These days I am doing quite well physically, I haven’t used my wheelchair since February, and I am gradually pushing myself to do a little more and more over time. It is paying off and I am now able to go and do all day photography shoots, run workshops etc. It is wonderful. None the […]
Category archives: Living Well & disability
Creating space to think
At least four or five times a week I get in the car with my dog, Buster and drive to somewhere nice for a long walk. In January someone drove into my car while it was parked outside my house and then drove off without leaving a note. This sort of thing really upsets me, […]
Making Music accessible
I’ve been published in High Notes, the Making Music publication. It focuses on making music groups accessible to people physical difficulties. I have written extensively how playing in a band has made me a much better musician, but also how it has helped me to win back my sense of self, and something to focus […]
#oneword365 2017 Luminous
Happy new year! Last year I chose the word ‘contentment’ as my focus for the year, and although I think it was a good word for me I didn’t do any analysis on it beyond thinking of it at the start of the year. So, the process was rather a redundant one. This year it is different. […]
Gala concert
This weekend Harmonie Concert Band is performing at the Basildon Towngate Theatre, celebrating 40 years of making music in the community. I have blogged extensively here about how music has helped me to gain my health again, not least because it gave me something to focus on. At the moment I am practicing about an […]
Blissful yoga
I have practiced yoga for over twenty years now, most of it at home on my own, sometimes attending classes and more off than on if I am honest. Since I got sick I have done yoga every morning as a way to help my body heal, gain strength and cope with stress, which has […]
Going gluten and dairy free
Don’t worry this blog is not going to turn into a foodie blog, not least because I really don’t care about food that much, I hate cooking and quite frankly would rather take a pill than bother with eating. The idea of styling food to take photos of it is too dull for me to […]
Kelvedon Secret Nuclear Bunker
On our birthdays my husband and I normally take the day off of work so that we can go off for an adventure. for Gavin’s birthday we end up going to a military museum of some sort. While I am not keen on war, or the military I usually enjoy the day, at the very […]
The Ikea juggle
I recently was waiting in the car park of IKEA. There were a lot of people juggling various flat pack packages and goodies from the marketplace, putting them in, taking them out, trying different angles, a different order and every permutation of getting things in the car. We’ve all done the ikea juggle, we head […]
May’s Reads
Another monthly round up of a selection of my reads. I have completely forgotten to take pictures this month, which isn’t very helpful! Lisa Congden swimming I loved this book, Lisa’s passion for swimming sings out from the pages, her illustrations are gorgeous and really bring the stories to life. Lisa’s infographics were informative and […]