Tuesday, January 31, 2012

cold

doesn't encourage the getting up process ...

Monday, January 30, 2012

catch 22

what do other (working) parents do ...

Saturday, January 28, 2012

coaling plant

I think that's what it's called ...
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Friday, January 27, 2012

highs and lows

yesterday evening, I felt quite good / I felt that I'd kept going when the going was difficult, and won through / this morning, I'm right back down in the trough, again ...

Thursday, January 26, 2012

grown men

don't cry ...

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

music at lunchtime

it's a lovely idea, but it doesn't work if one is generally stressed (this is in a work context) / which is a pity, because music generally helps to reduce stress / but not when attending a concert is stressful ...

[I think that what I'm trying to say is: attending a concert is beneficial, but (possibly because I have asperger's) the process of attending the concert may be stressful; so, when I am already stressed, I may not be capable of taking on the additional stress of attending the concert, even though the overall result may be an improvement in my mood (but not necessarily, if I'm too stressed about trying to attend a concert in the middle of my working day)]

quiet

for now ...

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

terrified

like walking a tightrope ...

how many times am I going to have to say this

I could be ready to leave within half an hour, and be at work an hour (or more) before 9 o'clock / so, if my conscience is making me feel guilty about, eventually, arriving at my desk well after 9 o'clock / there is nothing that I can do about it ...

Monday, January 23, 2012

darkness

no choice but to take my time / have to take my son to breakfast club ...

Friday, January 20, 2012

rationing

chocolate ...

Thursday, January 19, 2012

why

doesn't God answer ...

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

publicity

a recently received email has reminded me that I often make public stuff which some people keep private / I do it carefully, hiding identities, locations (generally) / on the other hand, reading other people's blog posts, I realise how much I gain by their willingness to publish stuff / I guess that it is partly to do with personality / I'm not sufficiently skilled at relationships to share effectively with individuals, so I make the information generally available / if someone picks it up sympathetically, that's great ...

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

triggers

perhaps I need to be more aware of what causes me to cease to be the calm, capable person I was last Thursday, and become the panic stricken person I am now ...

Monday, January 16, 2012

update

a modern word / but there are always (at least) two sides ...

Sunday, January 15, 2012

not simple

the language used in church seems to imply that God is in control / that the individual worshipper has peace because he or she trusts in an all-powerful God / but the reality appears to be different / our lives are impacted by people and organisations which do not bow to this all-powerful God / and we just have to do what we can ...

Saturday, January 14, 2012

between

cooking and eating tea, and doing the dishes #rocknroll ...

Friday, January 13, 2012

waiting game

better to be patient, or to make a fuss ...

Thursday, January 12, 2012

victor hugo

peaceful - good / anxious - not so good ...

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

alive

but stuck / in a job which I can't do ...

Monday, January 09, 2012

sunshine

but to-morrow / the sun may shine / the bottom line is: I have to work / and I don't think that alternative employment is an option ...

Saturday, January 07, 2012

feeling broken

and depending on the Royal Mail ...

Friday, January 06, 2012

the last day

of the holiday (I'm off on monDay, but that's to cover an in-service day) ...

Thursday, January 05, 2012

not

coping ...

Wednesday, January 04, 2012

burdensome

I'm still the one who has to make things happen ...

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Monday, January 02, 2012

is it worth it

the wife wants to visit gullane (beach) / the son wants to stay at home ...

Sunday, January 01, 2012

so

it's 2012 (has to be better than 2011) ...