On Tuesday I headed down to Largs to go visit my grandparents and on the way stopped off at Lunderston Bay, which is right across Cardwell Garden Centre. Somewhere I used to absolutely love as a wee kid at this time of year as I always wanted to go there and see the snoring santa …
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 …
When it comes to grief there is a lot of talk about how much it hurts, the sadness, the pain and the loss. Which trust me is very much true but what I find isn't talked about much is the times when you don't really feel anything. I wasn't sure whether to blog about this …
*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 …
There will be a theme to the next few blogs that I do as the next few days there is a lot going on in terms of memories from a year a go in these few days plus also new factors. Will become clearer as I blog through the days. Hear a lot that you …
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 …
People talk about having a work/life balance which is true but it separates it into two categories when really it is all one. It is all a part of one thing, your life and it is about getting the life balance. Currently sitting in my kayak on the shores of Loch Lomond enjoying a cup …
