https://www.kitty-moor.com Tells it like it is en-GB https://www.kitty-moor.com/2021/05/dont-speak/ https://www.kitty-moor.com/2021/05/dont-speak/ Thu, 27 May 2021 17:41:21 GMT I have a confession to make. I haven’t been writing this blog in real time. But I can bring you up to speed pretty easily. My mother is still insane. Mia is still the centre of my world. And I'm completely and utterly heartbroken. I took... https://www.kitty-moor.com/2021/05/sticks-and-stones/ https://www.kitty-moor.com/2021/05/sticks-and-stones/ Mon, 10 May 2021 17:48:57 GMT Matthew’s one line message “I hear you’re looking for me” accompanied only by a telephone number is confident, playful and endearingly succinct. But who the hell is he? He certainly looks fit from behind; in his profile photo he’s walking... https://www.kitty-moor.com/2020/06/all-cried-out/ https://www.kitty-moor.com/2020/06/all-cried-out/ Tue, 09 Jun 2020 18:47:04 GMT It’s been two weeks since Jake left me in the middle of the ocean. And I think my life jacket is faulty. It’s not keeping me afloat. I’m afraid I may drown (in my own tears). Then he throws me a rubber ring... Oh God. I’m making myself cr... https://www.kitty-moor.com/2020/05/tour-du-mont-blanc-part-3/ https://www.kitty-moor.com/2020/05/tour-du-mont-blanc-part-3/ Tue, 12 May 2020 17:39:37 GMT I sneak off to have a shower while everyone else is eating. My cunning plan pays off and the water stays gloriously hot. But my happiness is short lived; we’re going to spend the night in a room with six other people. The beds are tiny. A... https://www.kitty-moor.com/2020/03/tour-du-mont-blanc-part-2/ https://www.kitty-moor.com/2020/03/tour-du-mont-blanc-part-2/ Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:38:02 GMT I'm confused. I can understand raclette being one of only two dishes available on Switzerland’s National Day but chicken curry? That makes no sense at all. Unfortunately, neither option is appealing. Curry does very little for me and I’m... https://www.kitty-moor.com/2020/01/its-nothing-but-a-number/ https://www.kitty-moor.com/2020/01/its-nothing-but-a-number/ Sat, 18 Jan 2020 18:34:53 GMT I jump up and down on the sofa while Mia hugs the TV. “Mia, can you hear anything?” She listens intently before shaking her head. "Neither can I sweetheart. Isn't that wonderful?" She tells me I'm being weird then goes back to hugging the... https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/12/taking-the-bull-by-the-horns/ https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/12/taking-the-bull-by-the-horns/ Mon, 02 Dec 2019 18:33:24 GMT I suspect they offer generous staff discounts. Her face is completely unlined; almost wax like. And I am morbidly fascinated by her over-inflated lips. I think she is trying to smile at me but it’s difficult to tell. “I can see why you wo... https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/10/fatal-attraction/ https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/10/fatal-attraction/ Mon, 28 Oct 2019 18:31:46 GMT It’s difficult holding this position. My legs are starting to ache. And my bottom is feeling cold. The supermarket toilet is not the ideal place to do this. But I couldn't bear to wait any longer. I’ve been hovering over the toilet seat h... https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/10/dont-look-back-in-anger/ https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/10/dont-look-back-in-anger/ Mon, 07 Oct 2019 18:30:04 GMT I wake up in a state of panic. How long have I been asleep? Am I late picking Mia up? I check the time. Shit. It’s eight o’clock. I stand up too quickly. And make myself dizzy. I lean against the wall to steady myself. Then I remember tha... https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/09/sending-out-an-s-o-s/ https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/09/sending-out-an-s-o-s/ Sun, 15 Sep 2019 18:28:25 GMT Sleep deprivation has been used as a form of torture during times of war. And I can completely understand why. I would be willing to divulge any and all information right now in exchange for some sleep. Obviously this means that I must av... https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/08/home-sweet-home/ https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/08/home-sweet-home/ Mon, 12 Aug 2019 17:26:28 GMT "I’m afraid Mia has been involved in a very serious incident". I grab the banister for support as my legs buckle under me. I try to speak but I can’t find my voice. I’m silently willing her to explain further. But she remains silent. I g... https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/07/mixed-emotions/ https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/07/mixed-emotions/ Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:24:29 GMT I am sitting on my bed; half naked and crying like a baby. How did this happen? Why is this happening? I hug my knees and rock back and forth mumbling to myself “ I can’t wear an odd pair. I just can’t ”. Then I realise how ridiculous I s... https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/06/rebel-with-a-cause/ https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/06/rebel-with-a-cause/ Mon, 24 Jun 2019 18:22:12 GMT Ayșe can barely contain her excitement “Ha! You’re not the only president in the family now you know!” She pauses for dramatic effect. Then clears her throat very loudly to ensure she has the attention of the entire room before proudly ann... https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/06/its-all-about-the-climb/ https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/06/its-all-about-the-climb/ Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:20:25 GMT It is five o’clock in the morning. And I am not in my bed. I whisper “Bismillah al-rahman-al rahim” over and over again. Then I turn the key in the engine. And continue whispering “Bismillah al-rahman-al rahim”. Jake asks me what I’m chan... https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/05/day-of-revelations/ https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/05/day-of-revelations/ Mon, 13 May 2019 17:18:45 GMT There is absolutely no point in asking them not to talk with their mouths full because they never stop talking. Or eating. I watch (horrified) as bits of dolma shoot rapidly out of my mother’s constantly moving mouth. And hit me in the fac... https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/04/love-is-in-the-hair/ https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/04/love-is-in-the-hair/ Mon, 29 Apr 2019 17:17:08 GMT I have been dreading this moment ever since Jake and I got together. Joanna hasn’t seen me yet. I could just walk back out. But I will only be delaying the inevitable so I say a breezy “Hello”. And brace myself. She is distinctly frosty t... https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/04/sorry-is-the-hardest-word/ https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/04/sorry-is-the-hardest-word/ Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:14:49 GMT It was a huge risk to take. I am gambling on there being some remnant left of the man that I had fallen in love with. I start to think that I may have been mistaken. Then Mark calls. He has decided to resume the mortgage payments. And take... https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/03/only-fools-rush-in/ https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/03/only-fools-rush-in/ Mon, 18 Mar 2019 19:13:16 GMT I know him. And his silence is an indication of guilt. I spend a sleepless night beating myself up for being such an idiot. Then I lean over and pick up my grandmother's necklace. And that fire in my belly ignites. How dare he not return... https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/03/tour-du-mont-blanc-part-1/ https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/03/tour-du-mont-blanc-part-1/ Sun, 10 Mar 2019 17:36:31 GMT My hips are bruised. My legs ache. My feet are deformed by blisters. My hair is frizzy. And I stink. But I’ve done it; I have completed the Tour du Mont Blanc! Admittedly I had no idea of the scale of what I was undertaking when I agreed... https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/03/birthday-surprises/ https://www.kitty-moor.com/2019/03/birthday-surprises/ Mon, 04 Mar 2019 19:11:53 GMT Shit. Shit. Shit. This is the first time I’ve been caught out like this. And it happened because I was too bloody busy ‘living in the moment’ to remember to set the alarm. I jump out of bed. And stumble around looking for my clothes. Then...