SmileyAli
@smileyali68.bsky.social
I mostly cycle, run, walk and crochet in the High Peak, with added multiple sclerosis content. Some say I should have a link to something here, but I've come up with nothing!
Smallest ever wellbeing goals for today. Warm shower, comfy clothes, just pause long enough to consider the question what do I need today, and the stretch goal is ten minutes with the Headspace app.
January 27, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Smallest ever wellbeing goals for today. Warm shower, comfy clothes, just pause long enough to consider the question what do I need today, and the stretch goal is ten minutes with the Headspace app.
I input into AI how to phrase an I statement to explain how it makes me feel when my partner says "I would just" when I'm struggling with something. I already feel validated.
January 25, 2026 at 10:14 PM
I input into AI how to phrase an I statement to explain how it makes me feel when my partner says "I would just" when I'm struggling with something. I already feel validated.
I'm so politically homeless right now.
January 25, 2026 at 9:40 PM
I'm so politically homeless right now.
Eyeing up a knitting pattern for a pair of mittens which require use of a cable needle. Having had to google image what is a cable needle is a minor matter, of course I can do cable, right?
January 25, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Eyeing up a knitting pattern for a pair of mittens which require use of a cable needle. Having had to google image what is a cable needle is a minor matter, of course I can do cable, right?
If anyone's discovered a granola or a granola recipe compatible with the #overcomingms I'm interested.
January 24, 2026 at 7:11 PM
If anyone's discovered a granola or a granola recipe compatible with the #overcomingms I'm interested.
Huge success. Dog had a bit of fabric caught on his lower tooth. He tried and tried with his tongue to shift it. I had him sit, held his jaw at the hinge bits (sorry no terminology), and when he opened his mouth with his scary sharp teeth I reached in, fiddled around, eventually got the stuff out.
January 24, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Huge success. Dog had a bit of fabric caught on his lower tooth. He tried and tried with his tongue to shift it. I had him sit, held his jaw at the hinge bits (sorry no terminology), and when he opened his mouth with his scary sharp teeth I reached in, fiddled around, eventually got the stuff out.
I do actually love my perfectly imperfect life. I like my house (and all the things that need fixing and changing and redecorating), I like my location, my community, my partner, my dog, my job and the senior management. I quite like me too. All the things are joyfully flawed.
January 23, 2026 at 3:11 PM
I do actually love my perfectly imperfect life. I like my house (and all the things that need fixing and changing and redecorating), I like my location, my community, my partner, my dog, my job and the senior management. I quite like me too. All the things are joyfully flawed.
I haven't done #MSFriday musings in a while. All the navel gazing has been part of my consciousness that chronic stress, permanently raised cortisol levels are really bad for MS. I am doing a huge conscientious effort to deal with this. It's a lot, and it's not going to be "fixed" quickly.
January 23, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I haven't done #MSFriday musings in a while. All the navel gazing has been part of my consciousness that chronic stress, permanently raised cortisol levels are really bad for MS. I am doing a huge conscientious effort to deal with this. It's a lot, and it's not going to be "fixed" quickly.
I am not someone who should be allowed to use AI in the course of my work. I'm already terrifyingly productive but now I'm producing more than my colleagues can keep up with. Which is actually slowing work and creating a blizzard effect.
January 23, 2026 at 2:47 PM
I am not someone who should be allowed to use AI in the course of my work. I'm already terrifyingly productive but now I'm producing more than my colleagues can keep up with. Which is actually slowing work and creating a blizzard effect.
Revelation. I took a break from work, from home, from partner and from dog and spent ten minutes on the yoga mat doing a guided practice and you know what, nothing happened. There were no bad consequences.
January 23, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Revelation. I took a break from work, from home, from partner and from dog and spent ten minutes on the yoga mat doing a guided practice and you know what, nothing happened. There were no bad consequences.
I'm enjoying a sense of lightness around considering and writing down my top three priorities for my wellbeing in the Resilience Agenda diary. So far this week I've had things like Radical early afternoon break, "Let Them" practice, and "Take up space". These are more specific than they look.
January 22, 2026 at 10:51 AM
I'm enjoying a sense of lightness around considering and writing down my top three priorities for my wellbeing in the Resilience Agenda diary. So far this week I've had things like Radical early afternoon break, "Let Them" practice, and "Take up space". These are more specific than they look.
I asked AI to produce a summary of an exit interview following my normal summary template and boy it did not hold back the punches. It has a very robust feedback style. Almost as though its expects feedback to be received by adults who can take it on the chin.
January 21, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I asked AI to produce a summary of an exit interview following my normal summary template and boy it did not hold back the punches. It has a very robust feedback style. Almost as though its expects feedback to be received by adults who can take it on the chin.
Disobeyed my own rule today. If someone is telling you how they feel this is not the right moment to bring in your feelings and make it about you. It is, however a rule that is not reciprocated. So I broke it. And was heard.
January 20, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Disobeyed my own rule today. If someone is telling you how they feel this is not the right moment to bring in your feelings and make it about you. It is, however a rule that is not reciprocated. So I broke it. And was heard.
When I'm not trying to please someone, to be liked, to fit in, I realise figuring out what I like to do for me is a bit of a puzzle. When I was little I liked to design dolls clothes, make them out of paper or crochet. I could play post office with toys solo for hours. I liked to turn cartwheels
January 19, 2026 at 8:51 PM
When I'm not trying to please someone, to be liked, to fit in, I realise figuring out what I like to do for me is a bit of a puzzle. When I was little I liked to design dolls clothes, make them out of paper or crochet. I could play post office with toys solo for hours. I liked to turn cartwheels
Out of curiosity I googled what are parentified children like as adults. And read all about why I am who I am.
January 18, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Out of curiosity I googled what are parentified children like as adults. And read all about why I am who I am.
I want this to be true.
MAGA = Make America Go Away
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January 18, 2026 at 4:05 PM
I want this to be true.
I believed I had Uz Dog on a short enough lead that he couldn't stray from the wide track we were on. I was wrong. I hadn't realised the wire was an armed electric fence and we will not be speaking of this ever again.
January 18, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I believed I had Uz Dog on a short enough lead that he couldn't stray from the wide track we were on. I was wrong. I hadn't realised the wire was an armed electric fence and we will not be speaking of this ever again.
I feel like I've now bought <all> the bras. I look forward to throwing away every over stretched, or downright uncomfy or weird coloured bra I own. In fact, all my bras. I've been working from home and haven't worn one in some time.
January 18, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I feel like I've now bought <all> the bras. I look forward to throwing away every over stretched, or downright uncomfy or weird coloured bra I own. In fact, all my bras. I've been working from home and haven't worn one in some time.
Ordered two bras online, different brands. Pray for me. Sloggi's smallest are too large (which makes me sad), I'm an age where my shoulders aren't perfect so taking an over the head one off is difficult. And I don't like my nipples visible through a t shirt.
January 18, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Ordered two bras online, different brands. Pray for me. Sloggi's smallest are too large (which makes me sad), I'm an age where my shoulders aren't perfect so taking an over the head one off is difficult. And I don't like my nipples visible through a t shirt.
My priority wellbeing task for today is orderca new bra that fits. To that end I now realise I am a 30 inch, and I have no idea how that happened.
January 18, 2026 at 8:03 AM
My priority wellbeing task for today is orderca new bra that fits. To that end I now realise I am a 30 inch, and I have no idea how that happened.
I am getting a lot "firmer" with other dog owners who attempt to leash shame me while their free range dog is off lead, they aren't even in sight and their dog is approaching every other dog in sight. I do not have things to learn from these people.
January 17, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I am getting a lot "firmer" with other dog owners who attempt to leash shame me while their free range dog is off lead, they aren't even in sight and their dog is approaching every other dog in sight. I do not have things to learn from these people.
I have become someone who owns and reads rather a lot of self help books. Yes, I am desperate for change.
January 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I have become someone who owns and reads rather a lot of self help books. Yes, I am desperate for change.
Truly embracing "Let Them" theory. Let them be responsible for their bins, their bicycles, their behaviours, tempers, decisions, wellbeing. I will not pre empt nor intervene with adults who can handle their own wellbeing
January 17, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Truly embracing "Let Them" theory. Let them be responsible for their bins, their bicycles, their behaviours, tempers, decisions, wellbeing. I will not pre empt nor intervene with adults who can handle their own wellbeing
Listening to the Mel Robbins Podcast episode on The Let Them Theory: How to take back your Peace and Power
Suddenly I can feel some boundaries being drawn, and a timeline for change, because there are things I'd like to do and they have been pushed to one side because of someone else's needs.
Suddenly I can feel some boundaries being drawn, and a timeline for change, because there are things I'd like to do and they have been pushed to one side because of someone else's needs.
January 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Listening to the Mel Robbins Podcast episode on The Let Them Theory: How to take back your Peace and Power
Suddenly I can feel some boundaries being drawn, and a timeline for change, because there are things I'd like to do and they have been pushed to one side because of someone else's needs.
Suddenly I can feel some boundaries being drawn, and a timeline for change, because there are things I'd like to do and they have been pushed to one side because of someone else's needs.
I used to be able to read long poetry. Now, I realise, a sonnet is, in fact, the perfect length.
January 14, 2026 at 8:19 PM
I used to be able to read long poetry. Now, I realise, a sonnet is, in fact, the perfect length.