Deirdre Geraghty

I have had a bit of a clear out and my friend is coming later who would like my box of assorted mugs and breakfast plates and stuff that I no longer use. It’s a very good feeling.

For the past however many months I have been watching ‘The Brokenwood Mysteries’ on the television. They are set in New Zealand and I really love them and have found that many of my friends and family do too.

To see those poor folks who have lost everything but their lives in the fires of Los Angeles. Complete areas burnt out and gone. And to hear of people setting fires out there… it’s all very difficult to take in.

I struggled to get up this morning and only just about functioning after not much sleep the night before. Hopefully I will wake up after breakfast!

I find myself downstairs again but this time I know how to turn the alarm off so if I fall asleep in the armchair my alarm upstairs won’t disturb my neighbours. So I can relax and know I will be up for the window cleaner who is probably coming early in the morning. Mind you I would rather be asleep in my bed but I’m making the best of a disappointing situation.

I am so very very tired. I have things happening this morning and people coming so I had to get up but I’m doing everything on go slow…

I’m really fed up with Tory MPs complaining on television about things that they would do if they were in power that they didn’t do during their fourteen years in power. They haven’t cared about abuse victims all those years and they’re bleating on now about the Labour Party who have the whole mess that the Tories left to sort out.

I tried to cancel an order late last night but I wasn’t quick enough and I have just found out it’s on its way. I will have to reconsider my options when it arrives.

I knew that I had to get up quickly this morning but I am so tired but I know there’s things to do early.

I find myself in the sitting room and wondering if I should go back upstairs and try to sleep having sorted out the problem that was on my mind during my earlier attempt.