I can tell that 1) I did not bring my meds with me for the few days back at my parents and 2) I did not have counselling today due to the aforementioned visit because I have been unreasonably a grouch for 90% of the day. Working on digging myself out and being kinder both to self and to others...

There was beer, there were carols, I gave most of my work hamper to my mother. Tomorrow I will ascend to the loft to get lights for the kitchen and hallway, and when dad gets back from his Aphasia support group we will have mini Xmas dinner. Life looks different these days, but glad for all of it

ok, here we go 💣

Staff carol service this afternoon was the usual joy as we get the building to ourselves and the clergy very generously hold space for us as a (very large) team to be together and thank us. Now heading back home for a few days with my parents for our 'Christmas' ❤️🎄

Chorister Bishop Evensong with Wesley's The Wilderness for the anthem has been a taste of Heaven. Utter joy and privilege to be a part of it.

Stopped by a couple of street evangelists tonight as I lingered on Coney St to finish sending a text I was on my way home from Evensong... They were lovely, but really picked the wrong person to ask 😅 One wonders what the average York Xmas market goer will make of them

I had 'move the mouse and find them a santa hat' on my morning to-do list. I did not have 'relocate paper mache sheep from in front of a fire exit' on there however which in hindsight was my mistake. What a ludicrous job.

Always grateful for the generous ministry of our duty chaplains but especially today as it has been a day where I needed to find a bit of solace and safety. Cuppa and a chat helped me to re-regulate and reset. I love this time of year but definitely need to remember to pace myself, stop (and pray!)

Nothing says getting into the festive spirit like going online to shout at some biscuits

Working a concert tonight so I understand why I'm coming in at this time, but also I'd forgotten how anything past 10am in York is a circle of Hell this time of year just for trying to walk *anywhere* without hordes of people. Looking forward to the next two early mornings!

So they took Thames House (British SIS/MI5) and plonked it on the South Bank… on top of Lambeth Palace for the building where the Peace Talks occurred. Has RTD had a run in with the Archbishop of Canterbury??? #DoctorWho #TWBTLATS #WBLS

Wasn't sure how I'd feel about War Between the Land and the Sea but I enjoyed the first episode and how Barclay has found himself an accidental ambassador and the gentle upsetting of diplomatic process as a result

This part is *infuriating*. This cis woman heard an 80 year old trans woman say, 'This is the only place I've been respected as a woman IN MY LIFE.' And did not immediately think, 'I will fight every inch like a dying badger to keep her in my organization.' Absolutely pathetic.

Lost Harkageddon in spectacular fashion at our village carols concert in a very atmospheric candlelit church with some good friends. Glad to get home, and will have no voice in the morning, but so so worth it ❤️🎶

Afternoon of learning lyrics, trying to sight-read, and keep my voice in reasonable shape after a cough earlier in the week tried to derail me. Also managed to get back to climbing on Thursday so am slightly flattened by DOMS in my back and arms 😅

So be good for Goodness Sake... #Krampusnacht #Krampus

Fixed it for you. Idiots! If the exclusion is based on appearance then it will certainly impact cis folks as well as trans folks.

Love my job but organ tuning mornings are not the best thing for someone with sensory processing issues 😅 Altar frontal change done in double quick time and a rapid retreat to the Vestry!

Watching the livestream from work whilst at home in my pyjamas and drinking far too much warm Ribena because I know how to start a new year off right 😉

Made the mistake of trying to get a train in this country. Regrets. Many many regrets.

If you think that the current state of trans healthcare in the UK is because of concern or caution, I'd encourage you to think again. It's not medically informed, it's a reactionary response to transphobic bigotry whipped up into a frenzy over the past few years. And it costs lives.

Watching Knives Out 3 at the cinema because I needed a payday weekend treat. There is an Everyman just over the road from me so it is a very occasional indulgence. After a rainy day where the only other reason to leave home was for an AA meeting I don't feel overly guilty!

@profanity.accountant Go on then, I am only mildly concerned....

The sun has set, Advent is begun and the playlist is on. Had forgotten how many excellent anthems and motets there are. Looking forward to Advent Procession tomorrow too

Received an unexpected refund from Yorkshire Water. Immediately bought a ridiculous Christmas jumper because I am regrettably still me and therefore still ludicrous

Just my yearly reminder friends. Be kind to us retail workers. Sh**ts about to get real and we’re already VERY tired.

Anglicanism version: - systematic theologians - the Society of King Charles the Martyr - vergers - organists who are straight (you know it’s true) - people who enjoy parsing rubrics

Go to the York gig of the O'Hooley and Tidow farewell tour and walk straight into a former Verger colleague (he moved teams a few months back) I love this city but honestly sometimes it is far far too small

Today has been spent doing some Lego building, and some practice for our upcoming carol concert.. Incredibly excited to get to sing in HT Goodramgate because it is just such a gorgeous and historic church. And keeping local traditions alive is also an ezcellent reason

“A Man on the Inside” is great for many reasons, but I really love that both seasons appreciate male friendship. Ted Danson and Stephen McKinley’s scenes together are just… everything.

"There are tiny chavs in your Activia" and other ridiculous quotes from lunchtime

It's a Saturday during Christmas Market season after we've been closed all week for graduations, and boy do we know it 😅

This thread. I have passing privilege, but I will always be open about being trans - If people are working through sifting the media noise from reality, they have knowingly met a Real Life Trans Person. And if they have awkward q's I'd rather they ask me than make someone else uncomfortable

Blessed beyond measure by two stunning sermons from our clergy yesterday, esp our Succentor who spoke from personal experience about faith, mental health, and sexuality. Glad, but not surprised, that the community received it with love and allyship, and glad that she felt able to share it with us

Two weeks of sobriety, Ne Irascaris Domine at Evensong, warm ribena and pyjamas after walking home in the rain and cold, new Pikmin 4 update to play #tinyjoys

Happy Fenton Day to all who celebrate. Jesus Christ, fourteen years. youtu.be/3GRSbr0EYYU

Sent this card by a friend, and much needed the reminder. One day at a time finding the light and some self compassion ❤️ gentle reminder to all that need it too!

Something incredibly grounding about making it to lunchtime Eucharist at the parish church before I head home. The welcome warm as ever, most of the same faces faithfully coming each week for fellowship, friendship, and sacrament. Blessed to have this community still be part of my life

It will never fail to make me smile to hear dad sing me Happy Birthday - his stroke took much of his speech, but he can still manage that ❤️

IT HAPPENED TO ME: I stopped faffing about and Did The Thing and it turns out that this is What Gets Things Done.

My uncle is an excellent cook, but I could definitely tell that there was most of a bottle of red wine in the beef stew 😅 But in the grand scheme of my hard won sobriety, alcohol in food doesn't really bother me. As long as I get my head on the pillow sober for tonight, that's the hard work done

Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...

Reassuring to know as I turn 31 quite soon that @canonrachel.bsky.social still regards me as a 'young person' 😅 Good to be able to fit in a flying visit to Hudds Parish Church before a meal out with family. A place that shaped me in ways I am still discovering

Been a bit of a rollercoaster week, but I'm glad to have finished work with a lovely chill day of training, Remembrance weekend prep and Choral Evensong. Now on the train back to my parents as part of my pre-Advent leave - grateful for calmer days and taking help when it is offered

Victoria's response to kamikazi transphobe Linehan reminds us that angry men are happy to harass women in the name of (checks notes) women's rights and that if a trans woman appearing on tv sends them ballistic then this is not about women's rights, it's about the eradication of the trans community

Me snuggled up on the sofa to watch my boys take it home tonight!!! #celebritytraitors

On the downside we lost the pub quiz (three members down and I am not mentally on form right now) On the plus side we chose 'His Dark Materials' to be the wooden spoon round next week so even though I'm away due to birthday shenanigans I think we've got a solid 5 points squared away

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Enjoying the House of Games question about pipes in an organ, knowing that we have over 5000 and we aren't anywhere near the largest 😅

Suddenly when puberty blockers are given to cis kids, the Daily Mail (the same newspaper which backed Hitler btw) finally admits that "their effects are not permanent, and once a child lets their blocking treatment lapse, puberty will just continue as normal." Which is true for trans kids too.