Let’s talk about Christmas.

I am the sodding Christmas fairy normally. I get excited in August for Christmas. I plan the food, the decorations, I plan Christmas fairs. I am Ms bloody Christmas. Not this year though, this year? Frankly it can go fuck it self and I'm looking forward to January 5th (when everyone stops talking about new...

Taking time out.

So breaking point isn't a fun thing, when you think you are handling shit. You can fake it till you make it. That you have all the balls in the air and it's fine. It is totally fine. Totally winging it. But then, comes the moment you just can't do it anymore, you have to...

Let’s talk about….

Let's talk about a mental health relapse. All I've wanted for months is write a blog, to fill it with our little life. Document the adventures, the ups and most certainly the downs. The lack of posts is due to a relapse, to a downward spiral of doom as I've been calling it. A lead...

Runswick bay

Let’s go back to Yorkshire.... So after we dragged ourselves away from Rievaulx abbey (see previous post) we drove up to Runswick bay, this little fishing village is just above the famous Whitby Bay. The parking for which is up a massive hill, and with my old lady knees I was not looking forward to...

At some point you just have to talk about it….

So this week it was “world mental health day” and I’ve got to say it was inspiring reading so many stories of survivors. Today has been a bit of a weird one for me, with the lack of concentration being at its maximum level. I had my assessment for PTSD. I knew I had it,...

Rievaulx Abbey

So the obsession with Yorkshire continues, there is so much too see and do. We went up for a long day trip again the other week, and decided that instead of heading straight to the beach we would explore the moors a bit more. Our favourite thing to do is drive down the roads that...

Oh Yorkshire, what are you doing to me?

Everyone has their happy place, don’t they? That one place they can go to think, getaway or just be calm. My “place” unfortunately is 3+ hours from my home. I am most happy when I am near water, whether that be the sea or a lake. Water calms me. It’s my happy place. What else...

Tackling anxiety.

Anxiety is different for every person, it can be focused on one area, from an experience or like mine out of no where. My anxiety is huge, in the sense of it feels all encompassing. So here is how I deal with it. Looking at the whole situation that is making me anxious just makes...

Matlock bath

So what do you do when you are full of cold and have an over tired 10 year old? You go to an evening event that will be standing around for some while. We went to the Matlock Bath illuminations this is an annual event dating back to when Queen Victoria visited Matlock Bath. I...

A quick day trip..

I have a list of trips I want to take, or things myself or little man want to do. This has been a running list for years that gets added too and crossed off and forgotten about. As one of these goals was to do more things and get out more when my friend S...