Bomb Shell

* Living in the West Midlands in England. * Our first child was born in August 2018. * Our second child was born in October 2020. * Got married in September 2021. * LOVE playing and watching roller derby and keeping fit. * Member of my local Rock Choir * Allotment owner * Enjoy knitting and crocheting. * Works a boring but adequate office job.

You have suffered enough and warred with yourself, it's time that you won.

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April 10, 2017

Hen Party in Diary

So it’s about time I got writing about this hen party I went to last month. 12 girls on a rampage in Blackpool. Most of us there only knew one or two of the others; I only knew the hen and one ot...


April 06, 2017

Normal in Diary

So I just want to write about some normal, mundane stuff for a change. All my entries for the last six months have been very heavy and serious. Yes, it really has been six months! On the one hand...


March 14, 2017

I'm Safe! in Diary

I’m keeping my job! I can’t tell you how relieved I am. If I had lost my job, I would have ended up homeless as there would be no-one to pay the mortgage. On top of everything else that’s happene...


February 13, 2017

Being a Grown Up in Transition

All of our systems at work are broken today so I can’t do anything. Oh joy, I was planning to use my early starts this week to catch up on all my planned work as I’ve had no time the last couple ...


February 04, 2017

Black Sabbath! Granda is 90! in Diary

I think I’ve got out of the holiday with Annette and Tina. I sent her text along the lines of “My work is making it too awkward to get the time off that you need, I don’t mind if you go ahead wit...


January 21, 2017

Clothes in Transition

I had a bit of a clear out today. I was feeling strong so I’ve bagged up some of Jay’s clothes. All of his pants and socks are in a bin bag in the bin. There are three bin bags of his clothes whi...


December 30, 2016

Christmas and other things in Diary

I went up north for Christmas, straight after work on Friday 23rd and I came back on Tuesday 27th. It was nice to be with my family but of course I was also thinking of Jay as it’s the first Chri...


December 29, 2016

2016 Survey in Diary

I’ll write about my Christmas in another entry, I just feel like doing this right now. [1] What did you do in 2016 that you have never done before? Now then, this list is going to be quite long. ...


December 17, 2016

Party in Transition

So it was my work Christmas party on Thursday. Free meal, free bar and free night in a hotel including breakfast. I’m not sure what sort impression I’ve been giving of myself at work but everyone...


December 15, 2016

Drugs and Work Stuff in Diary

So I was reading up about these anxiety pills that I’m taking (Mirtazapine / Remeron) and I’ve figured out why I’ve been eating everything in sight the last few weeks. Apparently one of their oth...


December 12, 2016

Moving House in Transition

I’ve started looking at rental properties and have made appointments to look at two next week. As I have two days off work, I suppose I should make the most of it and start looking. I’ve put the ...


December 08, 2016

O Captain My Captain in Transition

The captain of my roller derby team has just sent me a very nice message. Currently, I’m on the B team and not eligible to play in any big official games such as the British Champs. Our B team is...


December 02, 2016

Promotion in Transition

I want to write about something good, it’s about time I had a bit of good news as I’ve had enough bad things happen to last me a lifetime. Most of you already know this from Facebook but it needs...


November 07, 2016

Logistics in Transition

I’ve started a new book here. All my previous entries over the last month have been in a friends only book entitled Jay. This new book is back to being public and I’ve entitled it Transition, as ...


October 08, 2016

Family Fun in Diary

I went a whole month without writing a blog entry, and now I seem to be writing every day. I’m mainly catching up on the month’s worth of stuff that I’ve been doing, into the groove. I went up to...


October 07, 2016

Snowdon in Diary

So on the evening on Friday 2nd September, I made the long drive to the Tyn-Y-Coed hotel in Capel Curig, Wales and met up with my dad and the people from Animals Asia. We had some food and drinks...


October 06, 2016

Survey in Diary

I want to blog, but still too tired to write, so have a survey instead. I haven’t done one of these for a while. Put an “X” in the box if you have done it! ( ) Shot a gun Very proudly I’ve never...


October 05, 2016

Mr. Blue Sky in Diary

When mam and dad’s dog Meg died on August 4th 2014 (her 16th birthday) they were heartbroken and didn’t want to get a new dog. But they’ve always had dogs and didn’t last long before they found B...


September 20, 2016

Suspension in Diary

Jay’s been suspended from work. From what he’s said, it was all just fun banter that people have with their mates, taking the mick out of each other. Some of the comments taken out of context cou...


Every day this month I have a pet sitting assignment, which is great. A nice top up to my income since I stopped walking Roxy. Last week it was a cat called Dusty, two visits a day. This week it’...


August 04, 2016

Reflections and Folk Music in Diary

Well that was a lot of hormonal whinging in yesterday’s entry. I’m pretty sure the time of month is partly to blame for my low mood lately, bad timing for it to coincide with the non-promotion an...


I didn’t get the promotion at work. My manager said to me that I seem like I would be a natural team leader, my work ethic is top notch, knowledge, intelligence etc. He even mentioned the time th...


July 22, 2016

Yet MORE wedding stuff in Diary

Sorry for just talking about our wedding all the time. Like a lot of ladies, I’ve been looking forward to my wedding since I was a little girl and now I’m actually planning it, I’m really excited...


July 19, 2016

More of the Same in Diary

More Work Stuff So we got another update from work yesterday. Basically, our new boss is going to be someone internal, Stephen. Our current boss who is leaving is going to be replaced by a regula...


Work So we found out at work why our boss let her deputy get away with doing no work for the last six months, wiping the slate clean and starting again. Because she’s just told us that she’s leav...


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