Learning to Live Again

It has been exactly a year since my last post and nearly 2 since I wrote about my dinner with another man - https://www.learningtoliveaga...

Another post after a long silence…. I can’t lie about it. Life is too hectic, stressful and downright shit. I find myself constantly...

Went to the village Quiz Night tonight. I was dreading the run up to it but I did it. Every quiz night we've gone together - Paul, me,...

Where have the last 2 months gone? In a flurry of tears, laughter, worries and love. They have been the toughest I’ve been through in 2+...

….It is a lifetime of memories and happiness. This photo was taken in 2018 when we were walking up the Alps on a trip to Montreux for a...

I have just walked into an empty house. A very empty and lonely house. Both the boys are out with friends for Halloween and staying over....

This is becoming a habit. Long bouts of not posting anything and then coming with a string of reasons and excuses. Well….the pattern...

I cannot believe I am 50 years old now. I don’t feel 50 dammit – I still feel 25 in my head!! I knew this day was coming and I had been...

I had dinner with a lovely man today. First time since Paul went that I’ve been out with another gentleman. It was a very pleasant...

What do you say to someone who is in hospital and unresponsive? This was the conversation I had today with B whose dad is in hospital....

It has been ages since my last blog post and I have felt all sorts of emotions including guilt for not being active on my blog. I feel...

I’ve lost track of time. Last few weeks are blurring into a summary line of tears, arguments, conversations, chores and constant guilt....

How do you describe a friendship that is only about a year old? yet, you feel like you've known this person for many years? I first met...

This last month has been a wake-up call. A wake-up call to put chores aside, to put trying to be the perfect person aside. I’ve been so...

Ok...I admit it. This is a cheat post. I am aware that I haven't posted for a couple of weeks. The new job is taking all my time. In...

I'm actually finding things harder second time around. There's a notion that 1st anniversaries are the hardest and once you get past...

Hi sweetheart, Tomorrow is going to be a big day for me......A really big one. Remember the puzzle I'm putting together now......and the...

Well....not as dramatic or as clear-cut as 'the last piece'. But it certainly is a big piece of the puzzle. I love jigsaw puzzles....

It has been a tough couple of weeks since my last post. Can't quite put a finger on it, but just has been a hard slog. Lots of little...

I was sat on the sofa this evening after dinner just winding down and staring into space and unbeknownst to me, I was starting to get...