Lives in Ramsgate
Age 44.5
17 years working for the railway, currently works in ticket office at Ramsgate Station.
Floating on her back in the sea
At work in the ticket office
I’ve had more self-confidence; I’ve reached that stage in life where I just don't give a shit what people think, which has been quite freeing! I’ll stand up for myself more, and say “no, that’s wrong”. I wish I could tell my teenage self “as you get older, you’re going to feel okay about going out like you’ve just got out of bed, and I’m going to go out with my hair looking like I’ve just got out of bed, because I have just got out of bed”. That’s been over the last 3 or 4 years.
I’ve been peri-menopausal over the last 2 years, but because I’m only in my mid 40’s my G.P. just keeps fobbing me off. I was put on the mini-pill, which was apparently going to make everything better. It made everything worse. I was only on it for 6 weeks, and I ended up with my hormones going completely up the wall. I didn't know At least before, I knew why I felt sad, or I knew roughly where I was in my wonky cycle. Then when they put me on the mini-pill, all that freedom of knowing where I was has been taken away, so I’m sort of back to square one with that one really. It’s just trial and error.That’s the only negative I can come up with the moment, and will sort of see how life pans out with that one.
Swimming in the sea has been a godsend, it’s nice to be able to get away and have 15 minutes to just float, and be able to be me, basically