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Hello and Happy 2022! I hope you’re well and have enjoyed the festive period despite the continuing challenges of the pandemic. I’ve been wondering whether to continue this blog which I started two years ago now. My efforts to tackle my driving fears took a backseat during the early part of the pandemic; the emptyContinue reading “2022: Another new start!”

So first the good news! I got B to the party with no drama and with very little driving practice since before Christmas. A couple of times I thought too much about what I was doing and the fear started to rise up but I counted backwards from thirty, which is surprisingly hard for myContinue reading “Achievements and dilemmas”

Happy New Year! So this is it: the year I learn to enjoy hitting the open road! Well that’s certainly the aim! After my driving lesson I did two or three practice drives with a friend and was able to give a positive update to my driving instructor. I then had to take a coupleContinue reading “New year, new start”

Today I had my first lesson and I am so relieved! I was desperate for it to arrive! I knew it would be hard but I’ve tried to approach it positively knowing that if I never try I’ll never know if I can deal with this fear or not. First we sat in the carContinue reading “Starting out”

Thanks for all the messages in response to my first post. It seems I’m not the only one who is struggling with something and I’m glad that in some cases help is being sought. For anyone suffering from some kind of anxiety I can only advise, do something about it as soon as it startsContinue reading “Waiting”

When B started school in September I never gave much thought to the way in which her social life would develop (and immediately overtake mine, though that’s not saying much!) nor the speed with which the invitations would flow in. Combined with the invitations for E from nursery friends we are now here, there andContinue reading “Grasping the nettle”