My love of the sea shapes the metaphors of my life:

I have spent the last 12 years sailing the seas of life with my beloved on a beautiful yacht with the sun of our love warming our souls and the cool breeze of our dreams filling our sails and driving us onward through the excitement of unchartered waters.

We  trusted each other to watch for storms and shelter each other from harm. The destination is not important its the journey that is everything.

But one day I wake as I am thrown from my bunk by a jolting wave, then another and another... I shout for my shipmate, she will be there as ever, my

Have just found out that my Decree Nisi is set for early September.  Receiving the solicitor's letter was yet another 'blow' in this long and painful process.  Although I knew the Decree Nisi would come, it still felt like a shock to actually read the words.  The letter said that my husband is entitled to a divorce on the grounds of 'unreasonable behaviour' which, even after 8 months into the process, I find deeply hurtful and ironic.  (In different circumstances, I could have brought a divorce against my husband for unreasonable behaviour that I have tolerated for years.  I could not have

First, I want to answer some comments made in my previous blog entries.

Over analysing… OK, very probably I over analyse on almost all situations. The thing is, when you’re living the bad dream, then it’s so easy to try to work out every situation to its’ last nut and bolt.

So, if I’m bugging you by that, I’m sorry. I do take it on board, and I do know it’s happening, but for me this blog is my therapy. I will refer, even print off, all of this for use later. I need to be precise. Get it right.

Next, I’m coming into the Chat Room soon. Thing is, as a “work-at-home” dad, the kids are around, so I