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It's just conkers.

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     Hello, my love.          It feels like ages since I last wrote a blog, but life has a funny way of throwing curveballs when you least expect it. I know they say what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger, but really. How strong do we have to be? And how the heck are we already in the middle of October? Saying that, this is my favourite time of year. I love the colours of autumn, the misty chill in the mornings, all the Halloween sweets in the shops. Yes, this is the best time of the year. Cut me open, and I bleed pumpkin spice. But that doesn’t mean that it’s an easy time. I suffer from SAD, and the shortening daylight really cuts into my mental health. Ah, yes. Mental health. What a funny thing. One minute you feel like you can handle anything, and then, boom. Life is almost unbearable. And yet. Life goes on. Halloween is just around the corner, then Bonfire Night and then the inevitable Christmas, the most expensive time of the year. Will my wo...