Category: disapointing
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Didn’t see that coming!
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Didn’t see that coming! The long-awaited appointment to check out these awful headaches and earaches finally arrived, but I wasn’t ready for what happened next. The doctor checked my ears and shoved a camera up my nose, and you’re right, it wasn’t very pleasant. He asked a few questions and then dropped the bombshell. There…
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A Happy Retreat!
I loved this image the first time I saw it, so when I was looking for something suitable this morning, I knew this was the one… I have spent the last two days in various hospital waiting rooms, waiting to learn more about my fate. During one of these appointments, the doctor showed me all…
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My Twilight Thoughts…
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As the New Year begins to settle in, I have been having trouble coming up with any resolutions, inspiration, or plans for our future. I’m sure this refusal to knuckle down and get cracking is due in the most part to the last few months of 2025. For a while, I found it very hard…
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Time Heals all Wounds…
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Back in the saddle, and a very Happy New Year, everyone! There once was a majestic bonsai tree, regal and noble, the best in my bonsai collection. Then something happened to me, and I could no longer take care of any of them. Members of my family took turns watering, with me watching helplessly from…
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How to Frazzle a Friday…
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not our fridge, obviously! It began like any other Friday, with just enough time to clear the emails and check our website before the week’s shopping was delivered. I remember feeling a little apprehensive about my next hospital appointment. I have learned to work through the pain these days, so most of the time I…
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The Long Awaited day…
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I wasn’t quite sure how I felt when I woke up on Friday morning, so it was a very confused woman who staggered to the car. For days, I had been fighting a feeling of vague disappointment, so sure that this long-awaited appointment would be a waste of time, like so many before. (It usually…
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Jessie…
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I have been suffering with one medical thing or another for most of my life. Most of the time, thanks to my strong sense of survival, I have managed to cope, stuff most of the misery into a box, and get on with the business of living. There have been a few serious lows when…