A lesson to be learned....

When I woke up this morning I wondered what the day had in store for me, would it be stressful, would it be busy, would it be fine and as it has been only four and a half weeks since the op, I’m happy to say that I’m bouncing back. I was actually looking forward to getting back to some sort of schedule and plus I need the money!

I start quite early (about 6.30 am) and my colleagues start to filter in about 8 am on wards and today at 9.30 am we had a huge and important meeting. It was being held in one of the lecture theatres and broadcast across the other venues and full of the head honchos. Ordinarily, I wouldn't usually go to these but I thought that it would be a nice easy transition back to work.

The speakers began and it was interesting, to a point, when with the room packed to capacity and all cameras rolling, a mobile phone goes off echoing across the theatre.

And yes, you've guessed it, it was mine – way to ease myself gently back into work!

Before you start flinging verbal insults at me for my bad manners, It was on, it didn't ring, that wasn't what happened, that would have been OK…what happened was I decided that I would just check the time (and in hindsight I am thinking I should have worn a watch today) and well….

I don’t know if any of you are of the more buxom variety like my good self, but it’s a bad habit that I have of keeping my mobile tucked in my bra, anyone else do this? Anyway…

I was trying to retrieve the phone when in my brain fuzz I just grabbed the end and squeezed and it switched Siri on, but as there is no reception in the theatre the following echoed around the room instead…

“Siri is unavailable”

So, welcome back me, I’m officially in the building!

New beginnings.....again!

Hello!

Every now and then you may have come across a blog post in which the author declares that they are sorry they have been away so long or written so little but that they vow to do better, well this is sort of that.

You see, I have been quiet but I've been consistent throughout the year, and now I am on the road to recovery and back at work tomorrow, I feel its the perfect opportunity for some kind of rebirth.

I did consider silencing this blog and starting anew but I couldn't do it, it turns out I like this mish mash of a place, and I doubt I'll ever have a one track mind and so I shall continue here.

I won't make any promises of what will come, if I've learnt anything in the last three years its that plans don't always go to plan, and so here we are only 24 hours away from a new beginning!

I look forward to tomorrow :)

Kate x

Rant time You know you've missed them

Howdily doodily!

Ok, so this might be considered a somewhat controversial comment and I dont mean to offend anyone if I inadvertently do with my rant today.

In September 2013 I bought  fitbit one and enjoyed using it and made a couple of friends and loved to track my steps especially as I walk everywhere. Most of you will be aware that from May 2014 I was out of action, but as I am (fingers crossed) all on the mend now, I want to start tracking my steps again.

I rejoined the site and sadly it had deleted all my friends from before and I have to start again. I thought the best thing to do is to join a group and that way I can at the very least compare my daily steps/weekly steps etc with them. So I am perusing the list of groups when I come across one called 'Women of color unite' and then it says in its description, because our body types and health issues are different.

This makes me cross. I am aware that people rarely are cross these days preferring instead to be angry, But cross is what I am.

I consider this to be racist. I could be in a room full of white women, thousands of them, and no two of us would have identical bodies (unless identical twins) or identical health issues. Our common body woes and health issues would cover a spectrum as would those with women of color. I think this group shouldn't be allowed to exist, I think it should be 'Women unite',  God knows we need some unity in this world of ours, and that if you are a woman of color who wants to discuss an issue that you may feel only effects women of color then say that and find out who responds and you may just be surprised!

If I started a group called 'Pale and interesting' for white women because lets face it our body types and health issues are different, I am pretty sure that this would be unacceptable.

Anyway, rant over! What do you think? Do you believe in inclusivity and equality for all as I do? Or do you think something else? Feel free to share in the comments below.

Hello!!

Hello!

I know I've been away a while, but life does like to lob drama at me, I do honestly try to avoid it but the little blighter always finds me. I need to find a new hiding place that's for sure.

The latest is that I went to see a consultant mid-jan as they had found a cyst and when i went to see him, he said it was best to remove it due to its size. Then two weeks later I was in hospital having the op and have been recuperating ever since. I would have said Hi sooner if it wasn't for my laptop dying on me at the same time.

So, how am I writing this? On my new laptop!

I return to work next week and so I have to make the most of the remaining ten days.

I shall return with something more interesting than this in two swishes of a tail feather! Bye for now!

Kate xx

P.S I have still been stalking all your blogs via my phone and may I just say, you've been a busy lot!