I write three pages of nonsense/deep thoughts most mornings and I find that talking to myself, or more importantly, listening to myself, really helps. Writing helps me focus on the listening because you can't write a dozen thoughts at once so you're forced to finish one at a time. It has helped me feel so much better - takes me 30-45 mins on average, now I'm well-practiced.

I've done the big move thing, though of course we didn't have a choice about driving (Singapore to UK!), and there will just be days when you wonder why on earth you've made such dumb decisions, what's wrong with staying put anyway... second guessing yourself is destructive but it will happen. Writing helped that too because it made me admit to it all. Writing here when you feel rough often helps too, as you noticed.

Find as many little ways to cope as you can - anything that gets you through because it isn't easy, no matter what. Stores of chocolate and Coke for the worst days helped me!!

and feel free to come on here and whine whenever you need to, because that's what we're here for, as long as you share the highs as well as the lows.

Kerri.