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Feeling Truly Grateful for a Milder Than Anticipated Nervous Breakdown

Notes from the gratitude journal my daughter gave me for Christmas —

Gratitude

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Feeling Truly Grateful for a Milder Than Anticipated Nervous Breakdown
Feeling Truly Grateful for a Milder Than Anticipated Nervous Breakdown
Gratitude

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Never Mind The Bedsocks

·Jan 12

Amen-o-pause

A Bizarre Parody of The Song, ‘Panic’ by The Smiths — Back in 1986, when I was throwing myself around my bedsit with wild abandon to anything and everything by The Smiths, little did I envisage that my future 54 year-old self’s body and mind would be so ravaged and crazed by the menopause that I would decide to change all…

Menopause

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Amen-o-pause
Amen-o-pause
Menopause

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May 27, 2022

My not so brief encounter with Sue Gray played havoc with my acid reflux.

Transcript of Sue Gray interview #37: January 2022. — Good to finally meet you, Sue. Your name has become somewhat notorious of late, what with this long-anticipated report you’ve been writing. I hadn’t even heard of you before all this unnecessary furore that’s been whipped up those pesky media vultures. Joe Public doesn’t give two hoots about what really…

Partygate

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My not so brief encounter with Sue Gray played havoc with my acid reflux.
My not so brief encounter with Sue Gray played havoc with my acid reflux.
Partygate

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Never Mind The Bedsocks

·Apr 25, 2022

Chaotic Reflections From Woman on the Edge of a Hot Stone Massage Table

Hooray! The day I’ve been waiting for is finally here! I get to claim this year’s birthday present from my lovely grown-up daughter — a hot stone massage! Blissful Anticipation Having experienced a couple of these in the past, I have high expectations. …

Hot Stone Massage

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Chaotic Reflections From Woman on the Edge of a Hot Stone Massage Table
Chaotic Reflections From Woman on the Edge of a Hot Stone Massage Table
Hot Stone Massage

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Never Mind The Bedsocks

·Apr 11, 2022

How To Win An Argument On The Internet Without Being A Dick

“If you can’t say something nice, say it in French.” Anonymous What type of argument are we having? When considering how to win an argument, we must first establish what type of argument we’re having. As with everything in life, the argument is not a black and white concept. It is more of a psychedelic kaleidoscope. Emotional vs non-emotional arguments? All…

Internet

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How To Win An Argument On The Internet Without Being A Dick
How To Win An Argument On The Internet Without Being A Dick
Internet

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Never Mind The Bedsocks

·Apr 10, 2022

Morbid Fascination For The Win!

Does intellectual overthinking inevitably lead to morbid fascination and depression? — The other day, my 74 year-old mother pulled me up on what she called my “tendency to view everything with a morbid fascination.” “You certainly didn’t inherit it from me,” she said. “You must get it from your father.” Now, this isn’t the first time she’s accused my father of…

Death

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Morbid Fascination For The Win!
Morbid Fascination For The Win!
Death

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Never Mind The Bedsocks

·Apr 10, 2022

Overwhelmed coffin maker discovers wasting time is the key to productivity.

Meet Neil.

Google

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Overwhelmed coffin maker discovers wasting time is the key to productivity.
Overwhelmed coffin maker discovers wasting time is the key to productivity.
Google

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Never Mind The Bedsocks

·Apr 10, 2022

Are You Over 50 and afraid of getting old?

Here are 20 Humiliating Injuries & Common Medical Conditions Heading Your Way Soon. — Old people diseases If you are on the wrong side of 50, you should pour yourself a stiff brandy, sink into your favourite comfy armchair, and pay attention. Please don’t shoot the messenger, but you need to know about this stuff. OK, ready? Here goes … So, you are likely aware that “old…

Body

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Are You Over 50 and afraid of getting old?
Are You Over 50 and afraid of getting old?
Body

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Never Mind The Bedsocks

·Apr 10, 2022

8 Stupid Things We Did In Our Teens

The “Stupid Things We Did” Series: Part 1 — Cast your mind back a few decades to those halcyon days of your youth. Those seven or eight years, between the ages of 13 and 19 when you’re meant to leave your innocent childhood days behind, and bloom into a self-assured responsible adult. That’s the theory, anyway. Do you recall…

Listicles

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8 Stupid Things We Did In Our Teens
8 Stupid Things We Did In Our Teens
Listicles

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Never Mind The Bedsocks

·Apr 9, 2022

Jenny Joseph’s “Warning” — updated for the 21st century

Ever since my 20s, I’ve been a huge fan of Jenny Joseph’s poem, “Warning” — the one that goes, “when I am an old woman I shall wear purple.” Now that I am actually an old lady (well, my 21-year-old self would have thought 53 old, anyway!). …

Poetry

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Jenny Joseph’s “Warning” — updated for the 21st century
Jenny Joseph’s “Warning” — updated for the 21st century
Poetry

3 min read

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Blogger, copywriter and screenwriter based in rural Devon, UK. https://copymouse.co.uk and https://nevermind.media

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