As I didn’t do a Week in Photos post last weekend, I
thought I would bring the last couple of weeks together in this post. It’s been
a fairly busy couple of weeks (as usual!) I had my half term/study week first,
which was lovely because I desperately needed a bit of time off. Although I
actually spent most of it working on the literature review for my dissertation.
Then this week I was back at university again and also had quite a few medical
appointments (one of which was over in Kent, so that was a whole day thing). I
can’t believe we’re in November already! I’m really starting to feel a bit
Christmassy now and should really start getting myself organised soon.
Last week I ended up taking a bit of an unintentional
break from social media. I’ve just been feeling very overwhelmed by life and
university work, so focused on getting my work done and taking a bit of time
for myself. I was also gradually opening post that was sent to me for my birthday.
I know it probably sounds silly that it took me so long to open parcels, but I
really wanted to be able to appreciate opening them and feel grateful for what
each person had chosen for me. So I wait for times when I’m not completely
wiped out, which means it can take me a while. This parcel was from my friend
Adele, and I absolutely loved the homemade unicorn card and flamingo paper!
I was very excited to get my hands on a copy of
Happiful Magazine -
the first time I’ve had a byline in a national magazine! It’s a pretty cool
feeling. If you want to check out the UK’s first magazine to focus on positive
mental health, you can find a copy in a selection of Waitrose stores. I know I’m
biased but I definitely recommend it!
I love these miniature roses that I bought for my Mum.
The colours are so beautiful and autumnal.
As I said, I spent most of my half term working on the
literature review for my dissertation. But on Friday afternoon, my Mum, Dad,
Lisa and I went on a scarecrow hunt around our town. It was organised by our
church and was such great fun for all ages! So much work went into all the
scarecrows too. We’re hoping it will become an annual event.
I really do love this time of year, especially when
the weather is like this. Cool crisp days with blue skies and leaves of every
colour. I often take a minute to just soak it all up and appreciate how
beautiful it is. There have been (and no doubt will be in the future) so many
times that I haven’t been well enough to leave the house or even my bed. So I
like to try and lock moments like these in my memories to help me through my
more poorly days. I find that when I am too unwell to get out and about, the
things I miss the most are the simple things like this, rather than big
exciting outings.
My sister-in-law, Emma, and I carved some pumpkins
last weekend. Of course, we had to go for Disney characters, so Emma did
Cinderella and I went for the Cheshire Cat. What do you think of them?
I just love all the pretty leaves at this time of
year. Especially when they’re all crunchy, so that when I go through them in my
wheelchair they make that lovely crunching sound.
I’ve been burning this Bath and Bodyworks Leaves candle recently and oh my goodness it smells amazing! My room definitely
smells like autumn all the time at the moment. I have a couple of other
autumnal ones to burn and I’m eyeing up the Christmas range. I just can’t
choose which ones to get!
We decided to make my brother a New Dad Survival Kit
using one of his paramedic bags. Inside were things like earplugs, wipes, beer,
a baby manual, chocolate, paracetamol, a ‘Daddy’ mug, some coffee and some cute
baby grows. Hopefully it will come in useful when Baby Cole arrived soon!
I was very excited to see the article I wrote in a
magazine with Princess Eugenie on the cover! This is the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Reflexions magazine and I wrote a piece about my time at Stanmore on the
three-week rehabilitation programme. Hopefully it might help other people who
are waiting to go on the programme, as I know while I was waiting I really
wanted to know what it was like. You can also read about my time there in more
detail in previous blog posts.
We don’t normally decorate for Halloween, but I had to
get this banner and some pumpkin balloons for our filming at university, so I
brought them home and decorated the fireplace. The banner was from Poundland and the
light-up pumpkin balloons were from Sainsbury’s.
Everyone knows I’m a little bit obsessed with the
Marks and Spencer Percy Pigs. So when my Mum spotted these Percy Pumpkins she picked up a few
bags for me. I thought they looked cute with my little munchkins from Waitrose
too – I love that they come in all sorts of different colours and shapes.
There have been some absolutely beautiful sunsets this
week. This one was outside the new Hobbycraft in
Farnborough. My Mum and I went over to check it out and when we went to leave
this is what greeted us in the car park. The colours were just amazing.
I was very excited by the October Tea Tourist box, with
all the teas on a hats and scarves theme – very seasonal. And there was even a
complementary biscotti! If you want to get your hands on your own box, use the
code JAFFACAT30 and you will get 30%
off your first box.
Yesterday, we all went to watch the Yateley Firework
Display, which was great as usual. I’m really starting to feel Christmassy now
that Bonfire Night has happened. After the fireworks, we came home and had
jacket potatoes, sausages and beans. And then we toasted some marshmallows – we
had to use forks though as we couldn’t find any sticks! They were still very
yummy and smelt so good.
You can 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.
If you don’t already, please give me a follow
on Bloglovin here - I can’t believe I’ve managed to hit 800 followers now! Thank
you all so much. I’m planning a giveaway as soon as I can get some bits
together!
What have you been up to this week? I always
enjoy hearing about your news and adventures!
