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Writing this in 2020, I am divorced with one daughter and three grandchildren - two girls and a boy all under 7. I’m really lucky to live only half an hour away from them :) In 2010 I went into a particularly nasty perimenopause and was left with extreme fatigue which was eventually diagnosed 6 years later as chronic fatigue. In 2015 and 2017 I was seriously ill after very bad reactions and severe withdrawal from 2 different prescribed drugs. Life now is making the best of the ‘new normal’!
'How can I tell what I think until I see what I say?'
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A Survey Doing The Rounds (with pics) in Scottish Mianderings
There's been a death in the family - the first of my generation - and it's rattled me - and Nikki pissed me off bigtime yesterday so I'm doing this survey instead. Might write about the other tw...
The One With All The Hugs! in Scottish Mianderings
Maybe don't read if you haven't hugged your grandchildren in a long time :) Things are slowly getting back to a new normal here as restrictions ease up in Scotland. Every week brings a little mo...
Yesterday and Today in Scottish Mianderings
Tuesday Yesterday you spoke to me pitifully. It's time. Yesterday you struggled to eat, walk, drink, sleep, sit, everything. And I knew. Yesterday I had to take you to the place you hate the mos...
A lovely tribute in Scottish Mianderings
Just wanted to share this. Heather is one of the daughters of my best friend - she’s a nurse and she posted this this morning. Isn’t that such a lovely thing to do for her? The funny thin...
Monthly Babble And A Survey in Scottish Mianderings
Who'd have thought we'd have reason to use these posters once again?? (and notice the price tag on it!) I'd heard rumours there was maybe going to be an easing of restrictions in the next week...
When You’re Trying Your Hardest To Be A YouTuber ...... in Scottish Mianderings
...... but your pesky little sister just keeps ...... I suspect she was responsible for that premature cutting out at the end as well. And don’t worry - Lily’s not doing anything with the vid...
Another New Addition and Illness in Scottish Mianderings
Baby Number 17 has been born in the family - Evangeline Grace Brown - born on the 16th February. (I’m very happy to see her first name has been shortened to Eva already). Look at this head of h...
2019 Year Survey in Scottish Mianderings
I really wanted to do the Decade entry because it’s been a pretty awful one all told but I think it would also help me get things in perspective. However it would take a lot of organisation, tim...
A Challenge for The Men (and Ladies) in Scottish Mianderings
I was out at Nikki’s last night and we finished our normal game of Scrabble earlier than usual - around 11.20 p.m. Normally it’s nearer midnight or 1 a.m. So we did something we haven’t done fo...
In Lieu Of A Proper Entry in Scottish Mianderings
I'm trying to keep up with all the Christmas preparations and the extra entries generated by NaNoJoMo - and failing miserably - so I went and added two new diarists to my list cos that’ll help!! ...
This, On The Other Hand, Is Very Definitely Fair! in Scottish Mianderings
There’s a Guardian Angel in my life. And his name is Karl. In summary: I was receiving a benefit called Employment Support Allowance - ESA (assistance for those who can’t work for one reason o...
This Just Isn't Fair! in Scottish Mianderings
I was so chuffed with myself at the beginning of the month because chronic fatigue keeps on slamming doors shut in my face and increasingly reducing my world to virtually nothing and I was beginn...
The Clonking Issue And Other Stuff in Scottish Mianderings
To e Or Not To e The title refers to a current problem of my nightly routine before I go to sleep - I pick up a book, get a few pages in and start to drift off, whereupon said book ‘clonks’ on to...
Just A Quickie For Those Who Know Jinn in Scottish Mianderings
Just doing a quick entry on behalf of Jinn. If anyone has had her as a friend/bookmark in the past, could you add her again please? She had to delete her diary recently so has created a new one...
Beside the Seaside, Beside The Sea in Scottish Mianderings
MondayI can’t believe I’ve gone all summer and not come down to the beach when it’s only a 20 minute drive away. And by that I mean the proper beach - on the sand, beside the sea - because sure ...
Summers of Yesteryear in Scottish Mianderings
Well that ear pain was absolutely horrendous and got worse, much worse, before it got better. Turned out it wasn’t an infection at all - it was literally just impacted ear wax - I say ‘just’ but...
Oh God is this how it starts? I bought a lovely colourful duvet set in ASDA yesterday to cheer myself up - only to discover when I put on the washing today I’ve already got it! So I’m swinging ...
Progress Report in Scottish Mianderings
Well this is very pleasant. For once I’m finally getting a chance to sit out in the front garden soaking up the sun, listening to some beautiful birdsong and catching up on here. I have a real ...
The Very Short Birth Survey in Scottish Mianderings
I’m trying to stick to my goal of writing one entry a month but it’s been a very rough month so I’m struggling a bit to get April’s in. Hence this short survey in lieu of a proper entry then I’l...
I Caught My Break! in Scottish Mianderings
That title refers to my last entry but one where I detailed how life in general was really doing me in, due in part to the horrible benefits process I’d had to go through which completely stresse...
Come and Meet ...... in Scottish Mianderings
Ruari Alistair Rae Clark! Born at 8.37 p.m. on Tuesday, 5th March after a pretty smooth labour all told. Before he was weighed, we all took turns in guessing the weight. When I looked at hi...
Stress City in Scottish Mianderings
I raided the shed (think ultimate gloryhole) the other night and within minutes had produced my first school Italian grammar book and Cassell's English-Italian dictionary (a present for my 16th b...
Best laid plans ...... in Scottish Mianderings
The title refers to my first Italian class which took place 4 weeks ago. I had deliberately gone for a beginners class despite having done it at school and college about a hundred years ago, thin...
Catching The End of the Bandwagon in Scottish Mianderings
Sunday 13th. Is there a rail line near your house? If so, is it noisy and bothersome? There is one not too far away but it doesn’t bother me normally. However a couple of years ago there were ma...
Just Sliding In At The Last Minute .... in Scottish Mianderings
I wanted to do a short entry so that I wouldn’t break my goal of an entry a month which I set myself last year but then I went and checked and saw that for some reason I'd failed at the first hur...
