Category: writing

• Thankful

  I’m still in pain. Still suffering. Still uncomfortable no matter what position I sit or lay in. So instead of complaining, I’m going to tell you what I’m thankful for. I’m thankful for Alun. He’s going through a lot of grief and has his friend Dave’s funeral on the 8th June. Even so, he is […]

  janetdthomas77

  June 2, 2022

  Author life, books, family, Family Obligations, food, marriage, Mindfulness, money, Work, writing

  Life, pain, Relationships, withdrawalssuck

• 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

• 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

• An update on my Memoir

  So Damn Excited.

  janetdthomas77

  August 3, 2021

  Life, self love, Work, writing

  author, authorsLife, Authorstruggles, bookdeal, buddingwriter, memoir, publishingdeal, Writer

• Own your narrative

  March 04, 2019 I watched a great series on “Netflix” a few weeks/months back called “sex education” – the naughty scenes were hard to watch so I mostly covered the phone with my hand (I watch Netflix a lot on my phone) until they were over; but the parts where people were there for their […]

  janetdthomas77

  May 5, 2021

  anxiety, Fears, Illness, Life, love, mental illness, self help, self love, writing

  medoingme, narrative, recharge, reset, rewrite

• An imperfect Christian

  August 23, 2018 My friend Jack said to me the other day that he’s amused with me calling myself a Christian because I’m one of the cheekiest people he knows. “You’re not very religious, Janet” I know. So I thought I’d address that in today’s blog. Lucky you, eh? I am in Christian in the […]

  janetdthomas77

  May 5, 2021

  Christian life, Humour, Life, love, relationship advice, self help, self love, writing

  Christianity, Follow Jesus, Jesus, Jesus is the Way, Religion, The Big 3, TheShack

• “I will try to fix you”

  February 14, 2019 That’s one of the most moving songs I’ve ever heard – Coldplay’s “Fix you”. Because in the song, he loves someone and just wants to help them. And that is what Alun, my Psych and my closest and dearest friends are trying to do with me, they all want to fix me. I understand […]

  janetdthomas77

  May 3, 2021

  Fears, Life, love, mental illness, suicide, writing

  anxiety, depression, mental illness, reset, rest, struggles

• Thankful

  August 02, 2017 When I’m depressed, friends I love tell me “count your blessings”, “find 3 things you’re thankful for”, “what things are you happy about in your life?” And when I’m in the first few stages/levels of depression – I can do that. So today, here’s what I’m thankful for: A home to come […]

  janetdthomas77

  April 25, 2021

  food, Friends, Humour, Life, love, mental illness, Relationships, writing

  blessings, depression, grateful, mental illness, thankful

• Between the lines

  My memoir is a careful tightrope balance between speaking my truth and protecting those I love…or in all honesty – trying not to be bollocked by my parents for telling the world their secrets. So I won’t write about my Dad being a raging alcoholic or my Mom buying, selling, growing and smoking marijuana all […]

  janetdthomas77

  February 21, 2021

  Life, Relationships, writing

  Author struggles, Life, love, Work, writing