Tag Archives: feeling happy

Looking for the self help book

Posted on June 17, 2016 by sarahsouthwest

The other day my breast cancer buddy said to me “It’s really shit having cancer”. It is really shit having cancer. It is really shit being told you  have cancer. It is even more shit having to tell people you … Continue reading →

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If we were having coffee, I would be telling you the things I learned about life from playing Candy Crush.

Posted on June 12, 2016 by sarahsouthwest

I deleted Candy Crush from my tablet a few weeks ago. It’s a life-sucker. I replaced it with the YOU app, which gives me something healthy, beautiful and life enhancing to do every day. That means I get my online … Continue reading →

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The best way to stop weeds

Posted on May 15, 2016 by sarahsouthwest

Actually, I was in the vegetable patch. And what I said was “The best way to stop weeds is to plant stuff”. Himself was hoeing and I was hand weeding round the walking onions. The sky was blue blue blue, … Continue reading →

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Gratitude

Posted on April 27, 2016 by sarahsouthwest

It is easy to forget to be grateful. I’m not even sure what we are grateful to – not to a God, because we are secular humanists, aren’t we? Maybe to other people. Maybe to the world. Maybe to blind … Continue reading →

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If we were having coffee…

Posted on April 17, 2016 by sarahsouthwest

I’d be gasping for one, as usual. I’d start by talking about the weather. It’s glorious. Blue blue blue sky, with a few white clouds bubbling over the horizon. I won’t have a biscuit, no, thank you. I’m trying to … Continue reading →

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the bike ride of doom

Posted on February 4, 2014 by sarahsouthwest

I hit a bit of a low spot just before Christmas. The lumps in my breast had grown, my medication was being changed, I was in a flurry of tests and reviews and assessments, and feeling very pessimistic. Then my … Continue reading →

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