Unsettled

I don’t know why, but sleep has been difficult lately. It feels like every night for the last week and a bit I spend more time trying to drift off than actually sleeping. Then, when I do manage to fall asleep, my body seems to jerk me awake the second I do, and I wake up feeling restless and the cycle begins again.

In fact, I’ve been feeling restless pretty much constantly lately for reasons I’m not sure about too, and I’ve found myself craving company more than usual. Normally, I’ve perfectly happy spending time alone, but these last couple of weeks I seem to have been constantly refreshing all of my social media networks in case anyone sends me a message, or says something I think I could comment on.

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Things younger me would be amazed at

Just lately I’ve been aware that this blog hasn’t been as positive as I like it to be. The fact that I feel like this has been causing me a lot of anxiety and keeping me awake at night. Yeah, I know this is silly cause you guys probably don’t mind, but, hey ho.

To combat this,  I feel like I should take a couple of minutes to think about all the good things I’m achieving right now. Younger me would be amazed by most of them.

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Thoughts on getting a new walking frame

My physio has ordered me a new nimbo walking frame. I’ve had my current one Martha for over two years now and after being used almost every day during that time she’s starting to show wear and tear. The wheels are wobbly and she’s starting to get rickety. It’s time for her to retire.

Even though my new frame will just be an exact replacement of the same model, I’m still feeling quite emotional at the thought of getting a new one. I always do, actually. I realise this probably sounds silly to a lot of people, but I get attached to each one. It becomes like a friend that gets me through the good times and the hard, and everything in between.

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