Month: June 2019

Little Moments

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Hi, It’s been a busy, almost frantic, last few days, but I’m feeling good about life. Friday has been a welcome and quiet cornerstone to the working week. A little too much travel and rushing between meetings meant Monday through to Thursday was a little too full on. Sure, it’s good to be busy. My Thursday night out went very well. Outfit wise I had a backup plan as well as a new full-length skirt and two not yet worn tops from last year’s summer sale. The skirt was also in the sale and had the added benefit of the Ever Lovely Mrs J’s blessing. Shopping can be cool, but shopping guilt free is even better in my book. 🙂 […]

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Rocks

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Hi, There are days in which I feel I’m carrying a bag of rocks. I’m not sure how they get in, but there they are. Lumpy black and brown, rough-hewn shapes that clack and grind against each other. I don’t remember picking any up, but I notice the extra weight when doing any mental or emotional heavy lifting. There are times when I forget about the bag, and it rests on the ground, sullen and silent, biding the time in which it knows what distracting activity I’m in will end at some point. Lunch in the sunshine, laughing with a friend, or being lost in the moment: in all of those things, the bag is forgotten. Not empty, just ignored. […]

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Gratitude

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Hi, Today has been mixed and there’s a point to this in a mo. I broke my new travel mug (boo) and before home time, I had a meeting with someone I can only describe as an arse of the first order. 🙂 The thing is, I could – and perhaps in previous years – have reflected on the bad things that happened and this would – mais oui – have coloured my view of the day…. and dare I say, not accurately. So, many moons back, I started to keep a diary for positive stuff. A daily log of three good things that happened to me. I find this Gratitude Diary – I believe that’s the term – really […]

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Just for fun

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Hi, The other day the Every Lovely Mrs J sent me a link around How to be an Ally to Trans People (link here if you’re curious), bless her. We had a bit of a chat – and a few laughs about the training we’d had over the years – some good, some great, some that *ahem* might need a spot of improvement. Now, occasionally I get to do a bit of Q&A around what it can mean to be Trans*. Through Chameleons, I’ve had just under a dozen or so training opportunities with various organisations in and around Nottingham. Now, not only does this get me out a bit (which is cool in my book), but it brings funds […]

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