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John’s Mental Health Journals! In 2007 (the year I walked out of my final job) I remember it being a dark evening. The nights were drawing in and the fear was there, but something comforting about sleeping on the living room floor. The flat had been rearranged for a new carpet in the bedroom. My cupboards and fittings were everywhere in the flat and I just laid there, in the dark, not knowing where my head was at. From 2023 - 2024, I start to get tired more during the day. I sleep more and struggle to move. The nights drawing in don’t help. The days are short and I feel less motivated than I ever have felt before at home. During the inbetween days, if I get up and face it, I’ll go to town. The times I feel frustrated are when I feel anxious about stepping outside my comfort zone. I have to calm myself down with night medication for anxiety. Or sleep it off. I can’t control how negative I feel about myself and the world when I really talk myself out of situations, going places and tryin...

A very Wet & Wild start to January 2024. The UK was hit by Storm Henk and so was Nottingham, England. A Yellow Flood & Rain Warning was put in place. Animals had to be rescued from fields as well as some home evacuations.  It's been said that it could take areas and the UK Months to recover from the Floodings and Natural Disaster.  NOTE: These photos were taken in and around Clifton Grove & under Clifton Suspension Bridge in Nottingham, UK. Everybody, please stay say and contact your local Council if experiencing any Flood or Damage related to Storm Henk. Call Floodline for Advice: Telephone: 0345 988 1188 Textphone: 0345 602 6340 Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 During the Lockdown of 2020, things were starting to get a bit messy on the streets and surrounding areas. Myself and Mr. Wilcox started Litter Picking and kept things Clean for a bit in the local area of Nottingham, England. 

Over the past few weeks, I caught up with some faces from in and around Nottingham. This was during August 2023 and what a lovely catch up it was to meet these people: Mike Wilcox & Myself in The Old Salutation Inn. With... Ken of Parallel Universe Toy Shop. With... Sam Hexx of Flirting With Corpses & DALE (Notts) band(s). With... Paul Smith - Singer of Patriot Rebel band. With... Ash (Left) & Gordi (Middle). With... Gordi at The Old Salutation Inn Pub.