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Dad is Moving to Spain
It has been an emotional week for me as my Dad finally makes his move to Spain. I am delighted that Dad and Lesley are off to start this...

Mike Douglas
Nov 6, 20194 min read


We've Moved... In Together
It's happened! We did it! Myself and Laura now live together! Wow! New & Emotional It feels new and slightly holiday-ish at the moment, I...

Mike Douglas
Aug 27, 20193 min read


It's Moving Week
It's flipping moving week! I can't quite believe it's just a couple of days till moving. In reality it has been a short amount of time...

Mike Douglas
Aug 13, 20193 min read


Moving Makes You Think
I wanted to title this post with a moving house pun, alas I couldn't find any short enough for a title. But I enjoyed this one so much...

Mike Douglas
Jun 17, 20193 min read


The Start Of Moving To Fareham
Woosh, life has been busy recently. Weekends are full, evenings are full, I have had weeks where I only see Laura for a few hours, and...

Mike Douglas
Apr 8, 20193 min read


Going Back To Therapy
Back in October/ November I had a few days where I was really struggling again. I was having occasional dark thoughts, but event when...

Mike Douglas
Mar 14, 20194 min read


Jesus is like Santa: My Alpha Experience
Recently I have been attending an Alpha course at Harbour Church in Portsmouth, and as the course comes to a finish I wanted to write...

Mike Douglas
Dec 5, 201816 min read


Living My Best Life
I've been thinking lately (thats not always a good thing) about my life. As a child I wanted to live to be 101. However in recent years...

Mike Douglas
Aug 16, 20182 min read


Why Mate Dates Are Important
A couple of weeks back (the bank holiday weekend) I had a few mate dates, and it kind of reminded me why mate dates are so important to...

Mike Douglas
Jun 21, 20184 min read


New Girlfriend; The Good & The Scary
Like, what?! Yup, thats right a little while ago I went to the Redhead Day event in London with Laura and during the day I asked Laura to...

Mike Douglas
Jun 7, 20187 min read


December, Reflection Time
Its December again. I hope I am ready for this! I thought this would be a good time to reflect back on some of those triggers before they...

Mike Douglas
Dec 7, 20173 min read


Flirting Online
Flirting online, most of us have done it. Its been a while since my 'First dates and similar problems' blog post, in that time there...

Mike Douglas
Oct 19, 20173 min read


Weird Dreams & Possibilities
Do you ever have those weird dreams that are kind of real? Like there's no one flying around or doing anything (too) ridiculous. Yet the...

Mike Douglas
Sep 15, 20172 min read


Mental Health Awareness Week - My BPD
What even is BPD? That is what I imagine most people would think when first hearing of this illness. I know that was my reaction when I...

Mike Douglas
May 9, 20175 min read


Porn, The Ups and Downs
If you didn't have a little chuckle at the title you are seriously lacking some houmor, or your too mature for me. I have a real like /...

Mike Douglas
Mar 21, 20173 min read


Lego Batman
I recently went to the cinema to see the Lego Batman Movie. I was excited to see the movie because the trailers looked so good and...

Mike Douglas
Feb 20, 20173 min read


First Date, Similar Problems
I've been on a first date and it went well. WARNING: Sexual Content - Yay! haha Those that read my blog will know I struggle with...

Mike Douglas
Jan 23, 20175 min read


Sex Buddy Needed, but Hug Buddy Needed More
Following my recent sexting article for Daily Focal I have had some amazing responses, so thank you to everyone that has replied and sent...

Mike Douglas
Dec 4, 20162 min read
My unfocused post - Relationships
Hi everyone, so a while back I was lucky enough to have the amazing Kay on my podcast (Mike's Open Journal) and Kay mentioned writing a...

Mike Douglas
Sep 3, 20164 min read
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