ASHLEY SMITH
Founding member
Bio
England based carer, live with my wife, her parents and 4 cats. will write for all areas but especially mental health and disability. though as stuff for filthy seems popular will try there . any comments, suggestions or requests considered
Stories (184/0)
So bad it works
Towards the end of last year, when the uk had a general election, I heard a theory I hadn't heard before. There were the usual posters, tv adverts and buzzwords but there were always some that stood out and got talked about the most. They were the posts that were unclear, muddled or simply looked lie they were done in a school project. There were 2 or 3 word slogans that either covered many things as were so vague or nothing as they were confusing.
By ASHLEY SMITH4 years ago in The Swamp
pluses on a bad day
My mood and mental health is quite bad at present and the news I get is bad, so I take anything I can for a cheer up. After a day as a frontline carer, stinking from the sweat and fed up after hearing a close friend is heading for his last few days on earth. As I struggled through the day and while perusing Facebook and trying to share posts pointing out the problems with covid and its treatment.
By ASHLEY SMITH4 years ago in Motivation
pasta,veg and sauce
I have been cooking both at home and for work for nearly 40 years, I only follow exact recipes when I want something like a sauce or a certain pastry.it tends to be look what I have, look at the time I have and go from there. At work I care for adults with additional needs and often need to cook for 15 people or more. We grow our own vegetables and buy in other ingredients, this means most meals start from the ground up.
By ASHLEY SMITH4 years ago in Feast
what you might have missed
I am probably quite a rarity during this lock down period, I have drank less, eat less and watched less tv. Music is my escape at the moment, best way to block out the world. As a front line carer its important to forget the world now and again. So here's 3 things lost myself in recently.
By ASHLEY SMITH4 years ago in Geeks
post lockdown escape
the lockdown has cost me 3 concerts and meant my wedding and subsequent honey moon is delayed a year. Also it means I will not be able to visit my son for his 30th birthday and he wont be able to see mine for my 50th. He lives 50 miles from me and due to his autism and other needs he lives in a supported living care home. He seems to be coping with the lock down so far as he hasn't been in contact to complain.
By ASHLEY SMITH4 years ago in Families
Worrying is good
I heard an interesting theory while listening to a comedy podcast earlier and still not sure if they are right or not. They said that the man in the couple is anxious, worries all phone calls are bad news and that all conversations are the same. The wife is organised to a point but lets things happen and deals as she goes along. What they said was not only is he dealing with the pandemic and lockdown better but that she heard that this is true in many more cases.
By ASHLEY SMITH4 years ago in Psyche
how to watch tv
I am sure there will be many reading this that wont believe a few things I remember from my earlies tv watching days. In the uk it was 3 channels, everything was on and then went till it was repeated. If you missed it there was no recording, no catch up and no plus one channels. It meant that if you needed a comfort break or drink you had to wait between programmes or rush during adverts, a famous cry would come up of "its back on" and you would need to rush back as there was no pause.
By ASHLEY SMITH4 years ago in 01
not so sweet dreams
I have often read that at least part of the dreams you have at night are based on the last things you think of before you sleep. My mind must be going off on some bizarre tangents I don't notice if this is true. Its not always the case that I remember dreams or that they gradually disperse as I wake up. For the first time that I can recall I physically woke my self as I reacted to something in the dream and even woke my fiancé. I can usually pick her up and move her if she's on my side of the bed so I presume my reaction to the dream was violent.
By ASHLEY SMITH4 years ago in Psyche
Lockdown diary
I have just been reading how historians suggest people start to write journals and diary entries about the pandemic and lock down. Therefore in the future you can have first hand stories about how people remembered this time and how they got through it. One of my favourite historical book series is hidden voices, books made from first hand accounts of the two world wars. It includes account from both sides of the conflict and doesn't have any bias as both sides are represented.
By ASHLEY SMITH4 years ago in Psyche
The threat is real, the virus kills
I have added the American way to the headline as I want to compare where I am in the uk with the American to a deadly virus. As around 42,000 Americans have died due to covid I don't understand the people who believe it wont happen or hasn't happened and is a fake story. I love a conspiracy theory but this isn't a gunman behind a grassy mound. This is millions infected and thousands dead.
By ASHLEY SMITH4 years ago in Longevity
sex sells
I have just finished watching a documentary about a way young women can make thousands of pounds from their bodies, all from within their own home. Its a website that allows you to post whatever content you choose and then you can charge a monthly fee for access, you can also sell individual items separately.
By ASHLEY SMITH4 years ago in Filthy
is pornography cheating
This is a slightly more involved question then it used to be a few years ago. Its not just videos in plain packaging and top shelf magazines. You can access pretty much anything you like via your phone or computer, legal or otherwise. The choice is massive and basically for free unless you want to pay for "premium content".
By ASHLEY SMITH4 years ago in Filthy