First time back

First time back

This is my first time logging into Second Life after about two weeks since surgery on my shin, it’s like coming back to a kids nursery that’s been running without supervision. Oh hang in, I left my Zoobie kids drawing at the virtual table. I was re-entering virtual civilisation. Then the flood of offline messages [...]

OnlyFans: The Gym Membership for Your Right Hand

OnlyFans: The Gym Membership for Your Right Hand

Subscribing to OnlyFans doesn’t make you a bad person. It just makes you a very specific kind of person. A financial wanker. A romantic wanker. A digital-age, algorithmically ignored wanker. But hey someone’s making money. And it’s not you. It’s Becky. In a Pikachu onesie. Eating a banana. For £9.99. Happiness one hand at a [...]

Roll on Autumn

Roll on Autumn

I’m eyeing the garden with that familiar late August itch time to prune, de-weed the pots, and coax everything toward its autumnal slumber. Technically, summer’s still lingering, clinging to the air. But emotionally? I’ve already moved on. I’m done with the sweaty afternoons and the clingy heat. Give me frostbitten mornings and breath that lingers [...]

The Waiting game

The Waiting game

Here, in the quiet, windblown shores of the British seaside, we witness a rare and fascinating spectacle, the hopeful female of the species in her natural habitat a seaside café with dirty tables and a distinct smell of fish. Clutched in her right hand, her faux leather designer look handbag which matches her outfit. She [...]

Two weeks pathway with my bananas

Two weeks pathway with my bananas

When life hands you lemons. Grab the bananas. Today, I went to the doctor.I expected a glance, maybe a cream, maybe a “nothing to worry about.” Instead, I was placed on the two-week urgent referral pathway for skin cancer.The NHS track to rule out the serious stuff. Even though I know it’s precautionary, hearing those [...]

Too knackered to blog

Too knackered to blog

I sat down to create, was gonna go deep,But the blank page just rocked me to sleep. Ten minutes in, I’m sprawled like a cat,Dreaming of snacks and forgetting my chat. My blog? Well, technically this sort of counts…If drool on the keys gets creative amounts. So here lies my genius: a snooze, not a [...]

Exhaustion

Exhaustion

I’m exhausted. So exhausted that it’s bothering me at how exhausted I’m feeling. Fibromyalgia exhaustion isn’t simple tiredness, it’s a heavy, unrelenting fatigue that feels like it’s taken root in every cell. On flare days, it’s like even blinking requires monumental effort. My body aches, my thoughts fog, and everything around me feels out of [...]

Rough day

Rough day

As someone who works from home, dressing up can be a game-changer for productivity. There’s something powerful about slipping into a lovely top or smart trousers, even if my commute is just steps from the bedroom to the home office. But today felt rough. You know those mornings when the alarm rings, and instead of [...]

A pergola

A pergola

There’s something magical about Sundays, a day for rest, relaxation, and dreaming. Today, I embrace lazing in bed. As morning light filters through my curtains, I snuggle deeper into my blankets, feeling the warmth. With no rush, I close my eyes and drift into a daydream. In my mind, I’m  under a pergola with cascading [...]