I’m not ready yet! As any of you will know that have read my Blog along the way, I very much try to live in the moment and not think too far ahead. Not an easy thing to do when you are a ‘planner’ like me. In many ways though, I am planning in theContinue reading “Facing the future….”
Category Archives: self-care
I am grateful…
A Parkinson’s Facebook Page that I am on asked the question ‘what are you grateful for?’ One thing I love about that page is the sense of community and positivity that it gives us all. Sometimes, while we are working our way through life with a degenerative condition, it is all too easy to focusContinue reading “I am grateful…”
A Baker’s cyst…
I have had enough of myself at the moment! My right leg is causing me constant pain and restricting my ability to walk. Just walking around the house is painful and almost beyond me right now, let alone trying to even think of going to the gym. It’s alright for my Physio or Doctor –Continue reading “A Baker’s cyst…”
Finding my tribe…
I often say that there is nothing like a shared experience to bring people together. I know when I was a very young first time Mum – at age 20 – that getting together with other Mums and sharing our experiences and things that worked for us, was really useful. You knew that others wereContinue reading “Finding my tribe…”
‘Shouldisms’ and Self-care
The use of language is a powerful thing. The words we use can create negative or positive thoughts and feelings. I have always hated the word ‘should’, to me it is heavily value laden with the expectations of others. We then take on board and often beat ourselves up for not achieving what they andContinue reading “‘Shouldisms’ and Self-care”
If I had a time machine…
Or, If I had a crystal ball…. It’s hard sometimes to find a title for my posts. Often there is a mad jumble of thoughts and emotions when I sit down to write and to make sense of it can be a challenge. I had my grandchildren for the weekend, and we have had aContinue reading “If I had a time machine…”
Quality time and memories
This weekend was one of the rare weekends when my husband and I have the whole three day weekend together. With him doing shift work, it doesn’t happen that often, so we decided to go into the city and stay the night and go out for dinner. Living a bit further out of town theseContinue reading “Quality time and memories”
Travels and making memories
I was reading another Blogger’s post today about her and her husband’s trip to Hawaii recently. She shares the same attitude that I do, that now is the time to be making trips away and doing activities that may not be possible in the future at some point. Some may say that focussing on aContinue reading “Travels and making memories”
The long road back to health…
For the last 10 days I have been hit by a virus and then pneumonia and I am still recovering. Needless to say, I have not been able to go to the gym during this time. To be honest, just putting one foot in front of the other and walking from the car to aContinue reading “The long road back to health…”
The sickest I’ve been in years…
Here I am at home at the start of another week of feeling very unwell. Since last Wednesday, I have been feeling increasingly unwell. I have had headaches, sore throat, vomitting, constant nausea, chronic cough, little or no sleep, extreme fatique and so weak, I hardly have the energy for anything. I have not leftContinue reading “The sickest I’ve been in years…”
My journey with Parkinsons 