Mortuary Worker & Death Blogger
I woke up early again this Sunday! I had my breakfast, said goodbye to my other half and off I headed out in the rain. For the day was made for cemetery wandering and cemetery wandering I was about to do! The gates from within the cemetery Nunhead cemetery is one of the least known... Continue Reading →
My week in summary! Fairly long post I'm afraid but thought I would update you all on what's been happening. Sunday Sunday morning I got up nice and early and headed to the Gardens of Peace Muslim cemetery. I was very kindly granted a complimentary place on a Funeral Awareness Course for Women by the... Continue Reading →
My word what a busy week it’s been! Tuesday saw the third and most exciting Death Cafe that I’ve co-hosted so far. Not only did we peak in numbers of attendees but we also had a local magazine journalist and photographer attend for a feature they are going to run on our Death Cafe! I’m... Continue Reading →
I found myself yesterday having surrounded myself in death. I realised that I not only went to work at the mortuary as usual but also helped present a talk about end of life care, showed around a student nurse interested in our work, came home and listened to the Griefcast podcast, watched Disney's Coco with... Continue Reading →
I’ve seen a creepier and crawlier side to my job this week. Possibly the one I’m most fearful of. Do you know what bed bugs look like? I didn’t, but I do now. There are a number of parasites and tiny creatures that call the human body home or food. Some whether dead or alive.... Continue Reading →
I knew it! By knew it, I actually mean I jokingly doubted it while getting a tad worried that I had a heart of stone and nothing would ever upset me besides Supervet or YouTube videos of dogs being reunited with their owners. However on Thursday I actually got quite emotional and had a little... Continue Reading →
Tuesday being the worst day of the week aside, I’m in a fairly positive and upbeat mood this week so far. It struck me yesterday how many families we get visit their relatives and sing to them. It’s happened to me on a few occasions now and I think it's lovely. I know that there... Continue Reading →
It’s a sunny day in East London, and the Internet blogging masses descended upon the CEME centre in Rainham for BlogConLDN. I found this event myself through Eventbrite when searching for things to do while my fiancé was away that were in the local area. It seemed ridiculously coincidental that a blogging convention would be... Continue Reading →
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