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Toby’s journal

Cooking for four when I want none of it.

46 entries from 13 Aug 2024 to 9 Jun 2026 · Swindon, UK

  • Steady

    Saturday 21 Sep 2024week 7fine energy 21 reply

    Ten minutes then I am asleep. No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have taken my medication on the correct day for the eleventh week running. I nearly…

  • A plain question

    Thursday 12 Sep 2024week 6steady energy 13 replies

    Ten minutes then I am asleep. Spread it across the day instead of trying to do it all at teatime and everything got easier. Greek yoghurt, eggs, and the limits of both. I…

  • Standing in the kitchen

    Tuesday 3 Sep 2024week 5hopeful energy 21 reply

    What I keep coming back to is how long it took me to get here. Not the medication — the asking. Years of that. Nothing has happened yet, which nobody had warned me about. I…

  • I have started

    Monday 26 Aug 2024week 3hopeful energy 51 reply

    Ten minutes then I am asleep. Nothing has happened yet, which nobody had warned me about. I think I expected to feel something immediately, and instead I made a cup of tea…

  • Day one

    Wednesday 21 Aug 2024week 3wired energy 24 replies

    Quickly, before bed. What I keep coming back to is how long it took me to get here. Not the medication — the asking. Years of that. Started in the summer holidays, which he…

  • Sunday lunch

    Tuesday 13 Aug 2024week 2awkward energy 11 reply

    Quickly, before bed. A wedding. Three courses I could not face, a table of people who noticed, and a very kind waiter who boxed it up without saying a word. Sunday lunch at…