On Bank Holiday Monday, Billy and I grabbed a day for ourselves. We made up a picnic and headed off to Hadrian’s Wall to do some walking and exploring and just enjoy goign where the will took us. First we went to Vindolanda and then to Houseteads, the latter involving a fair amount of hilly [...]

On Saturday afternoon, I watched Arsenal v City courtesy of Live Online Footy as recommended by a City friend. I’ve always been wary of these internet streams, but since my friend found it OK, I thought I’d risk the £3.50 and give it whirl. It was great – a clear picture and very little interference. [...]

On Friday morning I went into my clinic and spent a peaceful and constructive morning there. When I got home in the afternoon, I wanted to do something positive but soothing, and I wanted to be alone with my thoughts. So I ended up sorting, cleaning and rearranging, the bedroom. I’m really pleased with it [...]

Thursday was GCSE results day and I had spent the previous night dreaming about it, though I didn’t think I’d felt especially worked up about it. Stephen and I were expecting his results to be: Graphics D; Music D; Maths, ICT, Science (double award), French to all be C’s, and we hoped he may have [...]

I was still very flat and down on Monday and Tuesday at work, and really had a job to be motivated. I was then told by my manager that the Trust had changed its rules on our annual leave and bank holiday entitlement which meant that I had 5 days less holiday than I thought. [...]

On Saturday I caught up with laundry and domestic chores, but I was very low in spirit and Billy was the same. We can’t decide whether we would have felt like this anyway, with the shock of Emmy’s death, or whether it’s simply been the last straw. The last two years seem to have been [...]

I got up, showered, ate a couple of biscuits and drank a cup of coffee, said goodbye to my lovely, kind, understanding mum,  and was downstairs by 5.40am . My taxi was there about 3 seconds later and I was safely delivered to Kings Cross (for the ridiculous fee of £12 (for a 1 mile [...]

On Thursday, I caught the train at about 10.30am and headed to London to meet up with mum and Julie, coming from Chester and Tunbridge, respectively.   Mum arrived shortly before I did so she met me at Kings Cross and we made our way together by underground, to our hotel. We had to wait [...]

Things I keep meaning to tell you: Helen, with whom we stayed last week, has sent me her photos from Billy’s party and I’ve added them to that album in my photo gallery on my homepage. (Album: Family and Friends/Billy’s 30th birthday party. Family and friends should know the password.) My Nan – is still [...]

Laura was pleased to see us – I think! She did say she can’t wait to move out, as she’d enjoyed being on her own and doing things her own way. I think this is natural for a girl, as used to look forward to having my own home and doing things how I wanted [...]