Writing again – My Year so far

It's about six months since I last wrote here, sorry about that, but I am going to try and use this blog more now. This is another update post, after this, I should be able to vary what I post about more, but when I write infrequently it is necessary each time I come back

Firstly and most importantly, my health. In January I mentioned having to go on Rituximab; this happened in February.  It was slightly scary at the beginning due to the severity of the drug, but in the end, I was very lucky not to have any bad side effects. And the really good news is that it worked. I have now been off steroids for a couple of months and my platelet count is still increasing. And I can feel my strength and stamina increasing.

Now for other things that have been going on this year so far. In February, days before I started my treatment we had a family dinner, after which I along with my brother and nephews decided to go on an observation wheel that was temporarily in Cheltenham. This was a wonderful experience because it gave a very different view of the town. In May I had a day visit to Bath which is one of my favourite cities and didn't disappoint this time, the weather was perfect too. In June I went with my parents on holiday to Seaton, Cornwall; although the weather wasn't perfect we had a good break and enjoyed the area including visiting Plymouth. The end of June was my birthday and I had a brilliant day celebrating with friends, shopping in Gloucester Quays in the afternoon then a meal in the evening.

I have also been enjoying my photography, luckily Cheltenham and my local area makes this quite easy. Also had some good cinema and theatre trips.

Plymouth, Seaton, Bath and Cheltenham from Observation Wheel

New Year, New Blog

I'm Kirsty I'm in my 30's and live in the UK. I can't work at the moment due to a disability called non-classical-Marfan's syndrome; which means my muscles are weaker than an average person. This affects a lot of everyday things like writing and holding/carrying things. It affects my stamina so I get tired very easy. I was also born with a dislocated hip which, although being operated on to stabilize it, has still left me with a limp. This has left me more reliant on my parents than most people my age, but I'm working on becoming more independent, that's for another post anyway.

Enough of the boring stuff, especially as I don't believe my disability defines me. I am also a Christian, and my faith is very important to me. Feel free to ask me a question about my faith here on my twitter (link on my blog), I'll do my best to answer. My other interests are TV (BBC Sherlock, Doctor Who, Victoria, Call The Midwife, Strictly Come Dancing, Bake Off and others), Films ( The Marvel – MCU or Marvel Cinematic Universe, Lord of The Rings, It's a Wonderful Life, I also like a lot of Disney and DreamWorks stuff) I'm not always good at the latest films because I wait for them to be on free-tv, or occasionally buy/rent online unless I really want to see it. My other hobbies are Reading, Photography, and cooking/baking.

So why am I here, writing a blog? Well, I've always been interested in writing, but usually find it hard to stick too, especially as I'm not sure if I'm ever going to be a professional writer although that would be awesome. I had a blog here years ago, but have deleted old posts to start anew. To get back to writing was one of my New Years Resolutions, more in my next post; I assumed it would be fiction writing as that's usually what I enjoy, but since about a week ago, I've been inspired to write a blog, so I am. I have a few interesting ideas at the moment, I should be able to keep it going, we'll see. I have a few different ideas for types of posts; probably a lot of my-life type, some reviews of TV/Films/Products etc., some positivity stuff because I need it and I know others do too.

That's enough rambling on for now, until next time.