Depression · Family · Life · Toddler

Falling Into Place


I am not a tidy person. Anyone who has ever been in any bedroom that has ever been mine will testify to that, probably with a slightly terrified expression on their face as they remember it. I get worse when I slip into depression and then being in a hideous environment makes me more depressed… Continue reading Falling Into Place

Depression · Family · Life · PND · Pregnancy

Failure. And how I stopped being one.


Supposing you have tried and failed again and again.  You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down.  ~Mary Pickford Sometimes you read a quotation and think 'pretentious rubbish' and sometimes you read one and think 'that's it! Perfect.'… Continue reading Failure. And how I stopped being one.

Depression · Family · Life · Parenting · PND

It’s wet outside.


The internet tells me that Shropshire is going to try and get a month's worth of rainfall out of the way today. And continue for the next few days. I am not sure I approve of this decision. The kids and I have basically drowned in the space of five minutes this morning (although splashing… Continue reading It’s wet outside.

Depression · Health · mental health · PND

Today I crashed and burned


I fell off the Happy Wagon today. Right off. And I possibly got run over by it too, just to finish me off. Over the last few weeks I'd almost convinced myself things were almost right back to better. That I was happy again and nothing was going to bring me back down. Then I… Continue reading Today I crashed and burned