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#clapforthecarers
People up and down the country have contributed in so many different ways. Last night was the last #clapforthenhs #clapforthecarers 8pm...
stephanybrickleban
May 28, 20201 min read
A beautiful friend
It's more than a website, it's about belief. A beautiful friend is helping me with my website. Well she isn't helping, she's creating it;...
stephanybrickleban
May 27, 20201 min read
A memory
I sit amongst the perfectly laid table and listen to the sounds coming from the kitchen. A warm summer's evening, a slight breeze in the...
stephanybrickleban
May 26, 20201 min read
The need to feel calm
Tranquillity from the chaos we are living in. The need to feel calm, amongst the chaos. How will i find it? A walk in nature, tranquil...
stephanybrickleban
May 25, 20201 min read
#sundayfunday
We should have bee at One Love festival this weekend. We should have been at One Love festival this weekend, Ian would have been playing...
stephanybrickleban
May 23, 20201 min read
Too much fear stops us in our tracks, immobilises us.
Fear can immobilise you and make you become scared of yourself or the world around you. FEAR can stop you in your tracks Unable to see...
stephanybrickleban
May 23, 20201 min read
Anxiety
When does anxiety turn in to depression? Anxiety, what does it actually mean? It must be different to every single individual. Mine would...
stephanybrickleban
May 21, 20201 min read
Exhausted
I feel exhausted physically and mentally. I feel exhausted. I have nights when I can't sleep. Monday in to Tuesday I think I only slept...
stephanybrickleban
May 20, 20201 min read
Hottest Day Today!
But the Coronavirus hasn't gone away. Hottest Day Today! Hottest day of the year! It's hot outside but the coronavirus hasn't gone away. ...
stephanybrickleban
May 19, 20201 min read
SILENCE
Beautiful silence, I thank you. SILENCE How beautiful you are. How tranquil and still you become. Bringing calm to an upside down world....
stephanybrickleban
May 19, 20201 min read
Words
In no particular order PAIN TREES GREEN VOICES OUTSIDE STILL WOOD PIGEON HELP WHY DO WE HELP OTHERS? TO MAKE OURSELVES FEEL GOOD? OR...
stephanybrickleban
May 16, 20201 min read
Saturday
I do miss ‘normal’ life but I also don’t want ‘normal’ life to resume again, once lockdown is fully over. Today is Saturday. We still...
stephanybrickleban
May 15, 20201 min read
Crossroads
Perhaps I come to crossroads more frequently than others. There's a crossroads in your life, two or more turnings you can take. Which...
stephanybrickleban
May 14, 20201 min read
FEAR
The fear is BACK! The FEAR is back! At the beginning of lockdown, I walked home most nights from my shift and a paranoid thought - 'hey...
stephanybrickleban
May 13, 20201 min read
Lockdown
Tears have fallen today. Lockdown Shut down Put down It's a fucking joke It's a hoax It's a poke A poke in the eye Teary upset eye...
stephanybrickleban
May 12, 20201 min read
Social media like Facebook is like the news now. I've taken Facebook off my phone and what o delight that has been. Social media like...
stephanybrickleban
May 11, 20201 min read
Boris Johnson
What must he think? We wake up to the nation, the world laughing at Boris Johnson. Boris did his speech last night at 7PM. It was a...
stephanybrickleban
May 10, 20201 min read
We isolate now
so when we gather again no one is missing We isolate now, so when we gather again no one is missing. The day feels autumnal, jumpers and...
stephanybrickleban
May 9, 20201 min read
A birthday celebration
A lockdown birthday. Today was Ian's bday and what a delight it was. It felt like normal again. The sun was shining ALL day. Glorious hot...
stephanybrickleban
May 8, 20201 min read
VE Day
"Two World Wars and One World Cup" VE Day! I struggle "Two World Wars and one World Cup" was chanted at me everyday throughout myschool...
stephanybrickleban
May 7, 20201 min read
Mind Explosions
Five minute daily blog, pen to paper and typed up here for your enjoyment!1/2 minute read - -read in the waiting room, waiting for a bus, on the loo!
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