Originally Posted by
Rad1
Otters how fantastic to hear from you. I am so pleased to hear you are ticking over nicely at the van and well stocked for Christmas with your wife, Jess and Smudge. Sounds like a good gathering to me. Glad to hear you are back at the furniture, you must be an expert now. This year has been so very strange. The phone went dead work wise as it all seemed to be about survival, but strangely I let myself go with the flow and over the summer had wonderful walks in Wimbledon common which is not far. I thought it interesting that everyone around got to experience the huge uncertainty that seems to have followed me through my life. I don't mean that in a nasty way, I wouldn't wish the struggles Ive been through on anyone. Just suddenly everyone seemed to be in the same boat for a change. I've had a few wobbles in the past weeks. More money going out than coming in, but I have saved for such eventualities so coping better than expected. I reckon if I was off the meds, i'd have collapsed into a bad way again. Then I'd be starting the meds again which would have meant 2 months of insomnia and increased anxiety from hell that we veterans got through together. Fingers crossed I can stay calm. My girl is 9 now and Im incredibly proud the way she is developing into a lovely girl. She does piano lessons at school and we have an upright at home we got from a charity shop a couple of year back. Recently she did a school concert on zoom and played a beautiful little piece. Far better than I ever did at school. Anyways, fingers crossed 2021 is a good year, or at least it ends better than it starts.
I will be in touch again soon. best, Rad1