hated. Overall there always seem to be several things that make me [...]

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Family traits

May 11, 2011 – 10:53 pm

At the end of last year, during a thankfully rare correspondence, I asked my stepdad for pictures of my mum. I’ve still not received them. I have, however, received a bunch of emails this week to sort out am appointment for resolution of a legal thing in Germany. Something he’s had the chance to sort [...]

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