Blogs by Charlie

  • Masking thread 1

    27/12/2019 Just found two unpublished blogs about masking. Masking part 1 Recent social media posts about masking have drawn mixed opinions, and made me think about my thickest masks. I can’t help masking to impress at job interviews, selling skills I don’t really have. Oh, I’d revolutionise their HR systems, affect culture changes. The resulting Read more

  • Masking thread 2 (TW suicide)

    From Twitter 28/12/2019 I talked yesterday about my “enjoying a night out with the girls clubbing mask”. I have got to be honest, I have a much thicker mask. I weld it to my face, and it doesn’t just slip when it fails – it cracks wide open. I put this mask on when I Read more

  • New Year Resolution for 2020

    New Year’s Resolutions, just a continuation of a resolution I made a while ago: Think twice before volunteering, making new commitments, agreeing to things. Remember that you’re spread too thin already, and never know how you or your dependants will feel from one day to the next. My “don’t enter too many races” resolution started Read more

  • My top 10 Christmas Hits

    It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like F*** This Sigh at Night It’s the Most Triggering Time of the Year Stop the Carvery Mistletoe and Whine Shite Christmas Jingle Hell Rocking and Sobbing around the Christmas Tree Happy Xmas (It’s Nearly Over) Thank F*** it Isn’t Christmas Every Day Read more

  • Side-eye conversations with Iggy

    TW CW suicide child death bullying Note: Media interest in our story is not welcome. Names have been changed, so don’t bother googling us. My first-born son killed himself earlier this year, out of the blue, aged just fifteen. For background, since starting high school in 2017 Iggy had been struggling increasingly with anxiety. In Read more

  • ‘Tis the season to be overwhelmed tra la la la la fuck off fuck off

    There are numerous friends and acquaintances with whom I’ve suggested meeting up for a chat over a run, walk, coffee. Just might take me a while to get around to it. This time of year is always overwhelming for me – balancing the demands of the busy period at work, the pressure of family birthdays Read more