I did a thing and I am so so proud of myself!!! Eeeee!!! Yesterday I held a talk at Lincoln University!! A while back an old school friend sent me a lovely message asking if I would be interested in coming and holding a talk for her nursing associate students, where I could share my…
Let's talk about camping. I've never been a camping girl, not before surgery or after really. My ideal camping is in a hotel room with a comfy bed, nice warm clean shower, functioning toilet and heat. I have recently been camping, for the second time in my life, but also, more importantly, for the first…
So I've done this thing...and in the worlds of one of mums favourite sayings; "Life begins at the end of your comfort zone" ~ Neale Donald Walsch This has sort of become quite a big thing for me, pushing myself to do things I wouldn't normally do, or things that scare me a bit, or…
What a start to the year... I have had an absolutely amazing time at home in England with my mum and sister over Christmas and New year, and as always, leaving was a pain!! On Sunday, the day of travel, I wake up with my ulcerous colitis blossoming up. My body was beyond exhausted, aching…
It's all about the little things right? I keep having ups and downs, plenty of them but this week has been special. I've had a cold! Yes A COLD! The whole runny nose, sore throat, cough, aching body, fever, headache, the works! And you know what, it's been AMAZING!!!! I haven't had a cold for…
6 years ago I read Life of Pi and fell a bit in love with this text, so I wrote it on a piece of paper and stuck it on the door to my studio so I could read it every day (as well as everyone who entered the house as my studio was right…
Posting pictures with Stevie the Stoma on social media is so easy, and I really don't worry all that much, however, that first moment in a new place surrounded by people I don't know, wow that's tough. Who would have thought that undressing on a beach could be so difficult for someone who posts pictures…
Hey all, So it's soon my birthday, the big 30, but before I start telling you about that I wanna tell you a little story. A story about Little Charlotte who still lives inside me. Little Charlotte was always an odd child, she never liked surprises, if someone gave her a present when it wasn't…
Hi all! 🙂 I know its been a while now, I've been enjoying the summer! We have been lucky (and unlucky) here in Sweden and have had a beautiful Mediterranean summer for about 3 months now which is just crazy, (the unlucky part is that it also hasn't rained during those 3 months so mega…
Hey all, it's been a while since I wrote, life's been flying by. I'll write another post soon but today I wanna talk a bit about something that is rather important really, and I'll tell you about my experience of it. Smear tests. Today I have been so nervous! Back in January I went for…
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