So let me start at the start, we moved away from Dublin back to the UK in 2018 (to be closer to family, have more support for my mental health) We moved to North Hertfordshire and we were renting and then we decided we wanted to look for somewhere more permanent, yes that's right buying a house! We looked and looked and found stuff we liked but nothing was perfect we put offers in and people put in higher offers and we felt sad we couldn't get somewhere. Then we said as a joke, why not look in Hampshire close to my in laws and more of Toms other family. Well, TLDR we fell in love with a detached house and it was in our price range and we got it! Wahoo! We've been here since January 2021 and whilst lock downs have been hard and moving in a pandemic was a bit of a faff, here we are! We are home owners and it makes me very happy. Don't get me wrong, we need to do some painting and sort out the garden but the house is pretty damn lush and I am so happy here.
Not long after we moved in (a month...) We were just browsing doggo websites, seeing what is out there and prices. We came across a golden doodle puppy and she was the last one left because someone changed their mind, we were just going to enquire.. nothing set in stone, no decisions. Same day we enquired that night we got the puppy reserved and deposit was down. We didn't mean to get a puppy so early but we're so glad we did, her name is Pepper and she was actually born on our 10 year anniversary! So it is kind of like fate or whatever you want to call it. She has done wonders for my mental health and the counselling I was having during the first few months of moving in was also a big help!
Mental health since I last posted (Sorry it was so long)
So since I last posted, my mental health has been very much up & down. I have had some counselling and dealt with a lot of issues around my dads death and how to cope better with my mental health, it really has helped. Since around March 2021, my mental health has been really good like best I have felt in 10 years, yeah that good! It could be because I had my implant (contraceptive) taken out, or it could be the doggo. I don't know! But I am very happy about it. Writing this today though, I have had a little dip these last couple of days but I am feeling like I can manage it with the skills I learnt in my counselling sessions.
Anyway, that is it for now.. Hopefully won't be another 100 years till my next post!
