I’m sick of my recent melancholia – while I think I earned it honestly I need to shake it off because I suspect I would benefit from some positive vibes (and I’m probably not the only one.) So soundtracked by the new Taylor Swift and lit by a beautiful sunny morning on this train home…

I’ve been a little (lot) overwhelmed this week and unfortunately it leaked through and at times I wasn’t my best self. Frustrations I would usually brush off really affected me and it manifested in stubborn and churlish behaviour on Monday and Tuesday particularly. There are aspects of this role that I don’t enjoy but this…

Health stuff is still terrible – multiple medications, lots of ‘tests’ and lots of worry but this wee week I’m not going to dwell on it…so; Sunday I went for lunch with some of my very best friends – a couple of whom were down from Dumfries – it was a real tonic though I…

This week has been significantly suboptimal on multiple fronts and honestly I’m not quite sure what I am going to write here. The root of my rubbish week is the outcome of this week’s doctors appointment and blood tests that led to the news that I have worryingly high (like medical professionals grimacing and doing…