This week I’ve been trying to recover a bit
from the craziness of having two weddings within six weeks of each other!
Unfortunately, I haven’t managed to have much downtime, as I’ve had a lot of
various appointments and engagements, but where I could I’ve tried to just
relax a bit more. I seem to be feeling a lot more exhausted at the moment and
keep falling asleep, which isn’t much fun. It’s something I’m going to discuss
with my GP when I see her next week.
Last Sunday I had a fairly long lie-in, which
was much needed after a busy few days. I sorted out my medications for the week
ahead and then popped down to Waitrose with my Mum to find something I could
eat for dinner, as the others were having roast gammon, which I’m not meant to
eat. I then did a bit of blogging when I got home. In the afternoon, Richard
and Lisa brought Benjie over, as we’re looking after him while they’re away on
their honeymoon. It was the first time I’d met him, so I had a lovely cuddle.
He’s so friendly and cuddly, and licks you when he’s happy, so I ended up with
little wet patches on my t-shirt! After they’d gone I watched some YouTube
videos and wrote a couple of penpal letters.
Unfortunately, on Monday I had a very early
start, as my Dad had to take me to the hospital to see my physio for 8.30am.
The appointment went well (even if I was still half asleep!) – I updated him on
how things are going and we went over my exercises. My Dad and I then went to
Costa for some
breakfast. It’s probably not right for my diet, but I do love their porridge! I
had hoped to have Nutella with it, but they didn’t have any, so I went with
honey. We popped into Homesense,
as it was next door, so I could pick up a basket for something I’m putting
together. When we got home I put up a quick blog post about the wedding and
then did some tidying in my bedroom. After lunch, my Mum and I went over to
Tesco to stock up on some essentials, as I haven’t been for ages and was
running low on a lot of things. It felt more like autumn with the rain and
cold, so when we got back I snuggled up on the sofa with another cup of tea.
This month I’m joining in with the Crown and Glory Glitterati 2nd birthday celebrations, which includes a photo
challenge on Instagram for the whole of August! I thought I’d share my photos
with you in my Sunday Snippets posts. If you want to see everyone else’s,
simply search the hashtag #CGGlitteratiTurns2. Day 1 is ‘Introduction’ – So, if
you don’t know who I am, I’m Jenny, 27 and from Hampshire. I’m a Journalism
student and also write a blog and make YouTube videos. I have a number of
chronic illnesses including Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, so my monthly box of
sparkliness definitely brightens my day. I took this selfie last week when I was
a bridesmaid for Richard and Lisa’s wedding.
Tuesday morning I woke up not feeling too well,
which I think was a mixture of payback after the wedding and having a bit of a
bug or something (plus the usual chronic illness stuff!) I rested for a while,
and then my Dad took me for an assessment with a private counsellor. I was
massively nervous about it and am still pretty anxious about affording it
regularly (although they’ve been amazing about it and offered me a reduced rate)
but the lady was very nice. In their next meeting they will assign me to a
counsellor. My Dad brought me home and I had planned to do a bit of work on my
laptop, but ended up falling asleep on the sofa for a few hours. I then had a
dentist appointment in the afternoon. It was at a new NHS dental practice
rather than the private one I used to go to, and thankfully it went really well
so I feel happy about going to them in the future. I got this awesome
copper/rose gold parcel in the post. I had no idea what it was, but was loving
the colour!
I really love Benjie’s little nose. It makes me
smile every time I see it wiggling as he sniffs. And his little tongue is just
the cutest.
Day 2 of the August Crown and Glory photo
challenge is ‘Favourite’ – I found it very hard to pick just one favourite
piece, so instead I thought I’d show you a few! The unicorn and Disney clips
are pretty self explanatory, as anyone who knows me will know how much of a
Disney fan I am and how much I love unicorns. The pink flower hairband is
definitely one of my most-worn pieces, which I absolutely love. And for the
last two Christmases I’ve worn my sparkly holly clip – it always makes me feel
nice and Christmassy.
I had another hospital appointment on Wednesday
morning, which my Dad took me to. It was with a lady from the orthopaedic team,
as since they assessed me last year my hips have got progressively worse. She
was very good and took one look at my hips and said that I need to be managed
by a specialist hip surgeon. The lady I saw last year said she thought I had a
hip impingement, but this lady believes it’s a lot more than that. My hips are
sitting in the wrong place, sublax and dislocate regularly and are also
affecting my knees, ankles and spine. I had some x-rays and she will refer me
to the hip surgeon to discuss future tests and treatments. My Dad then dropped
me off at my friend Helen’s, so I could have a catch up with her and see her
girls and my lovely Godson, Jack. It was really nice to just relax with a
cuppa, chat and spent time with the kids. When I got home I rested, as I was
feeling really drained. I also opened some post – a couple of books I ordered,
a lovely make-up bag from my friend, Molly, and some make-up that L’Oreal sent
me.
Day 3 of the August Crown and Glory photo
challenge is ‘Neighbourhood’ – These are the views from our loft conversion
windows. I’m very lucky to live in a quiet village in Hampshire with lots of
green spaces. When I was younger I used to hate living somewhere so quiet and
‘boring’ but now I love how peaceful and beautiful my surroundings are.
On Thursday I had a fairly quiet morning, but I
did hear from the secretary at Stanmore. She’d spoken to Dr Cohen and they will
accept my referral to the EDS Clinic, which is great news after trying for so
long. I will be put on the waiting list then when I get towards the top will
make an appointment for my initial consultation. I’ve been trying for over a
year to be seen there and it’s been incredibly mentally draining, so fingers
crossed this is a step in the right direction. Around lunchtime, Emma came
round and we had some lunch together. We then spent the afternoon with my
sister, Bekkah, watching The Good Dinosaur (which was awesome!) and 101
Dalmatians. I also tried to do some more art journaling. I’m nowhere near as
good as some of my very talented friends, but I had fun doing it nonetheless.
While we were watching the DVDs, Jaffa was
curled up next to us on the chair. I love his little face so much, and when he
leaves his tongue poking out but mistake he just looks adorable.
Day 4 of the August Crown and Glory photo
challenge is ‘Sprinkle of Glitter’ – I couldn’t possibly do this challenge
without including Louise Pentland aka Sprinkle of Glitter’s book! She’s all about the glitter after all! I have also included a few of my
glittery Crown and Glory pieces too – I can’t resist a bit of sparkle!
I got up fairly late on Friday and just had a
quiet morning, which was nice as life just seems to have been so crazy
recently. I managed to take some photos for future blog posts, but didn’t get
the blogging done that I’d hoped to do. I guess I just needed some time to take
things slowly. After lunch I was going to try and make my way through my blog
e-mails, but I ended up falling asleep on the sofa for quite a while, which I
was really frustrated about. I did manage to get through a few e-mails when I
woke up, which was something I guess. At around 5pm, my friend Katrina, and her
Mum, picked me up and we went down to Winchester for Katrina’s wedding dress
fitting, which was very exciting. After the fitting we went to Wagamama’s for dinner and a
catch up.
This month’s second anniversary Crown and Glory
Glitterati box is gorgeous. It includes so many pretty things and I’m loving
the new look of some of the bits inside!
Day 5 of the August Crown and Glory photo
challenge is ‘Show us your stash’ – I keep my pieces in this set of IKEA drawers.
Top drawer is small items like bobby pins and clips, second drawer is for
slightly larger pieces and then the third drawer is for my flower crowns, ears
etc. I’d love to be able to display some of them, but at the moment that isn’t
possible in the space I have.
Saturday morning I woke up again feeling really
shattered. This fatigue is really flooring me. I managed to do a bit of tidying
in my room during the morning – I’m trying to do little bits here and there in
the hope it will start to make a difference. My friend, Becky, came round at
about lunchtime, so we had some lunch together. We then chilled out on the sofa
and watched Bridget Jones’ Diary. I haven’t watched it in ages! After she’d
gone, I snuggled up with Alfie and watched Finding Nemo. I really want to go
and see Finding Dory soon if I can find someone to go with. It was also Alfie’s
7th birthday! I can’t believe he’s been part of our family for
almost seven years now. He gives the greatest hugs and is such a good natured,
loving dog.
Day 6 of the August Crown and Glory photo
challenge is ‘BFFS’ – I couldn’t pick just one friend photo, so I’ve done a big
old collage of a few of my gorgeous friends instead. I would be lost without
these beautiful people holding me up when times get hard and joining in with
the fun times along the way. I couldn’t possibly fit in everyone who is special
to me though, so this is just a small selection. I’ve introduced Crown and
Glory to quite a few friends now, and it’s lovely to see them enjoying the
glittery-ness as well.
If you haven’t read my blog before, I just
wanted to let you know that I have a second blog, which mainly focuses on my
health in more depth than I talk about it here. It’s largely for friends and
family to follow and keep up with what’s going on, but if it’s something you
would be interested in reading as well, you are more than welcome to follow me
over there. It’s called ‘Zebra Crossing’ and you can find it by clicking here. I’m trying to keep it updated fairly regularly, so hopefully
there will be something there for you to read!
You can also check out my YouTube channel here, where I have recently uploaded a few new videos (and hope to
continue doing!)
I’m also trying to post on Snapchat a bit more,
so if you fancy following me, my username is Jennycole44.
What have you been up to this week? I always
enjoy hearing about your news and adventures!
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