Has been a fairly chilled weekend with not a lot going on and not anything that I would be taking photos off. So for this blog I took a few photos on a Christmas theme and played around with them on the photo editing app snapseed. Something a bit different and some fun as don't …
Back in August I re-did my year's resolutions ( Fresh Start) and one of them was to get out each month hill walking, biking and kayaking. Since then I have managed all three each month. This month I have managed a few bike rides and walks but not that many paddles. So last weekend I …
So after a few blogs where it has been about the holiday I thought I would do one more around mental health and I suppose the difference that having a pet especially a dog can make. There hasn't just been one main thing in terms of my support network that has helped and is helping …
No matter how busy you are and what you having going on to get something done or work your way through something is to do it one step at a time. My trusty companion for so much of this is Maia, our dog so I have changed it to one paw at a time. This …
On Thursday evening went to GlasGLOW at the botanic gardens which is a lighting display all around the park. Was unfortunately a pretty miserable evening weather wise but still really enjoyed the display. Photos are just taken on my phone and in the dark and rain so not the best. It is coming back next …
*Talk of Suicide thoughts, intentions and actions* On the 24th of October last year I wrote this post Rock Bottom as on the 20th of October 2017 I got in the car with a bottle of rum in my bag and drove very much in a suicidal headspace. Today is now exactly one year on from that …
Have had a few hard days the week that has just been. Woke up on Thursday and it was like bam with the grief. Every little thing seemed to be a trigger to remind me of my dad and it was/ is just hard that he is no longer here. Know it is something I …
In one of my previous blogs I talked about new stuff happening in October for us. Over the past few months we have been house hunting and going through the process to put an offer in and everything that is involved in buying a house. We now have our house!!! Massive learning curve which is …
