Big changes in order. After many years I find myself single and for part of the week anyway childless (as not being responsible for them not that I've got part week cryogenic storage of them or any other such exciting option). I have ended and won a small victory against the depart5ment of work and pensions regarding actually paying me the right amount of Disability Living Allowance (still not right but the move is in the right direction towards being right).I now face the joy of various doctors appointments for my eldest sons health after he may of dislocated his knee by doing something silly like using his leg to walk. I know it sounds unlikely but as he has some hyper mobility in his joints it goes with the territory, thankfully due to my health issue it didn't to my knowledge involve social services referral regarding possible abuse which given no social worker turned up I'm pretty sure didn't happen behind my back. I have suddenly developed a social life with invites to parties and outing coming thick and fast, and have the final exam for the introduction to counselling course on Monday, still waiting a email from tutor about what to do about missing some learning objectives from journals and have to hand it in on Monday.

So people keep telling me I must be stressed, feeling terrible and basically ready for some sort of emotional breakdown, and I sit here thinking gee I haven't felt so good in my mental well-being for some time, which is too say I'm feeling great. So I'm thinking change I can live with it bring excitement and new challenges its the settle non stressful bits of life that get me down.

So at present I've decided its time to celebrate where I'm up to and how I got here, which presently is looking like getting a tattoo...