So apart from work

So apart from.work what else has been grabbing my attention? I'm loving ......

1 Listening to my latest downloads on iplayer radio. I've become a fan of the Archers Omnibus. It's a treat to listen on my Tuesday morning commute.
2. Reading on my Kindle.
3. Walkies with Colin.
4. Clearing up the garden ready for winter.
5. Watching Nurse Jackie. Its good to have  a box set to get into as winter approaches.
6. Eating seasonally. Which means experimenting with new recipes.
7. Ditching salads in favour of warm soups and hot foods. One of my favourites being an aubergine and chickpea thai curry.

The return to wellness................

Out of the blue I'm working again! Yes came as a bit of a shock to me too!!! I started back at PwC on 1 September. Three days a week - two of which are in the office and one at home. It's taken a while to get a routine togther - getting up early to catch the train, being out all day, having brain ache from all the new information I was absorbing and arranging doggie day care for Colin. Thank you Ruth for looking after my Colin two days a week.

I think that I have settled into my new routine now. I am enjoying the work and the money comes in useful. It's been great to catch up with old colleagues and to make new ones. My life has moved on yet again in a different direction. I am conscious how this might affect me and am continually monitoring how this is all impacting my health and well-being. So I will be letting you know how I am getting on. As someone said to me when I was deciding whether to go  back to work - "this marks a return to wellness". It feels that way too after the last two months of adjusting.

 A sunny lunch break walk in London.

it's been a long time......

It's been a long long time since I last posted on here. Everything is OK. My health continues to be good - the latest scan I had in October was all clear.That's three years since my last surgery. No treatment since. And long may it last.

After a discussion with the consultant in June, we decided that if the October scan was clear, that the scan cycle would change from every six months to every year. As I have been exposed to a lot of radiation during the last five years, there is a risk that this could result in different cancers appearing rather than the original bowel cancer. I am happy with this as it is a sign that we are now looking at my overall well-being from the hospital consultant's perspective as well as in most things that I have now incorporated into my everyday life.

And just in case you had forgotten what I looked like ........

                                                                       Here I am!!!