Tag: Fear

Testing times

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14 and 15 September 2015

There would be no more walking before I went back to work, unless you count shopping walks. This wasn’t just because it was a wet, stormy few days, although it was. Monday morning brought something I’d been dreading for a long, long time, something I’d been trying very hard not to think about on my Sunday walk. Not thinking about things is my way of coping with worries and Monday was always going to be a day of fear. You see I had my driving test. Continue reading Testing times

fresh cut grass and a scary meeting – first published 20 March 2013

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Spring was in the air in mid March 2013 and I was sniffing out every little sign of it, quite literally. The smell of freshly cut grass dominated my walks to work and I had a little company by way of new iPod and an audio book that surprised me a little. At work I was summoned into a worrying meeting with the COO. Did this mean my job was on the line? Continue reading fresh cut grass and a scary meeting – first published 20 March 2013

Paradise lost

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23 to 27 June 2015

Everyone has one of those weeks from time to time. They usually come out of the blue when you’re least expecting them and catch you off balance. Occasionaly you stumble and fall. If you’re really lucky there will be people around to help you up and dust you down. For me, this was one of those weeks… Continue reading Paradise lost

Should I stay or should I go? The pessimistic optimist – first published 21 February 2013

Beautiful moth from Wikimedia Commons by Didier Descouens
Beautiful moth from Wikimedia Commons by Didier Descouens

The last week of February 2013 and the fallout from the shock redundancy announcement was swirling all around. It felt as if black clouds were gathering, a storm brewing and I wasn’t sure I could weather one more storm. There was only one way to deal with it…look for the little things.

Continue reading Should I stay or should I go? The pessimistic optimist – first published 21 February 2013

A deja vu kind of day – first published 19 February 2013

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Getting made redundant from Mad House was the best thing that ever happened to me. Even though I’d made some wonderful friends, I’d hated every minute of the job. It felt like three years of hell on earth. It’s possible I was the only person in the building inwardly cheering when they made the announcement. Then I got the job at Silver Helm and it seemed like everything had happened for a reason. Then, on 19 Fenruary 2013, something happened that made me question everything.

Continue reading A deja vu kind of day – first published 19 February 2013