It's hard to believe that it's over a year since the Havin' a Laugh coffee mornings began. When I was at my lowest I really missed having people to go for coffee with so I suggested to Blaithin from Havin' a Laugh that a Social Coffee Morning might be a nice idea for people to... Continue Reading →
A proud day in the household
Yesterday was a proud day for us. Lucy graduated from Athlone Institute of Technology with a distinction. Each student was only allowed to invite two people to the ceremony so me and Laurence (Lucy's boyfriend) were the lucky ones. Lucy has always been really keen on learning, right from an early age she had a... Continue Reading →
Let it be
I was at the Bootleg Beatles last night with Jono, they played Sligo Live and we really enjoyed it. It's the first concert Jono has been to in a wheelchair and it made the night so much easier for him. The concert was over 2 and a half hours long and was a really great... Continue Reading →
Tea and kindness
It's really the little things that make a big difference. I was working out in the cold yesterday and it really was cold; rain, sleet, hailstones - four seasons in a day. I was so grateful to the people who made me a cup of tea and gave me cake. To the lady, who later... Continue Reading →
Back to earth
It's taken me quite a while to get over the Romanian trip. I was feeling quite out of sorts over the last few days but thankfully I'm feeling good again today. I realise now that tiredness combined with insomnia isn't good for my mental health at all. I had a couple of things to do... Continue Reading →
Mundane musings
A blog post with a bit of everything and thanks Lucy for the blog title. I thought I'd tell you some of the things that I like and some things that have been going on. Pets Firstly Puggly (one of our dogs) seemed very down. I wondered if dogs got depression, it turns out they... Continue Reading →