November look back

 This was a present from a chum at QMU, We were part of a step count challenge team, for both of us now facing significant health challenges "keep on stepping" has quite a different meaning 

My swimming group the selkies are still sending a card a week, God I love those ladies

We are getting rid of some chairs to a local charity shop which picks up. I suggested we give them my gym equipment too, even before long covid I couldn't use my body pump set because of the lipidema, so I'm getting rid of all weights, bench and step, I have resistance bands and they will probably be my main thing apart from walking when I get to that stage, which will  be quite a while.

At first I felt sad as if I was giving up a part of myself but then I remembered that I have often had to pivot like this, lost Bud so had to get a bike, Rheumatoid arthritis so had to give up jogging, lipidema means no weight bearing exercises and now this?

Well I'll cope, when I'm able I'll see what I can do, this doesn't define me.

Thats them all picked up, they took a rocking chair which was one of the few things I had left from my first marriage, bittersweet but also cathartic, I don't miss my first marriage the slightest but it played a huge part in making me who I am, so I'm grateful to it for that

Scoobs loves messing about with Grey Donkey 🤣 I love them both scoobs will do anything to help me smile

Awww I miss the selkies so much, love them, I think the card sending might have stopped now but that's OK, they cheer me on in other ways

More fantastic cards from Jacky! She is truly the queen of card sending!

I tried these again, I'm low carb and low sugar and no gluten! It's difficult but these keto bakewell slices are ok and jeez it's nice to find something different. Grey Donkey agrees

Grey donkey gets another tuck in from the cleaners 🤣

Current quilt feels appropriate...

Well this just made my day, lovely Angel. She is the dog of a colleague I used to work with, he sent me a lovely message when he heard I wasn't well, during lockdown he would always make sure angel was in sight when we had a call, he knows I love dogs 

Paint chips and plaster dust!!! Made me smile 😊 

A chum was redecorating and saud this is what her weekend consisted of, I said "sounds rock n roll to me!" So she sent me some!!!! Love it!

The selkies chilly challenge! I'm now up to 3mins 4 seconds in the cold water

Keeps me connected and gives me some purpose 

This popped up on my Facebook feed .... 12 years ago, curly hair due to chemotherapy this was it growing back probably 8 months after I'd finished it. It serves to remind me that you can survive and go forward and God along knows this is beyond grim just now but I've never been defeated before and I'm not intending too be defeated now