In a Nutshell…
Good morning beautiful blog-readers! For many of us, the great and mighty Covid has caused us all to take a step back and look at what we’ve been doing with our lives. For some of us, Covid has even forced us to take a long, hard look at whether or not it’s time to change […]
Hakuna Matata – The GOLDen Age
I haven’t been feeling too well this week, as I had a lupus* flare up a few days ago and just needed to lay low. Social media has taken a back seat and my normal sleep hours have multiplied by two-fold in the last 48 hours. You know how thoughts pop in and out of […]
A Pint of Heineken and a Shot of Lithium Please – Part Two
Note to reader: This is MY STORY. I place zero judgment on anyone reading this who is taking anti-depressants or any form of medication that helps you get through your day-to-day life. I am simply sharing my experience and my opinions are my own. Let me be clear that when I use the term ‘crazies’ […]
A Pint of Heineken and a Shot of Lithium Please – Part One
“Based on our assessment of your daughter, her frequent depressive moods, followed by bouts of hyper-activity, we are diagnosing her with Bipolar 2 disorder”. The doctor’s monotone American accent, lingered on the word ‘disorder’, as the four other people in the room stared blankly at me. Three of them had absolutely no idea what he […]
Ille-Gay-ly Homosexual – The saga continues down under…
Ille-Gay-ly Homosexual – Part Three Imagine having spent the guts of 10 years hiding in my own little closet, sheltered by the arms of the catholic church, and now about to break free. My squash game was improving more and more. I was invited to travel with the Irish Senior National Team to Australia for […]
Leftover Salad
Here’s a random piece I wrote around easter time this year. I enjoy David Sedaris very much and have read practically all of his books. He has a genius way of writing about aboslutely anything. This was my first attempt at trying my hand at his style. I didn’t start eating salads until I was […]
Knickerbocker Glory!
I thought I’d share this piece I wrote several months ago, about a distinct childhood memory I have. It was sparked the other day when I had my first ice-cream in ages. As luck would have it, I have developed an intolerance to lactose. And there are pills for that! Over the counter too! For […]
Angel in the River Elba
Yesterday, we went for a drive through the countryside about 30 minutes outside of Prague. It was a town called Dřísy. Now to the average Irish eye, that word is simply pronounced: Drisy. Well, if I may, allow me to educate you on the Czech language. (Seriously, I know five words). See that funny little […]
I Made It… And I’m only getting started.
There are some of my friends who, upon hearing I was going to be fifty, gasped in disbelief (albeit PRETEND disbelief). Some said ‘oh you don’t look it at all!’ (Liars – unless they mean I look OLDER) Others casually mentioned ‘it’s all down-hill from now!’ (the naiivety!) and some just offered me a drink […]