Family
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The Entertaining World of D.S. Williams at Home
It’s another situation in which I sit and shake my head at the way my world works. Last night, son #2 busted the second of two very cheap can openers. Personally, I don’t get disturbed about very cheap can openers – I spend five bucks on a can opener and it works for twelve to… Continue reading
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Seven Months on and We’re Still Finding Work Arounds… Which Don’t Always Work
Since things went south with me – so have meals in the Williams household. My concentration skills aren’t brilliant, and consequently, cooking dinner is a big deal. A really big deal, as I get sidetracked and things usually end up undercooked/overcooked/or missing key ingredients. It’s frustrating as hell, especially as I’m supposed to be feeding… Continue reading
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A (rambling) Report on the State of the Nation
Sometimes, I place these reports on Facebook, but it has been one of those weeks filled with self-doubt and self-recrimination. The type of week in which I’ve struggled with an underlying, moderate level of stress, for which there is no apparent reasoning and I’ve taken self-doubt and self-loathing to a new level. Consequently, the decision… Continue reading
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A Post from the Professional Catastrophiser
Been a bit quiet on the progress reports lately, mainly because, there isn’t a whole lot of progress to talk about. Had my first visit with the psychiatrist last week – started off badly because I was so stressed about going – I woke up in the morning and told Steve I didn’t want to… Continue reading
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Happy 21st Birthday to our son, Jack :)
Twenty one years ago, our son Jack was born. He was the child we thought we’d never have, and made his appearance after six heartbreaking IVF attempts. He was the result of lucky attempt number seven. We are so very proud of you, Jack, from the very beginning you’ve been entirely unique. You didn’t speak… Continue reading
