Apparently the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un, is suffering from a midlife crisis that is causing him to cry everyday while drinking and eating excessively. Quite why the newspaper has termed his condition as a ‘midlife crisis’ is quite beyond me because he is only 39. From my research, the midlife crisis is a …
Waiting for bedtime – My reaction to my menopause
I refer to this as my ‘menopause photo’ because I felt grey despite all that colour Being menopausal isn’t fun, it isn’t the making of me and it sure as hell doesn’t present pivotal opportunities from which to launch memorable midlife moments which I will remember on my death bed, one day. The menopause was …
Counting your blessings improves your mental health so get counting
During the first lockdown, way back in Spring 2020, I sat in my familiar garden but experienced an unfamiliar sensation. Sitting in my garden was something that I had done hundreds of times before but there was a newness to it all that day. An eerie silence hung in the air instead of the …