Category: Illness

• Moments of Clarity

  I suffered Traumatic Brain Injury in 2009 – quad biking like loons with my mates on some bloke’s farm without helmets – and haven’t quite been the same since. Main differences I noticed: I was less able to hide what I truly felt – it would burst out of my mouth or be written plainly…

  janetdthomas77

  March 28, 2023

  Illness

  anxiety, braininjury, changes, Life, mental illness

• The first time

  If you’ve been following this blog for a long time (thank you to my besties who have been with me since day one – all those years ago), then you’ll know I have a really long, messy, seriously fucked up history with a guy called Matt. The other day, I logged onto Facebook and saw…

  janetdthomas77

  February 12, 2023

  addiction, happy memories, identity, Illness, Life, loss, love, Protecting myself, Relationships

  crush, heartache, summerloving, teenagelove

• #Bloganuary – What’s my dream job?

  What’s your dream job? My whole life, I’ve wanted to be a Kindergarten Teacher. I love children and even when I was a little girl, I’d set my bedroom up as a classroom and teach younger children everything I knew, bless my heart. As a teen, I was always involved with kids clubs and after-school…

  janetdthomas77

  January 22, 2023

  bloganuary, Burnt out, depression, Family Obligations, fed up, Friends, hospital, Illness, Life, loss, love, Work, worth, Writer

  bloganuary, bloganuary2023, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1823

• Bloganuary – If you had a million US dollars, how would you spend it?

  I don’t remember if it was a MILLION or a BILLION dollars – and there’s obviously a HUGE difference there (ahahahahaa!) but for now, let’s go with the ‘smaller’ amount so I don’t have an anxiety attack. Haha. What I would do with a MILLION US DOLLARS – About 2 Million Aussie dollars – is…

  janetdthomas77

  January 15, 2023

  Author life, bloganuary, books, Family Obligations, Friends, gifts, goals, helptheHomeless, homelessness, identity, Illness, kindness, Life, love, manifesting, memoir, mental illness, Mindfulness, money

  bloganuary, bloganuary2023, bloganuaryprompt, bloggers, bloggingcommunity, Life, money, Relationships, riches, wealth

• Bloganuary – What chore do you find the most challenging to do?

  #bloganuary #bloganuary11 #bloganuary2023 #Housechores #moppingsucks #sweeping #damnit Chores, you say? Well. This ALL depends on how my mental health is tracking, really. Some days, I can do it ALL and the entire house is sparkling. Floors are swept and mopped, bathrooms are spotless, beds are made, laundry is done and the kitchen looks so clean…

  janetdthomas77

  January 13, 2023

  Author life, bloganuary, depression, goals, Illness, Life, mental illness, Work

  bloganuary, bloganuary2023, bloganuaryprompt, bloggers, bloggingcommunity, chores, housechores, mental illness, moppingsucks, sweeping

• Bloganuary – What is the most memorable gift you have ever received?

  Gifts. I absolutely love giving and receiving gifts. I get so excited when I pick a gift for someone I love. I put lots of thought into what they like and what kind of gift would make them happiest. In my life, I’ve recieved not one – but FOUR gifts that have moved me and…

  janetdthomas77

  January 10, 2023

  bloganuary, Friends, gifts, identity, Illness, Life, love, remarriage, writing

  bloganuary, bloganuary2023, bloganuaryprompt, bloggers, bloggingcommunity, depression, friendship, Life, mental illness, Relationships

• New Year’s Eve

  Raaaaaa. Where to even begin? So much has happened in the last 4-6 weeks, I don’t even know how to tell you all about it without going on a huge RANT and boring you to death, lol. Let’s just say it’s been an emotional rollercoaster that I have wanted to jump off many times, but…

  janetdthomas77

  December 31, 2022

  anxiety, Author life, books, Christian life, communication, depression, family, Favouritism, Friends, goals, happiness, Humour, identity, Illness, kindness, Life, loss, love, memoir, mental illness, Mindfulness, self love, Work, worth, Writer, writing

  Life, mental illness, newgoals, newme, newyear, Relationships

• Dangerous Territory

  Full disclosure guys, (maybe you’ve even already read about it so it won’t come as a surprise to you) I USED TO BE A STALKER. Something I’m deeply ashamed of and given the choice, I keep under wraps and try not to bring up/talk about. It was a dark, confusing time in my life and…

  janetdthomas77

  October 30, 2022

  addiction, anxiety, Facts are facts, Fears, hospital, identity, Illness, Jealousy, Life, loss, obsessed, Relationships, sex, stalking

  anxiety, depression, Life, mental illness, obsession, stalker, stalking

• The heart of my Memoir

  I signed onto a free online class about Memoir writing today. It was difficult to concentrate solely on the class and not look around the room or let my mind drift off to other things. Something I picked up on was finding the heart of my Memoir. The Lecturer said her Memoir started out as…

  janetdthomas77

  October 29, 2022

  addiction, anxiety, Author life, books, Christian life, communication, dating, family, Family Obligations, Favouritism, Fears, Friends, goals, happy memories, hospital, Humour, identity, Illness, Jealousy, Life, loss, love, marriage, memoir, mental illness, obsessed, Relationships, sexlife, siblings, suicide, worth, Writer, writing

  2ndmarriage, abuse, acceptance, addiction, advice, anxiety, authenticity, author, Author struggles, authorlife, authors, authorsLife, backstories, backstory, battles, blessings, bloggers, book production, bookgoals, bookreview, books, boys, breakups, buddingauthor, buddingwriter, canweevergoback, changedforever, chapterhook, redraft, rewrite

• Writing a “Big, sexy hook”

  My book coach says to start each chapter of my Memoir ‘with a hook‘ so here’s my re-write for chapter 2, “Obsession“. I’d love to know what you think, guys. The Original beginning of the chapter: When I met him, I was 14 and “Will” was 16. He was broken on the inside, mouthy, sarcastic,…

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  October 22, 2022

  Author life, books, identity, Illness, memoir, obsessed, Writer, writing

  chapterhook, editing, memoir, memoirwriting, rewriting, writerslife, writing