Had my last meeting with my counselor this week; I admitted to them I was more nervous about this session than I was about our first 😀 but it all went well, ending with a positive pep talk. It’s been a positive experience, and found myself opening up more to her than I have other counselors. I think I can say I’ve…

Truly the shittiest? I undoubtedly suffered from depression as a teen and although I made it to Sixth form (sorry, don’t know what the US equivalent is), within a year I’d managed to get myself kicked out. I maintained the facade for about 6 months before the stress, depression and realisation that I wouldn’t actually…

A few have probably been asked already (such as why!), but was it 24/7? Did they let you out for, y'know, comfort breaks? What if someone freaked out?

I have so many questions about this, you wouldn't believe!

It's been a while since I saw it last, but is there a place for Stalker on this list?

This; the piece of shit that assaulted me had a manipulative, evil side that friends encountered fragments of, but never all of. He lied, cheated, played people off against each other and worse, but most people’s impression of him was he was as nice as pie.

I love things like this; you can miss so much in London (or anywhere else, for that matter) if you don’t look around once in a while

Thank you; knowing my son, we’ll spend a fair amount of time in the BUGS enclosure. They have ”In With the Spiders”, which is most certainly not for the arachnophobic!!!

I’m just about to book an overnight stay for my son and I at London zoo, in one of the lion lodges. So stoked, we just need to pick a suitable date and save some more money 😀!!!

They look so good together, and happy!

Great news, cook something yummy!

Given the antihypertensives some people are probably on, that’s no mean feat!

I knuckled down on my journaling this week; having taken some inspiration from a podcast, I employed a few tips from blogging/journaling websites. The hardest part now, I’m finding, is finding somewhere I can write uninterrupted.

That must be so frustrating. I had a text on Friday from a manager at work inviting me for a chat about a potential opportunity; I replied within 6 minutes saying I was interested and I'm still waiting on a reply

The Flying Swan, for a pint of Large. I have the exact amount ready....

The judge ruled they have to pixelate his face, could they pixelate this piece of shit’s hands too?

I wouldn't feel too bad; I don't recognise many of the brands that she endorses.....

U.K.reader here, but I find it particularly grating that in the same week as this story breaking, where parents are paying for their offspring to coast through University you have Kelly Catlin's suicide (contributed towards by many factors, I'm sure).

Thank you all for the suggestions! I’ve found out there’s an adult learning centre not far from where I live and I will look into what courses are on offer. In the meantime, I have an older DSLR camera I was given a while ago which I’ll start carrying with me and go out on some walks in the local wooded areas. We have…

Thanks for the suggestion, MD. She did mention walking, and I did think about getting out with a camera and trying my hand