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6/15/2020

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Today is another one of those "and I should be in ... , but thanks to Covid, I'm not ..."

This week I'm supposed to be in Cornwall. Fingers crossed we can rearrange for next month instead. Here's hoping!

Instead I'm attending the funeral this afternoon for my late, Great Uncle who made it to the remarkable age of 99 and 7/12s. I think it will be quite a simple service due to the Covid restrictions and only 10 of us are attending plus the vicar. I'm driving myself and mum to Margate and the weather is looking good. I think that always helps to keep spirits up.

This past week I've got back into some healthy mindsets and activities and creating space for more of the same. I've got three weeks off now - an enforced staycation instead of Cornwall this week and Canada next week for a fortnight.
I want to use this time to get some outside jobs done, but also to have some relaxation time - something I find really difficult - to rest my mind when I'm actually resting!

I've decided to create a space in my kitchen where I can sit and practice switching my mind off (and the tele) and draw, or paint, or do a jigsaw, or knit, or try something new like a bit of crochet, or journal. Welcome to my Creativity Corner! It's in the very early stages of set up. I've got Colin's old draughtmans board out of the storage cupboard and found my old art set which must be about 30 years old now. Some of it wont be any good but I really want to use the watercolour paints and the pastels. I also love the fact it has a map of the world on it. This is long before I'd ever considered travelling. Funny how things turn out.
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The pain in my back has been challenging so I was so thankful to finally be able to have a myofascial release massage for two wonderful hours on Tuesday afternoon. How I have missed this treatment! Prior to that I really pushed myself in PT in the morning (we can now have outside sessions) and I kept moving for a whole 12 minutes doing the Coopers Test. It was wonderful to jog/run and not care about anyone or anything. This is something I'd love to have the confidence to do on a regular basis, but with weight gain thanks to medication, I don't feel ready yet.

Thursday early morning (the first time I have got up at 6am for a 7am start in ages) I had a wonderful two hour yoga 1-2-1 session over Zoom. It really set me up for the day. I have forgotten that feeling of being energised ready for a new day since the fatigue of Fibro now clouds most of my mornings / days.
I would love more of this!

And finally, on Friday I was able to have face to face acupuncture and even some little magnets in my ears, which I've kept in so far. Plus more myofascial treatment on my sometimes numb, sometimes weird tingling thigh - again, thanks Fibro. My physio said my chi was really low, not surprisingly. I am having trouble moving emotions through my body at the moment and I've been feeling "stuck". This in turn keeps my mind whirring when I really need to sleep!

So, despite the social distancing, the face masks that steam up my glasses and the not being able to hug friends and family, it is great to be getting back to seeing people face to face as restrictions lift. 
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    Blogging is an amazing concept so here I am giving it a whirl. You'll get words. You'll get pics. Sometimes a vid or two. You'll get tongue in cheek, the odd humble opinion and an honest insight into my travels and writing life. Maybe even a few gems along the way. I'll be musing on home turf as I see more and more of the UK and sharing my experiences further afield on holidays and adventurous trips across the globe. 

    Things you need to know about me: I love music. I love books. I love laughter. I love comedy, theatre and the opera. And mixed with all of that, I LOVE to travel, write and take photos.

    And, as of the 3rd April 2017, I'm on another journey, very different to my travel adventures. This is a journey of recovery. From grief, from depression and from Fibromyalgia. I will also be sharing the impacts these things have on my life now;  how I don't want them to change me, but they will, and already have, and yes, it's a rollercoaster.

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