Category Archives: miscellany

Monday Miscellany: May Day Bank Holiday One

Posted on May 6, 2024 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I love Bank Holidays in part because I think a four day working week should be the future of work, in May we get two of them which makes me happy. This May, I also have time off … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Too much to do, not enough time for lounging around!

Posted on April 15, 2024 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last week was a good week. At work it was a reporting week which is always busy, there’s a lot going on. I’m still working on the balance between the new role and the old one. It’s definitely … Continue reading →

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Miscellany: A lot of time with doctors

Posted on February 22, 2024 by nicdempsey

Happy Thursday! For those of you squeamish about women’s health (especially if you’re my brother!) look away now. This is a quick catch up, February has been busy. I feel this is relatively important to have this out there because … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Painful

Posted on February 12, 2024 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! (yeah I know it’s now Tuesday..) While I’ve had harder weeks, last week was extremely disconnected. There was all the hospital stuff and much to my surprise, I don’t feel better this week. I have extreme cramping. It … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Feeling Very Blah

Posted on February 5, 2024 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! I’m at the point where I’m just so done with my hormones. More bleeding, headaches and if I could get a hysterectomy, I’d take it because there have been 36 days this year and I’ve been bleeding for … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Return of the SAD Lamp

Posted on October 2, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last night, I admitted defeat and set up the light lamp. It made this morning slightly less traumatic, although it didn’t make me any happier about it! Last week felt really busy and this week isn’t going to … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Work is overwhelming

Posted on June 26, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Guys it’s June, mid-summer which is supposed to be my happy place and it has not been. It’s all the fault of my hormones (and work but mostly my hormones). After a pretty busy week and weekend the … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: May Day

Posted on May 1, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday and welcome to May. If you are in the UK and have a job that doesn’t require working on Bank Holidays, happy three day weekend. If you don’t fall into this category, I’m sorry, I hope it’s a … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Sick

Posted on March 13, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Well, it’s been a week! On Friday 3rd March, I came home, to a kitchen that still wasn’t finished and the cold that had been threatening all week making itself felt. Reader, it wasn’t a cold it was … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Tired Already

Posted on January 16, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! It’s Blue Monday today, the point at which the New Year stops being full of optimism and starts to feel like a grind! It’s fair to say that I’ve been feeling like that for at least a week! … Continue reading →

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