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It was almost a year to the day that I said I would start writing again when I felt better. I had just had my first baby girl. A year later, I am finally feeling a little better and think I am ready to commit to 'write life' and 'read life' again. I don't think…

I have been to hell and back in the past year. I can say that without exagerating. One good thing has come of it. I had a baby girl on 20 January 2008. Her name is Alexa Hannah. I'm sorry I haven't written, it has been too painful but I am going back on my medication…

"All we see of someone at any moment is a snapshot of their life, there in riches or poverty, in joy or despair.  Snapshots don't show the million decisions that led to that moment". Richard Bach   It was my birthday last week. Traditionally I haven’t enjoyed birthdays b...

I suspect the secret of personal attraction is locked up in our unique imperfections, flaws and frailties. Hugh McKay It was morning; through the high window I saw the pure bright blue of the sky as it hovered cheerfully over the long roofs of the neighbouring houses. It too seemed full of joy, a...

I'm hanging in by a thread.   December 31 was a turning point for me last year. I made some new years resolutions and stuck to them for a change.   I have done a few things to help me try to hold on.   I quit drinking, smoking, recreational drug taking.   I took…