Is getting too comfortable a bad thing? Recently, I moved to start a new job. There was no two ways about it; if I wanted that particular job, I had to relocate. My employer has been amazed that I have been able to a) move…
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Life Lately | Getting My Career ‘On’
Learning something new filled me with so much excitement! There is no fear in me, not these days. Of course, I still get nervous and anxious but I do not fear the unknown. Given my recent past, I see no real reason to be scared.…
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Knowing Your Limits
They say in order to grow you should be testing your limits, pushing yourself forward, outside of your comfort zone. But what is there to be said for knowing your limits? For me, limits have been a tricky business these last couple of years. I…
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Life Lately | Stuck, Confused or Lost?
It’s difficult when you have to be a ‘team player’ and ‘independent’ too How many jobs have I applied for when this phrase is used time and time again? It is of course a valid and acceptable quality for most candidates. Prove it, get the…
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Waking Up with a Stoma
I had been through recovery before, knew that the groggy fog of the anaesthetic would eventually lift. But this time around I felt utter relief. I was confident this time that this was going to be a new life for me. I felt around under…
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Diagnosis: How I Feel Five Years On…
A casual Twitter conversation launched me right into this; right back to the moment when I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease: How much from the day I was diagnosed with IBD do I remember? I remember the fear. The unknown factor. I remember the hospital…
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Doing Long Distance
A couple of weeks ago, I started a new job. And not just any job; one I was so damn excited to get and actually start. But it meant moving away from home. That was a messy feeling in my head for weeks, which included…
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Being Medication Free: It’s Effects on My Body
Disclaimer: This information is based on my own personal experience since being able to come off my Crohn’s medications. This is always done with authorisation of my consultant and my medical team, following a prepared plan of action. If you seek advice regarding the medications…
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Happy Surgery-iversary…?
May 12th. It is forever etched into my brain. We’d been able to control, for the most part, my disease with medications and ‘diet’ for the five years prior to that. But, somewhat inevitably, it came down to needing a clinical trial or surgery. I…