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Having said I would try and avoid political posts with the events of last week this is not going to be the case. With the Prime Minister resigning from the leadership of the Conservative Party the focus is now on who might replace him. I would hope that there could be a change of directionContinue reading “Further thoughts”

Where to start, there are several topics going round in my head. Normally I try to stay away from politics This week there are trans related political topics going round as we have had one or two more pronouncements have been made by Government Ministers. The Attorney General, Sue Braverman, who you would have thoughtContinue reading “A thought or two”

I have spent much of the last two days sorting out my laptop which had become barely fit for purpose. One of the tasks which was sorted at the same time was managing to remove any trace of my deadname from it. It had been purchased before my transition and everything to do with theContinue reading “Unexpected”

There has been a great deal said about trans inclusion or not in sport in recent months. In the last few days the governing body for swimming, FINA, has excluded trans swimmers from elite competition if the trans person has had any puberty in their original biological gender. I understand the requirement is that aContinue reading “Inclusion”

I have been reading a book called Emotional Inheritance by Galit Atlas. I was attracted to it by a review I had read, when it arrived I was at first reluctant to actually pick it up and start reading. I suppose I thought it might be difficult, trigger stuff which it did. The premise isContinue reading “Belonging”

Our Prime Minister is facing a vote of no confidence as I write this. Confidence in his abilities is something that our Prime Minister appears never to have lacked.  It occurred to me how confidence has been so important in my transition making it easier and less painful when ones confidence grows. When I firstContinue reading “Confidence”

Something I learnt early on in my transition was the loss of male privilege. Sadly, though this does not reflect well on me, I had not realised that I had enjoyed the benefit of male privilege until I no longer had it. Worse than that, although I did not come from a privileged background, inContinue reading “Just a pebble”

I have two projects which have been ongoing for years, both for over six years. One of which has become a complete millstone, the other has had, indeed still has difficulties, both of which I hope will conclude one way or another within the next two to three months.  The millstone has been put outContinue reading “Waiting”

There have been discussions this week about one of my projects at work. It is nearing completion and with the current uncertainty in the country with both inflation and the rise in prices for materials it was made clear to me that I should be absolutely clear about the financial position of the project. IContinue reading “It will do”

They say the last few steps are the hardest. The last few steps before a new beginning, does that count? I was really quite down for a couple of days at the end of last week. In reality there was no valid reason to be despondent, down, but then emotions have little to do rationalContinue reading “Last few steps”