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R J Oakley

@rucksackwriter

#amwriting 1st novel 'The Space Between'. #RA #fibro #spoonie πŸ₯„ #MH warrior, #travel, #SCUBA. Follow β‰  endorsement. 🚫No DMs unless known IRL. INFJ.

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I'd like to live in a world where scratch disks are never full

15.01.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yesterday I drove my neighbours mad with the smell of roasted tomato soup, today it's a delicious chicken casserole with rosemary, wine, garlic... tonnes of veg. Working on getting ALL the vitamins.

11.01.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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24.12.2025 22:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I competed for my uni in show jumping and dressage and used to spend hours helping out down the riding school as a kid to learn all I could. I was horse mad as a teen!

26.10.2025 14:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Covid booster 12 🦠
Hoping 'novid' for another 6 months😷
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Immunocompromised life!!

(No negativity please - we all have differing views on vaccination)

10.10.2025 10:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! I love the mediterranean feel. Bring some sunshine to my corner of the UK!

29.06.2025 14:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hot weather food

28.06.2025 15:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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three men are sitting on a plane with their mouths open and laughing . ALT: three men are sitting on a plane with their mouths open and laughing .

He is BIG MAD! Israel isn't listening to his PEACE DEAL so he can win the NOBLE PRIZE... [sic] πŸ˜œπŸ˜‚

24.06.2025 17:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Show Your Stripes Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe

Show your stripes!

showyourstripes.info/s/europe/uni...

22.06.2025 13:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Baking

20.06.2025 19:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's international corgi day. Willow says enjoy her day!

04.06.2025 09:45 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Finally made it to open water swimming after a virus and an arthritis flare. Really enjoyed it. Dragonflies hovering at the edges near the reeds, swans gliding around us. Just 250m for now. Will go again. Muscles starting to scream at me though πŸ˜’

31.05.2025 10:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

30.05.2025 15:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Feels that way, yes! πŸ˜‚

30.05.2025 15:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Third draft complete, 67471 words, 47 chapters.

Now we go through it again.

#amwriting #writingcommunity

29.05.2025 20:37 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Typing up some new material for the book and realise I keep changing the names of my antagonist's drinking buddies. They are side characters really but how many can he have?! πŸ˜‚

#amwriting #WritingCommunity

27.05.2025 17:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I *think* I've sorted a lot of the problems, now to type up all the new words and take in corrections. The rest of my editing will be on screen. As someone who works in publishing I've handled many manuscripts. I'd like to take a moment though as THIS is one I wrote. #amwriting

26.05.2025 09:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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High pain day πŸ’ŠπŸ’Š

18.05.2025 15:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Writing, writing, writing, writing... am enjoying not being at the day job. Bit of a slow start this morning as I struggled how to start the scene but moved along nicely and have a chapter written. #amwriting #WritingCommunity

15.04.2025 16:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well this is traumatic. My oldest, softest joggers have just ripped... a moment please... πŸ˜”

23.03.2025 14:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fun fibromyalgia fact: these days when I cough too hard I get shooting nerve pain across my back and down my arms until my wrists burn. 😩

22.03.2025 21:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dear UK government,

Let's be clear: our mental health is getting worse, and cutting benefits won’t help.

You claim mental health is being β€œoverdiagnosed”, but where’s the evidence?

The reality is that our environment affects our wellbeing - pandemics, the cost of living crisis, political unrest and ongoing concerns around climate change are all taking their toll.

But when people seek help, they face months, or even years, of waiting.

Rhetoric like this is dangerous. It reinforces stigma and stops people getting support.

If you’re serious about change, listen to those affected. We can turn this crisis around - but only if the government works with us, not against us.

We look forward to hearing from you,

Mind

Dear UK government, Let's be clear: our mental health is getting worse, and cutting benefits won’t help. You claim mental health is being β€œoverdiagnosed”, but where’s the evidence? The reality is that our environment affects our wellbeing - pandemics, the cost of living crisis, political unrest and ongoing concerns around climate change are all taking their toll. But when people seek help, they face months, or even years, of waiting. Rhetoric like this is dangerous. It reinforces stigma and stops people getting support. If you’re serious about change, listen to those affected. We can turn this crisis around - but only if the government works with us, not against us. We look forward to hearing from you, Mind

Where's the evidence that mental health is being "overdiagnosed"?

17.03.2025 13:08 πŸ‘ 1537 πŸ” 753 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 50

Just smashed my bathroom scales - not sure if that was my unconscious not so subtly taking control for a moment...

14.03.2025 20:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Car breakdown - because I needed that today. Waiting for a 'very nice man' to come and hopefully get it going again!

09.03.2025 10:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am deeply traumatised... I think I'll be smelling it all day, despite the cleansing! 🀒😬🀣

03.03.2025 16:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Egg rack had egg in it which had clearly slightly cracked as it and the one below were stuck. What I didn't bargain for when cleaning it was to get splashed in the face with rotten egg juice. 🀒 top in the washing machine, face cleansed and hair wash ... gross, gross, gross🀒🀒

03.03.2025 16:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

En route to church when a really scary car alarm sounds with 'engine malfunction' flashing. Stopped, tried to restart and it wouldn't. Looked up AA details and then tried again - all fine, brought it home - all fine, idled for 10 mins at home - all fine. What was that about?!!

02.03.2025 11:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Most welcome! X

24.02.2025 19:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Shivering, quivering, quaking?

22.02.2025 21:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Embracing my new 50+ era. Three sets of glasses: reading and distance along with go faster sunnies 😎

14.02.2025 17:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0