Holocaust Memorial Day

A painful day with some relief from my electric heat pad. I tried asking my Mum something today which was a complete waste of time as usual and I regretted ringing her. My mistake. 

She is completely emotionally unintelligent. She is much happier in my younger brother’s company. Fair enough. I am much happier not in hers - even being on the other end of a phone is unbearable.

She is obviously a woman who gets on better with males than her own gender. I think she would have been happier with two sons. She is even more interested in laughing with the sons of my younger brother’s girlfriend’s sister and brother, who have a son each. 

She accuses me of calling her “thick”. I have never called anyone thick in my life. The sooner I move and am fully removed from her, the better. She has shown zero interest in my foot or fibromyalgia pain either. She has fibromyalgia herself. If you met her, you would think she was lovely but she is a narcissist.

Anyway, enough of her. Rant over, as they say!

It’s Holocaust Memorial Day today. I watched Dame Maureen Lipman - a fantastic (comedy) actress in my opinion - talking on morning TV about her Jewish heritage and how the cemetery where her parents are buried in Hull has been desecrated so many times that it has to be kept under lock and key. 

Visitors are given a small hammer to gain access, along with the key. It was incredibly moving to watch. I was in tears and felt angry for what her parents and so many others endured, just for being born Jewish. I hope all those who perished are always remembered. I read a quote online today that sums up the atrocity of the Holocaust perfectly (see extra).

The Diary of Anne Frank was pivotal in my own interest in writing and keeping a diary of my own - I read hers as a teenager and devoured every page. She aspired to become a journalist, as I did as a teenager and in my early 20s and in my late 20s, undertook a Diploma  in Journalism and passed with Distinction and went on to teach journalism online for a short time whilst still working my day job in administration. I thought of her when I received my certificate. I fervently wish she had lived to fulfil her ambition.

My other extras are homemade cheese scones, homemade fish pie for dinner this evening (it tasted much better than it looks!). I have been forcing myself to try and eat as my appetite has been low recently, which is  very out of character.

I am hoping to meet my friend tomorrow. He has been having a tough week  so I said I will text him in the morning to confirm our meet up, see if we are both feeling well enough. I am getting my fringe trimmed tomorrow as I am too fatigued to sit for over an hour to get my hair fully done. A fringe trim will be enough for now. I hope it’s a wee bit warmer tomorrow!

I still need to do my Duolingo as apart from cooking, I have been resting and planning out appointments in my diary for the coming month. 

I’m going to watch The Last Leg on Channel 4 tonight. I’m delighted it’s back for a new series as it’s one of my favourite programmes.

Thanks for all the kind comments, stars, and hearts for both my Blip entries and the poem I posted yesterday, especially it is a very rough first draft. I was very intrigued by some of the comments! 

Many of you interpreted it as the story of life, which in a way it was. But it was just the beginning of my story. There’s much more. I have been dithering about sharing more about my life story on Blip. I think I will but how I will do that - through my poetry, my entries or through a combination, I’m not yet sure. 

Today’s main Blip is of my toothbrush (and bathroom cabinet)…I thought it would give you a laugh. My toothbrush is for a 3-5 year old, it has been genuinely life changing. I have gum disease and need to use a very soft brush to avoid flaring up my gum pain and regular toothache. Bonjela and Orajel help too but this brush has been absolutely fantastic. Sorry the photo is a  but rubbish and blurry as I just use my old Moto g phone, I am not into iPhones (even if I could afford one, I wouldn’t want it) and sadly don’t own a camera.

I found it on offer in a supermarket a couple of weeks ago and couldn’t resist it - it’s been far better than any adult soft brush I have purchased in the past. It even sticks on to the shelf in the cabinet due to wee sucker feet which is brilliant when you have joint hypermobility syndrome and are incredibly clumsy as a result, ha! I love it :) 

I hope you have all had a fantastic Friday and have a wonderful weekend :) xx