So, here it is Monday evening recovering from a busy weekend with my family in Wellington. I say ‘recovering’ because we had such a busy time, I was exhausted at work today. However, I wouldn’t change it for the world. I have a son and a daughter who have blessed me with three grandchildren each.Continue reading “Milestones and Memories…”
Category Archives: Looking to the future
Self care vs Finances…
One thing I have always tried to do for myself is to practice good ‘self care’. For me this means having regular small breaks throughout the year, as I work in a very stressful job. I currently work four days a week, Monday to Thursday and so have Fridays off. So, all I usually doContinue reading “Self care vs Finances…”
If only we had a crystal ball…
Life would be so much easier perhaps if we knew what to expect, but none of us has a crystal ball to be able to see what our future holds. Perhaps that is for the best. Today, I had a discussion with someone I have worked with for a few years now and who isContinue reading “If only we had a crystal ball…”
Exercise and commitment, sometimes it’s all a bit much!
So, I came home from work today and started to look at what exercise options I need to get into. As I have said on many occasions ‘exercise is medicine’. But tonight that medicine feels hard to swallow. The responsibility for giving me the best future for the longest time, feels like it doesn’t belongContinue reading “Exercise and commitment, sometimes it’s all a bit much!”
Exercise increasing…
So, tonight I went to the gym as well as last night, as I have a busy week this week and couldn’t go on my usual nights which will be mainly on a Monday and Thursday. One thing I have learned from this, is that I need a recovery day in between. I didn’t doContinue reading “Exercise increasing…”
20 years…
In exactly a week it will be 20 years since my husband arrived from England and we met for the first time. We met on an internet site and I often say he is the best bit of internet shopping I ever did. So for 20 years we have had our ups and downs inContinue reading “20 years…”
Is this my future?
I went to my gym the other day and there was an older man sitting in the gym and something about him reminded me of Parkinson’s. The lack of expression on his face, a noticeable tremor, obvious weakness on one side of his body. It made me think of someone in the latter stages ofContinue reading “Is this my future?”
Trying not to focus on ‘the end game’
I saw this posted on a Facebook page this morning for people with Parkinson’s and those that support them. It felt raw and very sad for that person to post this note to his or her Parkinson’s community. As someone also with the diagnosis, I absolutely get what they are saying. How could I not?Continue reading “Trying not to focus on ‘the end game’”
Roles in a relationship
It occurs to me, that over time when you are in a good relationship that many things occur. You find that you balance each other out. What one is good at the other might not be and so you fill those gaps for each other. You slip into defined roles and those roles can becomeContinue reading “Roles in a relationship”
Looking after people I love
I have spoken before about a thing called ‘Acts of Service’ that a Counsellor once described to me. It is about saying ‘I love you’ with actions rather than words. I like to look after people that I love. My husband, my children, my grandchildren. It is my ‘I love you’ in physical form. MyContinue reading “Looking after people I love”
My journey with Parkinsons 