I took a break from the blog yesterday. I stayed at home and took the day off mentally, so there wasn’t really anything to write about. The quiet day gave me an opportunity to do the homework assignment for my DBT group this week, which is to practise the “what” and “how” mindfulness skills. The “what” skills are observing, describing, and participating. This can be done during...

I’m still determined to find a good air-fryer apple fritter recipe. The next one I try out this morning calls for an egg, some melted butter and apple cider vinegar in addition to the usual flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and spices. The “dough” turns out very thin, almost like pancake batter. I use the mini-oven’s air fryer mode instead of the stand alone round air fryer I used for the...

I have a coffee/walk date with a new guy I met online, N. He lives near Phoenix Park so we agree to meet at a popular cafe that’s run out of a converted shipping container. It takes about 30 minutes on a bus from city centre to get there. The weather is supposed to be dry, but there are some brief showers on the bus ride. I catch glimpses of a couple on rainbows along the way. When I...