Happy (song): Written, produced and performed by American singer Pharrell Williams 🎵 It might seem crazy what I’m ’bout to say 🎵 I’ve been thinking about the word ‘happy’ and its generic use in greetings: Happy birthday. Happy Christmas …
The Countdown to Christmas
Advent (noun): The first season of the Church year, leading up to Christmas For the woman who has a whole website for her words, I’ve been left speechless this December – not just because of the bad news, but because …
The Stages of Grief
Anger (noun): A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility A few years after my dad passed away, my Aunty M gave my mum a book called On Death and Dying. I don’t think my mum read it, but I …
It’s My Party and I’ll Cry if I Want To
Geriatric (adjective): Relating to old people, especially with regard to their healthcare Many people wished me a “Happy Birthday” this week – thank you, that was really considerate of you. So I didn’t go full-circle, but the cards, charity donations, …
Just Go With It
Mantra (noun): A statement or slogan repeated frequently Sometimes you just need a new mantra, maybe even a few, as the old ones wear thin. You may recall that we’re having ongoing building work to our home: we are now …
Why I Dislike Baby Scans
Scan (verb): Look at all parts of something carefully in order to detect some feature Someone from the loss community said “I’m sorry that you generally don’t like baby scans” and it made me realise, huh, she doesn’t understand why …
Crazy Thought of the Day
Logical (adjective): Expected or sensible, under the circumstances Crazy thought of the day: I need to catch Covid-19 No, this is not the suicidal confession of a mad woman, it’s the rational thought of a fairly logical one. Today marks …
Identity Theft
Reminder (noun): A thing that causes someone to remember something I’d like to try to explain something, it’s something that I think people who have been reading my Mumoirs (all 100+ of them – eek!) throughout understand, but those who …
Symbolism
Artist (noun): A person who creates paintings or drawings as a profession or hobby As people start to deck the halls and adorn their homes for Christmas, it reminds me of a drawing of a nursery decoration that a friend …