January 2023 Wrap Up

Can’t believe January is already over! This year January seemed to fly by and I can’t tell whether that is a good thing or not! I managed to read more in January than this time last year but still not enough to satisfy my needs. However, January was also a stressful month for work and…

What to do when you’re bored…buy more books you don’t need!

As the title suggests, I have just bought some more books! However, they are kindle books so I am not causing myself less space to store things. It started because I remembered I hadn’t picked out an ‘Amazon first reads’ book for October, and guess what!! I got to pick two! I then went on…

Theatre Review – Matthew Bourne’s Red Shoes Ballet

It’s tradition now that I see a production of Matthew Bourne’s New Directions Ballet every year. This is the third year of seeing a Matthew Bourne production. When I saw that Red Shoes was coming to my local theatre, I knew I had to grab tickets for it. The original fairytale of Red Shoes was…

Ramble #5

It occurred to me at about 3:30am on Wednesday morning, how shit my body is. I feel sleepy all day but actually falling asleep seems allusive. I started to go to bed at 11pm because it gave me a better chance at sleeping but now I can be lying awake until 2-3am cursing the fact…

Ramble #3

For better or for worse, I have survived this week! I can’t tell you how relieved I am to have survived it all!!! I generally thought I’d never get past all the stress and anxiety I’ve been dealing with the last month and a half, the tunnel was very dark for a long time! I…

Rambles #2

This week went so quickly but I’m not entirely mad at it because it brings me closer to December. I started this week off with a bang. After work on Monday, I walked – I kid you not – the 10 steps from my house to the neighbours opposite as they had signed for a…