I didn’t know this. But at the weekend, it was white stick day, celebrating canes. So I will celebrate mine here. I didn’t want a cane at first. I wasn’t sure. I was managing okay. Sure, I walked into things in the dark sometimes, but it was just part of the package. But in the… Continue reading White Stick Day
Month: October 2022
The Fire Alarm
I struggle with sensory overload a lot. I guess I’ve always been a quiet person. I know that’s okay. We don’t all have to be loud and chatty. But it means I find loud noises challenging, overwhelming, exhausting. It includes items like fireworks, sirens, airports, funfairs, and smaller items like the noises self-service checkouts make,… Continue reading The Fire Alarm
Its World Sight Day, and I’m okay
Today is World Sight Day, and I’m okay. Last year, I did a piece about me and my sight condition, and the things I struggle with. But not much has changed. The only things have been the night vision that has steadily got worse, and how people’s faces are becoming harder to make out. Other… Continue reading Its World Sight Day, and I’m okay
World Mental Health Day
Today is World Mental Health Day, and its a good day. I slept really well, with a new bedtime routine I’ve started which has been helping. I had a great weekend, practicing music for the new term of wind band, relaxing in nature for lunch with my boyfriend, and doing some writing too. I feel… Continue reading World Mental Health Day
Loving Amsterdam
I’ve been wanting to go to Amsterdam for a while. Perhaps its the Scandinavian and Norse in me, that has been called to it. My boyfriend has family from the Netherlands, so after he finally got a new passport, we booked a trip there. And I loved it. It was a wonderful time, and I… Continue reading Loving Amsterdam
The Prescription Battle
Feel like a weights been lifted off me. Sorry if its a long read, need to get it out my system. Its been something that’s taken the whole of September to sort, caused depression and sleep deprivation, and I’m still trying to recover. So we had to change doctors recently as the catchment area changed,… Continue reading The Prescription Battle