I’ve got a new pair of trainers. I’ve had them for several weeks now but I’ve been saving them to wear today. Today’s special because it’s the second anniversary of the day I woke up having a ‘ticcing fit’. That marked the start of the daily fits that’ve had such a big impact on my life ever since.…

Last night Zoë and I popped to the Gowlett where Leftwing Idiot was DJing. He’s been playing there for years and it’s always a nice way to spend a Sunday evening. The bar staff always make me feel very welcome so I feel comfortable there, even when I’m having a ‘ticcing fit’.…

I woke up in the middle of last night having a ‘ticcing fit’. It was the type in which my muscles become very tight and I can’t move at all. Going from being asleep to waking up rigid in the middle of a painful fit is very unnerving.…

Leftwing Idiot and I were reminiscing earlier about a ticced song I used to sing on the subject of sheepdogs. Neither of us could remember the words, and unusually nor could my tics. Fortunately I’d written them down in this post.…

As well as the ubiquitous pantomime, over-eating seems to be another Christmas tradition. It almost feels like an obligation to guzzle great quantities of extra food at this time of year. You’ve probably just tucked into a mince pie yourself.

If you have, it might not be the best time to start talking about puff pastry.…

It’s my fitiversary. Exactly a year ago today I woke up having a ‘ticcing fit’, and I’ve had at least two a day ever since. As I got dressed this morning I reached for a pair of tracksuit bottoms, but immediately decided against them because they didn’t seem suitable attire for a fitiversary.…

It’s 8 o’clock in the evening and I’ve only just got up. I need to write about what happened last night but I don’t really know where to begin. Exactly seventeen hours ago my longest ever ‘ticcing fit’ finally came to an end.…

I was off work again today because I’m still not well. Whenever I’m ill I have more ‘ticcing fits’ than usual and today was no exception. Poppy kindly stayed with me all day to make sure I was safe.

Fairly early on in the morning I had a fit that coincided with Poppy discovering a blog called Red Lemonade and in particular some brilliant posts reviewing the inexplicably popular ‘erotic’ novel ‘Fifty Shades of Grey.’…

I’ve been looking forward to writing this entry and filling you in on my trip to Scotland to visit friends, many of whom also have Tourettes. It’s been one of the most amazing weekends I’ve had in ages.

Warm Welcome
Ruth, Claire and I arrived late on Friday night to be met at the airport by our friend Pauline.…

Last night I dreamt I was having a ‘ticcing fit’ and it seemed to go on for ages. I felt a moment of relief when it stopped and I woke up. My relief was short-lived though – it turned out I was having a fit in real life as well.