Why do writer’s write? The only reason writers write is they can’t help it; they have to! We are compelled to put pen to pape or fingers to the keyboard, whether it is published or not, almost like an illness or addiction. As a child, I can even recall sitting on the loo, writing on the toilet … Continue reading »
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Daily writing, paddling, staying afloat
I follow a few writing blogs, and Live to Write – Write to Live is one of my favourites. A blog on this site written by Diane MacKinnon, Dialogue With The Internal Editor really sparked my writing mood and practice, and makes good sense. Yesterday I wrote about dementia, drowning, and paddling like a swan … Continue reading »
The purpose of writing about dementia
My website and Daily Digest or blog has grown legs, and is now being referred to as a resource for a variety of dementia training organisations or other sites. It is exciting and empowering, and also gratifying it is seen as useful, but with this comes a certain amount of pressure to ‘perform’! Some time … Continue reading »
Dementia is awkward to live with
Some time ago, I wrote ‘dementia is awkward to live with’. The thing that stands out in that phrase for me now is ‘to live with’, as I suspect this is a significant key to remaining positive. When first diagnosed, I was told to “give up work, give up study, and start living for the … Continue reading »
Too annoyed to write a ‘real’ blog!
A very short blog today, as I am too angry to write something constructive. If I posted what I have written so far, it would be unfair to myself, and possibly to some others. But suffice to say, it is about yet another instance of a person with dementia being made to look incapable of being … Continue reading »
What the hell happened to my office!
Some days I write on my private blog titled What the hell happened to my brain. Today, I am once again frustrated with and perplexed about the state of my office. Hence the reason this blog is titled What the hell happened to my office (again!!!). It is only recently that I filed everything covering my desk, … Continue reading »
Letter to Mum
When I was visiting my parents recently, my mother lamented the fact that almost no-one send letters anymore. In fact, hardly anyone writes letters any more, not even typed ones sent by email. Social media such as Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, and email have taken over our world and lives. Almost no-one picks up the phone … Continue reading »
A reason to blog
Following my last blog, I’ve thought further about blogging, and why I do it. Our young friends asked me yesterday if the movie Julie and Julia had inspired me, and if I intended to publish my blog one day. I have thought about publishing Project 366, especially as now it is a recipe file, and … Continue reading »
The day dementia gave me the shits
The dementia is giving me the shits today (26/11/11), I feel like giving in to that bloody PLOM disease – yes, Poor Little Old Me! Fuck it, why shouldn’t I give in to it? Why shouldn’t I have an hour, a day, a week, or month of feeling like this? Well, a few moments or … Continue reading »
Raising my flag
There are days I feel despondent about the way I write or the words I use, as I read another bloggers beautiful words and think to myself, I wish I could write like that. It is with some trepidation I keep on blogging, that I kept on with the November NaNoWriMo project, and that I share … Continue reading »
