Tangled Branches, Roots and Shoots

You know you’re tired when…

…you make a cup of tea and forget to put the tea bag in!

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Feeling Brave

At last, I’ve got around to making a blog post But that’s not why I’m feeling brave.

The reason is, for the first time since my little stay in hospital in February, I’ve worn a skirt to work! That may not seem like much to some people, but for me is a huge thing.

People can see my legs!

That’s something I’ve been afraid of for ages. Since February I’ve been keeping my legs covered up, I felt like my silly limping walk was bad enough, without drawing attention to it by showing off my long legs. Even though my walking is improving, I’m still very aware that I don’t quite look right.

So I’ve been wearing jeans and scruffy looking clothes for ages now, hoping that if I look dull enough no one will notice me - the slightly disabled looking girl, skulking around the town.

Not anymore, today I’m wearing a smart little dress and suit jacket. I’ve already been stared at by work colleagues and had someone walk up to me and say “You’ve got legs, I’ve not seen them before!”

It feels a bit strange and I know it’ll take a while to feel less self conscious, but I’m glad I’m doing it. I’m determined to be able to walk down the street with my head held high.

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Streeeeesss!

It’s all getting a bit much. Managing the forums at TDN, the Learning project there, and helping them create a brand new website is just taking up… well, everything. It’s getting to the point that I give it more time than anything else in my life, so something has to change.

Last night, Tassja asked if it was okay to email the committee at TDN to get some changes happening. What we’ve suggested before is that she take over the admin of the forums, while I get some rest from them in order to devote more energy to the web project. This morning we had the go ahead for that, so we expect to make a forum announcement this evening.

Personally, I’m just relieved. The forums have been wearing me down for a while, now. I love them, I really do, but I think I need a break. It’s bad when they stop me sleeping.

In other news - babysitting’s pretty cool! We got to do some on Saturday night, with Tassja’s niece and nephew. It woke up all sorts of memories in me, but none of it felt bad, which I think is a first time in the last four years. Who knows where this could lead?
I seem to have rediscovered Anthrax. The band that is, not the virus. I shall use it to combat the foolish people who insist on parking their cars outside our house at 3am, and playing gansta (c)rap at about 7,000 decibels. May their sub woofers rot and their Vauxhall Novas rust.

Right. Back to the grindstone for me - I’ve got a project plan to write, don’tchaknow?

ttfn!

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