Spring has very much been in full effect for a while. Between pollen being everywhere and the temperatures, generally, warming, we’re slowly making our way towards what looks to be a very hot summer. El Nino is going wreak havoc by all accounts, I just hope we don’t have fires similar to those that hit just before COVID. Weirdly, I can very much see my life in two parts, pre and post-COVID and they were very different. I suppose a lot of people could do the same but it wasn’t until relatively recently I sort of looked back and went…

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I had intended to post a bit more this year having, mostly, managed a post every month or two last year. However, this year has been a bit more full on than I’d anticipated and, in all honesty, writing has been the furthest from my mind. I haven’t written a review in ages (but have one on the go at the moment) and whilst there’s clearly things been going on my life, I haven’t really wanted to share much if I’m honest.

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Another year and another solo Christmas complete, it’s also been another year of change, of new feelings, and a continued desire to move forward with love and kindness. The last of those being something that stayed with me after finishing Ted Lasso which I pretty much binged watched last year. There’s a point, towards the end, during a press conference after something quite dramatic happens where the person from the club taking the press conference tells a story; pretty typical for the show. At the end, he admits what his player did was wrong but would choose to show him…

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It was this blog’s anniversary yesterday. I don’t actually recall when I went live with one though I suspect it was somewhere around 2002 after I started university in Bristol. Either way, I can be confident I’ve had one for over twenty years and they’ve all be updated to varying degrees of regularity. I was posting at least once a month this year up until about June which was when I moved into my own apartment. Since then, life’s been somewhat busy with all sorts of things going on, both good and bad. Ultimately though, it’s another case of not…

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I’ve been in the new apartment now for a little over a week. It’s weird to say it but the quiet is even more deafening with more space. Don’t get me wrong, I like the fact that there’s three bedrooms, the front room is bigger and that, contrary to my assessment, my white goods weren’t too big for their spaces. It’s just when the kids aren’t around and I’m on my own, the emptiness just feel that much more than it did before. I’ll get used to it I’m sure, I did before after I moved out. Then the feelings…

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In just over a week I’ll be moving into my own house. It’s a big deal and, in a way, signifies another milestone post-separation. I’m not too sure how I feel about it. There’s part of me excited at the prospect of having my own place that I can decorate, upgrade, and effectively do whatever to without worrying. I’m also thankful that it’s a three-bedroom property so both of the girls will have their own space. At the same time, however, there’s a feeling of sadness and I think that’s from knowing that things really have moved on. In a…

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