Just a quick update

Well its been a strange old week, what with one thing and another, firstly the good news is that after seeing an interview on tv and a celebrity saying he was trying to encourage people to sign up to give blood/platelets or bone marrow, as his mother is newly diagnosed with luekemia. .....,. This really pricked my conscience as i used to give blood. So i have signed up to be a blood donor. My new job is going really well, which after the stress and anxiety of my old job, is great. I have also made the first move to contact Cruise bereavement counselling, to help with my issues concerning the death of my dad. So most of my life is very positive. I would say 90 percent, so thats really good, just need to work on the last 10 percent.

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Up and Down week....

Do you ever have one of those weeks..... It was my turn this week... Up days, great session at gym with Chris, he motivated me to go for a run on my own the following morning, which i did, was sooooo excited afterwards. Cant wait to do it again. Have been aching a bit after the gym session. I have had a few issues with my eyesight recently inc a flickering eye, doctor said not to worry, but it was bothering me big time. Yesterday i had an eyetest....good news is the flickering is probably blocked tear ducts causing dry eyes and i have some drops to help with that. Bad news ...is that i have cataracts in both eyes, what... Im not old enough am I. ? Yes she said its unusual at your age but not impossible. Great where does that leave me ? New glasses better suited to my condition and sight, its made worse by sunlight and headlights, so wear sunglasses whilst out, and i have that special anti glare coating on both pairs, try and avoid night time driving if its uncomfortable and basically wait and see how quickly it progresses. I was having an email conversation with Nova, telling her i was upset and scared, but what did i get back from her, not sympathy, but and totally fun reply which put it all into perspective.....thank you Dr N..... Xx

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Happy Days...

After my last post when i was feeling a bit sad, i decided to get back on track and look on the bright side of life. The sun is shining, work is going well, and i feel fit and healthy. Tonight i am having a session with Chris Menlove Platt in the gym, where he will be putting me through my paces, we call him The Punisher, and he does exactly that. I feel great afterwards though, maybe not a couple of days later when the aches kick in. Have booked another short break for September, going to Bude in Cornwall, just need to book one for November now, hope to have a weekend in Kent, to show Nova where i come from, and its not as bad as it looks. Looking forward to our breaks Live, love and laugh Elaine xx

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Emmerdale, my personal story....

I am struggling watching Emmerdale and the current story line with young mum Donna dying of cancer. Wanting to make her small daughters life easier by not telling her she won't be with her for much longer. This is a bit to close to home for me. I know i was a little older, but not much, no-one prepared me for losing my dad, In those days, i dont think they thought about the effect on the kids. We were passed to neighbours to look after whilst the family grieved together. There was no one to talk to, no counselling like there would be nowadays. We didnt go to the funeral, so i have always felt there was no closure for me. I really wish that someone had sat my brother and i down and explained what was going to happen, my Dad was ill for 18 months, so they did have time. I really hope that the writers of Emmerdale decide that the storyline should include telling the child a little of what is going on, but i dont think i will be watching. I still struggle a lot with my feelings over this, and a lovely lady called Liza, has suggested i see a bereavement counsellor after all these years

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Another Productive Day

I went to Bristol for a meeting today, 100 miles or so up the M5, but well worth it, training and sorting out of the computer system, hopefully it will work back here and i will be able to decipher all of my handwritten notes. New printer arriving tomorrow. I cannot believe how friendly the team is, it does help that we have all worked together before, but getting away from the corporate environment i was in previously, is totally the best thing i have ever done. It feels very strange not to have to report every single thing i am doing. Life is so much better, happier and fun.

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Fabulous Weekend

Have had an absolutely brilliant weekend, partly spent with Gary, and my girlies Nova and Tracy, watching Commonwealth games, eating and drinking, exercising, the sun has shone, its been raining too, but hey who cares. It was fab. Busy week ahead, but its brilliant working for a new company, Im on my fourth week with Phoenix Cargo already.

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