Aug 18, 2021Member-onlyCancellation for cancellation’s sake?I have not written anything on Medium for a long time for a number of reasons. One is that I have been told by members of the medical profession that I need to do less. I have several jobs. One is a mother to a son and daughter both of…Holidays7 min readHolidays7 min read
Aug 18, 2020Member-onlyTravelling in the Mayhem of 2020: The Mask of COVID.These are just my experiences and the reader should never assume I’m an expert in anything. You can read the first instalment of my holiday experiences in 2020 here. There were a few reasons I was happy to fight to keep our holiday this year. Being bloody knackered and needing…Travel6 min readTravel6 min read
Aug 14, 2020Member-onlyTravelling in the Mayhem of 2020By 2019, my family and I had experienced three annual staycations in the UK. We were rained on and felt cold during each of them. My husband was exhausted from all the driving he had to do to try and outrun the weather for a fortnight taking us to places…Travel10 min readTravel10 min read
Jun 3, 2020Member-onlyI shuffle, therefore I am.Just because it’s hidden, doesn’t mean it’s not a disability. — I’ve recently had to put in an application to renew my blue badge which gets me access to disabled parking bays where I live. They last for a maximum of three years and my first one is about to expire. When I first applied, people who ‘knew’ me thought it…Disability4 min readDisability4 min read
Jun 3, 2020Member-onlyThe Importance of SleepThe slightly unhinged woman of a certain age perspective This post wings its way to you after experiencing several nights where I had three hours of sleep. This is not normal for me. I can get by on four hours. But if I was a surgeon, you wouldn’t want me…Sleep3 min readSleep3 min read
Apr 20, 2020Member-onlyCOVID-19 Personal Blog: How has life changed?How has life changed during the pandemic? The strange thing about this pandemic is for some of us, our lives haven’t changed that much. Bear with me. We may be the fortunate few. Those who work in health and social care will have seen huge changes. Those who work in…Covid 198 min readCovid 198 min read
Apr 8, 2020Member-onlyLanguage, anxiety and stay (the f) at home. Thoughts from the pandemic lockdown.The world has become a more anxious place. Even under normal circumstances, some people deal with high levels of anxiety every day that others cannot begin to understand. They didn’t need a pandemic thrown into the equation. A friend of mine said he’d scream if he heard the word unprecedented…Anxiety5 min readAnxiety5 min read
Mar 24, 2020Member-onlyMyths of the Pandemic and LockdownI’ve been glued to the BBC News channel throughout this crisis. As a globally trusted platform, they bring in experts and fact check before broadcasting. So when I caught some myth-busting information recently, I was hooked. Some of it made me shake my head. Eating garlic won’t cure the virus…Covid 196 min readCovid 196 min read
Mar 23, 2020Member-onlyCOVID-19: A Personal Blog 23.03.20Schools, restaurants and an inability to use common sense. — No sooner had I said the schools in the UK would either close naturally as more and more staff members self-isolate or the government would call for them to close, the government called for them to close. …Business4 min readBusiness4 min read
Mar 18, 2020Member-onlyCOVID-19: A Personal Blog 18.03.20The question of schools — Last night, our government announced a £330bn package to help out businesses large and small. I understand most of this is in the form of loans that will need to be paid back. I believe other countries are handing out free money. I’m a suspicious person and always expect a…Education4 min readEducation4 min read