Happy belated New Year Everyone, what a spectacular new year it has been. I can say officially that that it's been one year of "remission"!. I am so grateful and filled with so much joy that I'm still here kicking it loud and proud.
Right updates, my hair's grown back!
Ok for some it's no big deal but for someone who was bald for a year IT"S bloody brilliant (can I say that ? oh yeah it's my blog so Yes!) . Thank you to my lovely friend who sorted out the curls and reshaped the shaggy mess!
Secondly, I've started paddling again with my lovely Dragon Boat Team, I attended two regattas, but unfortunately on the second one I couldn't complete my final paddle as my heart was aching from the exertion , my fellow cancer care buddies said "are you mad? it's already amazing you went back to paddle but to compete?? ", well I'm a tad competitive can't you tell...I just wanted to see how far I could push myself and the answer is push too hard and the body goes "here's some pain, deal with that and next time take it easy dudette"
I started my long walks again, but had to give it up after getting dizzy from the heat so am waiting for the weather to cool down , and yes I'm much much closer to getting my road bike so I can cycle and get my heart, lungs and quads in gear (not to mention the possibility of perhaps getting my bum back... it's still missing, hey I like some junk in my trunk ok!
We're still meeting once a week at Bloomhill Cancer Care for meditation class and a good ol catch up beforehand as the art therapy classes are still not in place. A few members have drifted off to sort out other responsibilities and extended holidays so the ebb and flow of the centre continues. Speaking of art therapy, I did a 6 week workshop with the lovely Helen Bradshaw, and it was tremendous, I loved every moment of it and discovering so many things about myself and making some great friends along the way, what a wonderful gift. I now get to attend the open hearted women's network once a month, the energy is awesome!
As we've become closer friendship wise at the cancer centre, I get a load of ribbing from my friends of the opposite sex, namely the guys regarding my err social life.. ha ha ha ha. In an attempt to get me out and about my kids pushed me to get on a dating site to "dip me toes in the pond" so to speak. Uh... where do I start? Lets just put it this way, when the guys asked me how one of my coffee dates went, I replied "well you gotta kiss a load of frogs before you meet your prince" . (meaning ... well you know what I mean... ) and the buggers said you mean "TOAD's Dx".. toads ! And the jokes started, with 'what happens if you see a cane toad.....' and it just degenerated from there... the teasing I have to put up with, makes me grin. Anyway, I've done away with all that as I just couldn't deal with the cut and dry of the uh dating sites. As I said to my kids "well that box is ticked, done and dusted, I did it!" Onwards and upwards
Next to find either latin or ball room classes and try the Drumming Circle , yes it's time to keep ticking off everything on the bucket list, no time like the present! In the mean time, keep on keeping on . Hugs Dx
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