Today I Can Breathe Again
"I feel like I'm going to die" I half whispered half-mouthed to my Mum yesterday. As the words left [...]
Closing a Train Door
Yesterday, at 6.30am I was sorting out the coat pegs (as you do), getting rid of coats that I [...]
Not Being OK Is A Bit Shit
"It's ok to not be ok" is something I've said to myself and to others on many occasion, and [...]
Waiting For The Fog To Lift
It's been a tough month or two in the TDF household. The medication for my depression has had to [...]
The Frayed Edges of Christmas
Christmas eve - excitement, cinema trip, lunch out, kids bickering. Christmas day - excitement, family, food, wine, too many [...]
Meningitis & Me
Meningitis is one of the scariest words to hear as a parent. Which is probably why I didn't really [...]
#waveoflight
This is only going to be a short piece, but I wanted to write something about Baby Loss Awareness Week. [...]
Body Pumping My Way To Mental Fitness
I've been going to body pump now for 8 weeks since my PARiS referral began. It was the first [...]
My Weight Rollercoaster
My name is Loo and......I'm not really sure how to end that sentence. To say that I am a [...]
Sssh! Don’t tell anyone but…
I'm sat by myself. Well, with the two TDF dogs, but essentially just me. The youngest small is in [...]
Steely Determination
A friend said to me today that I should think about getting a part-time job, and just keep my [...]
The fat people: do all the things! Part Two
I've been slacking, I know. Life gets in the way - you know how it is, and before you [...]