Tag Archives: SAD

November Sucks

Posted on October 30, 2025 by nicdempsey

As we come to the end of October and with the advent of the clocks going back, I’m thinking about next month. November is tough. It’s dark, I’m SAD and the month is full of anniversaries and sadness. There is … Continue reading →

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Change of Season Stuff

Posted on September 16, 2025 by nicdempsey

I am not a person who enjoys autumn and I tend to act very negatively when people talk about enjoying each season as it is. Look I would enjoy winter much more if it wasn’t so fucking dark for so … Continue reading →

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September is the new January

Posted on September 5, 2024 by nicdempsey

We are out of August and into the last four months of the year, 2024 is going quickly. September always feels like a new start because it was always the start of the school year and I tend to use … Continue reading →

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A Plan for Winter – Thankful Week Five

Posted on October 29, 2023 by nicdempsey

I’ve been absent from this space for a while (so much for using it for accountability!) but not absent from being thankful. In no particular order here are some of the things I’ve been thankful for over the last few … Continue reading →

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A Plan for Winter – Exercise and Thankful

Posted on September 28, 2023 by nicdempsey

Ok so I missed last weekend’s exercise and thankful posts so here they are. Exercise The aim was: I didn’t manage the steps but did everything else and I’m going to do the same thing this week. Thankful – Week … Continue reading →

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Winter Blues

Posted on November 9, 2021 by nicdempsey

As I mentioned last week, I’m struggling with the light levels at the moment. Right now, we’re in the ‘dead cat bounce’ part of the year and while I feel like I’ve been preparing for this since August, it’s always … Continue reading →

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October is my mental health month

Posted on October 1, 2020 by nicdempsey

Despite the horribleness of 2020, the months move on and we are 91 days away from 2021. Although I’m on holiday this week, I’m going to be working from home for the rest of this year and probably into next, … Continue reading →

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August and Everything After

Posted on August 11, 2020 by nicdempsey

If the first half of the year seemed to drag on forever, I’m finding that summer is whizzing by. Without trying to make light of a global pandemic, the things that have been required of us have become humdrum. Humans … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Ulster says no

Posted on October 18, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! So here we’re all about whether Boris Johnson can get the new deal with the EU through Parliament with minus 40-ish minority govt, or whether he will keep his 100% failure to get the House of Commons to … Continue reading →

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Self Care for Season Affective Disorder

Posted on September 10, 2019 by nicdempsey

September is not my favourite month, even on its warmer days, there’s a chill in the morning and evenings and over the course of the month we lose two hours of daylight. Which for people like me who are seasonally … Continue reading →

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