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Rilla

Oil rig catering. Ask me about cold storage.

Aberdeen, UK · Aberdeen, forty-one, offshore catering, three weeks on and three off.

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46 entries, and Rilla is still writing.

  • Just Wednesdays

    Thursday 23 Apr 2026week 80flat energy 1

    Quick one. The strange part is not having a project any more. I had not understood how much I was enjoying having one. Steady. Wednesdays are just Wednesdays now. Reduced to…

  • Two lengths, badly

    Monday 13 Oct 2025week 52grateful energy 43 replies

    Quick one. Swam. First time since school. Two lengths, badly, grinning. Full three-week rotation without her back going. Slept flat. Whole night. Flat. Chopper Tuesday.

  • Across the day

    Saturday 9 Aug 2025week 43steady energy 43 replies

    Spread it across the day instead of trying to do it all at teatime and everything got easier. I have found five things I can get down when nothing appeals and I have written…

  • I nearly did not write

    Friday 1 Aug 2025week 42fine energy 33 replies

    Quick one. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have…

  • Slept through

    Sunday 27 Jul 2025week 41rested energy 1

    Quick one. Vivid dreams, every night, the sort you have to sit up and shake off. Two other people in circle have the same and none of us can find anything written about it.…

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18 May 2026 — What did today take out of you?

On the dog, mostly. She does not accept excuses.

5 Apr 2026 — What is your evening like now?

Same as last month, and the month before, and I have come to like that.

19 Feb 2026 — What did you decide not to worry about today?

How to say no to my family about a meal without it becoming a whole event.

6 Jan 2026 — Who was kind to you today?

The pharmacist who caught something on my prescription and stopped me. I think about that moment most weeks.