So here I am... on a Tuesday, middle of the day... at home. Am I sick? No - well kinda, but that's a longer story. No, I am officially unemployed for the first time in my adult life. I shouldn't say that. I am actually self employed... but I think that's just semantics at this point. What ...
The enigmatic concept of Self Respect
Self Respect is defined as pride and confidence in oneself. I'm so sad. Not depressed, no I don't mean depressed. I mean sad. Like I don't feel like I can possibly manage a smile. Like the slightest word would have be burst into tears. Sad. It started last week while I was applying for leave. Leave, ...
My lowest point.
Tell me, how low do you have to get to truly believe that you are getting used and disrespected at work because you are not pretty enough? Well ladies and gentlemen, I have reached that point. Friday I just sat in the car sobbing because the only conclusion I could think of that I was getting used ...
Happy second anniversary
As the post name suggests - yesterday I started my third year as a diagnosed Crohn's patient. How do I feel? Alright - get ready.... I feel shit. Yes, honestly, really shit. But not so much because of the Crohn's thing. You see, right after my review last Thursday, I picked up a case of the flu ...
Memory… what memory?
In my youth, I passed my High School exams and made my way through University predominately due to my memory. I was one of those lucky people that could absorb things quite easily. That ability has declined recently. Maybe declined is the wrong word... disappeared may be more apt. Everyone is blaming it on ...
Ambition meets Crohn’s
Okay - so... I have been fairly secretive about "something" lately and there is a good reason for that. This is a public blog, so everyone in my life and not has access to it and could find it if they looked hard enough. I applied for a job last week. The first non Government job ...