Climbing Mount Everest

16th Jan 2024 rosie3 Comments

I'm not a mountain climber by any stretch of the imagination, but everyone knows that climbing Mount Everest is a really hard thing to do. I imagine anyone doing so often questions their life choices, cries and feels like giving up. Going through cancer treatment is just like that too. Some days I can conquer… Continue reading Climbing Mount Everest

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2024

2nd Jan 2024 rosie3 Comments

Happy new year! This time last year I would never have imagined that I would be starting 2024 in the midst of treatment for breast cancer. I was looking forward to starting my new job in January and having my own class again after a few years out of teaching. Two terms later and BAM.… Continue reading 2024

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November Badge Progress

30th Nov 202322nd Nov 2023 rosieLeave a comment

As it is the end of the month, it is time to share my November badge progress. Despite chemo, I have managed to have quite a productive month. TV Critic When I started chemo I decided to find myself some badges that I could work on whilst sitting on the sofa. TV Critic was an… Continue reading November Badge Progress

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My Collection

12th Oct 202311th Oct 2023 rosie3 Comments

I have been a member of the Rebel Badge Club since April. It is genuinely one of my best discoveries of the year. When I was little, I was a Brownie. I enjoyed earning the badges, but the one that sticks in my memory was the Hostess badge. I am still livid about it (ask… Continue reading My Collection

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Keeping myself busy

8th Oct 20238th Oct 2023 rosie7 Comments

As a rule, if I have things I have to be doing I am extremely good at doing nothing. However, the minute I can't do anything I really want to do all the things. And herein lies my problem. I have been through one cycle of chemo (fifteen more to go!) and now know vaguely… Continue reading Keeping myself busy

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Why am I here?

19th Sep 202327th Sep 2023 rosie2 Comments

I first started blogging when I became a mum, fifteen years ago. We had been keeping a private blog to keep grandparents up to date with the adventures of our family, and I found I really enjoyed writing. I kept that blog going for a few years, but life became busier and busier, and blogging… Continue reading Why am I here?