Christmas was hard this year. It hasn’t been easy or wholly enjoyable for some time, but this year was the first Christmas without mum. Life, for the past few months, has felt a little like going through the motions. So it was no surprise that Christmas managed to sneak up on, and then past me... Continue Reading →
I feel like Everything is happening All at once. I can’t tell If the chaos Is abnormal, Or if it is just life? Trying to find “The new normal.” Was there ever A ‘normal’ to begin with? Unanswered questions Far surpass, those to which I can answer with any certainty. I seek clarity, Yet am... Continue Reading →
As I woke up this morning I was greeted by this sight (I say when I woke up, This was not When I opened my eyes, But rather two cups of coffee And a shower later.) The Isle of Skye. A place of beauty, Serenity, and other nice words That end in –Y. There are... Continue Reading →
Written on: Wednesday, 28th June 2017 - 11:43 I have a doctor’s appointment today. When I remembered at 10:20 and checked my phone I immediately threw myself in the shower getting ready to try to make it to Stirling for 11:00am. I arrived in a panic, sweating and out of breath having run to the... Continue Reading →
One year ago today, I was at the very beginning of a mental breakdown that led me to write this. I shared it on Facebook at the time, but the words seem so powerful still that I wanted to share them again. This time as a reflection, and a reminder of where I have come... Continue Reading →
So often in school we say, "When's the next holiday?" While it is lovely having something to look forward to; I find myself thinking lately that if we continually pray for tomorrow to come, we end up losing the present. I don't want to wake up in ten years and pray for it to be... Continue Reading →
Sitting quietly outside the doorway he was invisible. Eyes the colour of earth, soaked with rain took in everything. Not the details of the room, nor the occupants; so enraptured in their conversation that the quiet boy went unnoticed, even as he shuffled closer to the door. Upon arrival, the visiting adults had gushed over... Continue Reading →
