Category: Life

• Unfavourite

  As I was writing my Memoir, I was gaslighting myself! Was your childhood really that bad, JD – or did you dramatise it? I actually took to YouTube of all places, to find out how other people have been affected by knowing their parents favoured their sibling over them. One girl commented “if my Mother […]

  janetdthomas77

  May 20, 2022

  Author life, family, Family Obligations, Favouritism, goals, identity, Life, loss, Relationships, siblings, worth, writing

  99problems, aching, advice, anxiety, assertyourself, author, Author struggles, authorsLife, buddingwriter, FamilyDynamics, gaslighting

• Still here

  Yesterday I called in “sick” to work. I feel bad about it because I wasn’t sick, I was fed up, overwhelmed and burnt out. I don’t know if that would have been acceptable to call in with, so I went with “a migraine” which was accepted without question. Hmm. I also emailed my Psychiatrist’s secretary […]

  janetdthomas77

  May 18, 2022

  anxiety, Burnt out, depression, Fears, fed up, hospital, Illness, Life, loss, mental illness, panic attacks

  99problems, aching, afraid, anxiety, anxious, depression, mental illness, struggling

• I am here at work. That is enough.

  janetdthomas77

  May 13, 2022

  Burnt out, Life, money, Work

  knackered, overwhelmed, tired, workinghard

• You’re welcome 😊

  I’ve started a new job as a “Telecommunications operator” for all the Hospitals North of the city. This job is HECTIC and there’s a lot to learn. Mostly rules that start with “Do not”. Argh. Anyway. Yesterday I took a call and the woman on the other end of the line was clearly very distressed. […]

  janetdthomas77

  May 11, 2022

  communication, family, happy memories, hospital, Illness, Life, loss, Mindfulness, Work

  choosewordswisely, connections, justbreathe, switchboardoperator, takeabreath, telephone

• It will probably be a year until I see my 1st book

  I emailed my “production team” 4 days ago asking for an update on how my Memoir was going. I knew from previous emails that it would be a few months until my book passed the “editing phase” but today an Editor responded to my inquiry saying the editing process “could take 9-12 months” 😳 Oh […]

  janetdthomas77

  May 10, 2022

  Author life, books, happiness, Humour, identity, Life, mental illness, writing

  author, Author struggles, authorsLife, book production, buddingwriter, my first book, Writer

• Wedding anniversary 💕

  janetdthomas77

  May 9, 2022

  happiness, happy memories, Life, love, marriage, Relationships, remarriage

  2ndmarriage, Admiration, Alun, alunandjanet, AppreciationPost, bestdayever, blessed, blessings, blowjobs, family, flirtgame, good memories, goodforthesoul, happily ever after, happily married

• Daddy Daniels. RIP 😭

  janetdthomas77

  May 8, 2022

  death, family, Grieving, happiness, happy memories, Humour, identity, Life, Relationships

  Admiration, age, alcohol, AppreciationPost, bereavement, bestdayever, Dad, Dad and Daughter, dads pics, good memories, miss my Dad, worstdayofmylife

• Gardening is my favourite hobby xx

  janetdthomas77

  May 7, 2022

  food, gardening, goals, happiness, happy memories, identity, Life, rest, self help, self love

  garden, gardening, goodforthesoul, happyplace, organic, our own fruits, our own veggies, sustainability

• Street art #4

  janetdthomas77

  May 7, 2022

  dating, happy memories, Holidays, Life, marriage, photography

  FremantleWA, perthisok, streetart

• Happy Memory #2

  Alun and I were moving house. I was SO EXCITED about it as the first home we moved into was something Alun chose while I was working long hours and when I saw it, my heart dropped. It was an old (VERY OLD) yellow cottage on a quiet street near a Primary school and really, […]

  janetdthomas77

  May 6, 2022

  anxiety, Burnt out, family, Fears, Friends, happy memories, Illness, kindness, Life, love, Relationships, Work

  blessed, family, friendsarelife, friendship, Life, mental illness, rainbowhouse, Relationships