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I can’t believe Christmas is over for another year, the time has just flown by. Of course my being very beforehand meant the whole affair sort of took me off guard. I did manage to enjoy the day though, and some time with my family. I didn’t get to spend time with the friends that I wanted to unfortunately, but you can’t have everything. I am now safely back in my little flat, with Paul and my kitten Didi. It has been so long that I haven’t even been able to write to you about the little edition to our household.

A photo I took of Didi for our Round Robin letter

A photo I took of Didi for our Round Robin letter

Didi came to me the Friday before my birthday, as a surprise. Paul got her from another family who were no longer able to have her so she was already 19 weeks old. She settled in quickly though, and seems attached to me and P. She follows us all over the house, and likes to be close to one of us all the time. Didi acts crazy (and I mean crazy) part of the time, racing and racing around the room, but she’ll also happily sit in bed with me for hours on end or snuggle up for nap time. The perfect temperament for us.

Didi is black with lots of white dots and strips on her belly. The best part of her fur though is that she has little white socks. So cute. She also likes posing for pictures, and responds to her name as dutifully as a dog. My mood has improved greatly since Didi came to live with us and I don’t feel as lonely anymore, that was exactly P’s plan of course.

The three of us are spending new year’s eve together tomorrow at home. I’m still feeling very fragile health wise, and a little knocked for six after Christmas so anything high energy was off the cards, I might not even stay up until midnight. I’m not a huge fan of new year’s eve, but it seems a bit sad to do nothing so we’re planning on getting some fruity treats, doing a puzzle and watching some films. The good thing about NYE is that you feel as though you have to re-assess your life and the last year. Instead of allowing myself to be depressed by all the things I haven’t been able to do because of my illness, I am going to list all the great and wonderful things that have happened this year and thank God for them.

How are you celebrating NYE?

Love Katie x


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Today has been a much better day. For one thing I’ve managed to not only get out of bed but also get dressed. P needed to go to the train station today so mum and I thought we’d use the opportunity of being in town to get some supplies for crafts which need to be done for the wedding, and also to get me a new outfit for my hen party.

 After much deliberation about whether precious saving funds should be used to buy a new dress, we (me and P) decided that since I would only get one hen party (despite what the statistics might say), that I should feel really special. And, as mum pointed out, it can be a hen party/honeymoon outfit so that made me feel like I was a little more justified in buying something. I didn’t go crazy though, mummy took me to the fashionable boutique of Tesco and I spent a whole £7 on a new dress. I did splash out on a new jacket too which boosted the total cost up to almost £30.

 Going shopping for my hen party/honeymoon outfit has made me even more excited about this weekend. I just hope that going out for a couple of hours today won’t result in being too tired to enjoy the weekend. No, you haven’t lost a couple of days, you are correct in thinking that I begin conserving energy for a big weekend three days before the event. I did so before the family wedding on the weekend too, and it still took me four days to recover.

 I really just felt so horrendous yesterday. The pain and exhaustion made me just want to sleep away the whole day. The problem was the pain was just strong enough (even with painkillers) to keep me from sleeping most of the time. I can’t articulate how much I don’t want to be that sick after my hen weekend. I feel terrible writing these things because I know there are so many spoonies out there who would love to be in my position. It sounds ungrateful to be saying these things, it’s hardly terrible that I’m going to Bath for Saturday/Sunday. Even more so, I know I am incredibly lucky to have a mum and sister who took the time to learn how to look after me so that I could go places without Paul, and even that I can get out of my house to go anywhere, let alone on a mini-holiday.

 I don’t count these blessings lightly, I am grateful for them. When I am confronted by the painful accusations and remarks of unbelievers and have days as bad as yesterday, I become even more acutely aware of just how much worse life could be. I think my mummy is so wonderful for patiently taking me shopping today. It’s no easy feat, it means giving me so much attention, and not much time to shop for yourself. I am so privileged.

 What are you thankful for today?

Love Katie x



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