making sense of my world
by artist Helen Shaddock

ARCHIVE: Wellcome Collection

Noticings Announcements and events  ARCHIVE Wellcome Collection ARCHIVE: Wellcome Collection Lockdown Diaries featured in Journals of a Pandemic: a project recording life in COVID-19 https://wellcomecollection.org/works/xhgdeh2y

I’m Cold

The Thing Poetry and prose I’m Cold   My innocent curiosity with cooking Turned into obsession Interfering Cutting out certain foods Restricting my calories and fat While trying to get others to eat more To ease my guilt On a beach on holiday I shivered in my swimsuit in 30-degree heat Back home The GP […]

I Need To Sleep

The Thing Poetry and prose I Need To Sleep It hits me on my way home. How out of it I feel. Out of my own body. Weird. The woozy head. Temples thumping. Eyeballs retreating into the back of my skull. Heavy eyelids. I feel seasick On dry land Is this what it is like […]

In No Particular Order

The Thing Poetry and prose In No Particular Order   So now for the introductions. In no particular order I present:   The Things   The Work Thing The Exercise Thing The Food Thing The Hygiene Thing   Each Thing has a set of rules attached to it.   These rules I follow strictly. There […]

Portion Control

The Thing Poetry and prose Portion Control Sit down Hands washed   Drink to the left Notebook to the right   Elastic bands removed No distractions   18 past Noted   First bite 10 minutes to eat a carrot   How to start Who will read this What is it?   Just write and figure […]