I know, I start most of my blogs being sorry for not blogging more. It’s a fact of life that I am shit at doing stuff, see my earlier post here. You see, when you have anxiety, your brain does mad things – like telling you that you’re shit. Perhaps that is a post for another day!
So over three months have passed since I last posted. A LOT has happened. The UK is poised to leave the EU (we’ll just leave that like that for now), the general election result was horrendous and it’s bloody winter. None of this stacks up to give you the most sparkly of moods, does it?
I started a blog about the Labour party, the internal wranglings and generally bad karma all round – but that has been put to one side. Every time I go back to it, my blood pressure skyrockets. Speaking of that, who’s had a 24-hour cuff? They’re bloody horrendous. I was literally bruised and swollen by mine. I even wrote them a little note to tell them that and put it back in the bag with it. Turns our my BP was not as bad as I expected. So I’ve evaded drugs, for now.
I do digress, or do I? I have no idea where this blog is going, or what I want to say. It’s going to be shambles!! But this seems to sum things up at the moment. Its winter. I don’t do winter. I don’t do summer either to be fair, but I really don’t do winter. I hate the dark and damp. My brain always seems to get dark and damp too. Everything is an effort! I literally didn’t get up until 2pm today. Actually, no, that’s a small fib. I got up at 11, ate, then went back to bed to plan how I could increase my income. I eventually got showered and dressed at 2pm. I can’t be the only one, can I?
After saying all that, I do feel like I am slowly starting to turn a corner. Like one of the massive containers ships that really can’t do a three-point turn in a side street! Though the days are still dark, there is that small promise of spring. I am clinging on to that for dear life!
I went to an event on Thursday night, which was a panel of women talking about burnout. It was such a wonderful event. Lots of new faces and a new co-working space I’d not been in, Huckletree Ancoats. If you need a place to work, then you should definitely check it out here. I’ll definitely be going back. The event was run by Lara, of Found and Flourish. I really hope she does more events in Manchester. I was super impressed.
Workwise, I’ve been frantically writing workshops. The idea is to spread the wealth of knowledge around to help small business owners. There could be something super exciting in the pipeline, but it’s a wait and see kind of thing. Yes, I know that is a bit shit when you’re reading about it. you just have to trust me!
Well, that’s a pretty short roundup. I am getting cramp (sitting crossed-legged on the bed is not a good idea) so I am going to say cheerio. I won’t leave it so long next time – promise!
Peace out…
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