What has this pandemic taught me? It has taught me that virtual meetings are not such a bad thing because it doesn’t matter what you look like from the waist down (hello half-ironed blouse on top of pyjama pants) and Netflix is not bottomless (neither is Stan or Amazon Prime.) However, my opinion to suchContinue reading “I Will Survive”
Author Archives: The Care Factor
In One Ear
People are so judgy, aren’t they? I do my best to keep my opinions to myself on social media- I don’t have the energy or interest in engaging in a war of words with someone whom I don’t know. I am an avid reader of the comment section as I find it most amusing toContinue reading “In One Ear”
Mercy 2
I’m the first to admit, I have a low pain threshold. How I made it through two natural child births still astounds me. The older I get the less I am inclined to turn to pharmaceuticals if I can help it. Acutely aware of my late grandmother’s own prescription pain killer addiction, I know myContinue reading “Mercy 2”
Mercy
Today I sat and watched Paul sleeping for a long while. It’s not creepy because I am his wife, but anyone else it would have seemed quite disturbing. His eyelids not quite completely shut, the glassiness and redness peeking from underneath told me a great deal- he was completely relaxed and the taxing events ofContinue reading “Mercy”
BLUE MOON PART 2
So where did I leave off from last time? Ah yes! I was in a mental cesspool of sadness. My cup runneth over, my storm not yet passed, I had been driven to my knees by the stresses of life. To recap, Paul had been to hospital getting his antibiotic fix via a central lineContinue reading “BLUE MOON PART 2”
BLUE MOON
It’s been a real struggle for me this last week, especially mentally. My mum once gave me some great advice. She said something to the effect of “There is a line; that line is the balance between happy and sad. When you are sad, you will dip slightly below the line; when you are reallyContinue reading “BLUE MOON”
You’ve Got A Friend
Recently, one of Paul’s crew members went and had another baby. Baby no. 3 and a girl nonetheless. Of course, Paul and I having 2 girls whom are now 8 and 10 were growing up fast, it was an opportunity to go a little…well…baby clothes shopping crazy. So I mustered up a couple of theContinue reading “You’ve Got A Friend”
Stop and Stare
I am doing this thing where I’m teaching my kids life skills. I think it’s meant to be a parental responsibility or something but I know some parents who have struggled to deliver, the kind who have a grown son or daughter that don’t know how to seperate their whites from darks or have notContinue reading “Stop and Stare”
High Hopes
I didn’t think I was going the end the year writing about the year that was, but here I am. Writer’s block is a thing. I don’t know how many attempts I have made to recap a shitty year, probably because I don’t really want to relive it. So as I sit here on DecemberContinue reading “High Hopes”
On The Road Again
People think I am a little strange because of the emphatic joyfulness and praise that I revel in when I find the perfect parking spot. I just don’t think we appreciate these things enough. Perhaps it is because I have a self- diagnosed mental illness I like to call “parking- anxiety.” Maybe it was alreadyContinue reading “On The Road Again”
