Oops - long time, no see. No excuses, no note from the parentals - simply couldn't 'get into' blogging.
Not that I didn't have anything useful to say - No Sirrreee.....
HOWEVER......
Big news is that I have been awarded early retirement on medical grounds. Long-time readers may remember that I have been teaching Food Technology in a primary school for the past five years.
Whilst I absolutely loved my job, it was becoming harder and harder to keep going, having been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Back in January I started the long process of applying for an early retirement award and this was finally agreed in March.
My last day at school will be June 6th ..... watch this space!
I feel relieved that I can, at last, concentrate on this b****y disease and getting the pain under control. For those of you who have no knowledge of RA, it is an auto-immune disease whereby the body's immune system turns on itself and attacks previously healthy joints. Symptoms include swollen and painful joints, extreme fatigue and catching any and every cold/flu bug that's going!!
There is no cure - the meds I'm on can only slow down the progress of the destruction of the joints.
So, for now, I'm spending each day pottering in my kitchen and my garden, pacing myself and resting when my body tells me it needs to....
All of which gives me time to pick up my blog again! See, every cloud has a silver lining.....
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