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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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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Hamster, Wedding again, Heavy Metal Ceilidh in Diary
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’...
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...
The Knockback (and some Melodrama) in Diary
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...
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...
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...
More work and wedding stuff in Diary
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...