the icon is oddly similar to the title. possibly the first time in 1000+ entries that that's happened. woohoo ( Read more... )

writing this with a hot pack wedged against my lower spine. the only way I can write this, been on the floor, on the couch or in my bed for most of the day. my back seized in the night, again. and a head of cotton wool it makes existing the highest form of movement at the moment. something I don't want to alter right now, getting well in all ( Read more... )

Well today was my last day, and as I walked back to my car, past the JCB's tearing the buildings apart and the stink of diesel I admit it's been a lot more interesting than I thought it would be back in January when I blogged "Why does it feel like I'm walking to the gallows ( Read more... )

one of our family friend's has recently decided to leave high school after his GCSE's. This is his choice of course but all of us (his parents, my parents and me) have pleaded with him not to quite at this point in his education, given the state of the global finances, recession and employment options in general ( Read more... )