Well I’ve done it, I’ve finished the HOPE Course. I have mixed feelings about it. Some of it has been great. I’ve met some lovely people and I have learnt what makes me feel negative and removed it from my life. I have definitely become more assertive and I have learnt some excellent time management skills which are really helping at work.
However I feel disappointed as I haven’t actually achieved what…
This week I had my first annual review. They jokingly called it an MOT. After extensive inspection, poking around, prodding and questioning I was relieved to be told they are generally happy with me.
They are pleased with my eating. I am maintaining weight, eating healthily and obeying our negotiated limit of 3 small alcoholic drinks per week. (Cinzano Bianco and lemonade this week with lots of ice and a slice of lemon…
The HOPE course is going well. It’s more time consuming than I realised but it’s having benefits already. I am beginning to feel at long last that I can finally sort out the jumble of mixed emotions that are constantly going around in my head.
Last week we learnt about positivity. We were told that it’s Ok to have some negative emotions as you can’t be positive all the time. However the emotions…
Well here I am on the first week of my HOPE course. It is a 6 week online course. I must admit that I felt a bit overwhelmed when I first logged on and saw all the course material. But after my initial panic I have begun settling in. I’m not great with technology but I seem to be finding my way round OK now. There is more reading than I expected and some of it is quite heavy going for me. Fortunately there is no…
I’ve been in a strange mood the last week. Difficult to describe really. I have been happy because Wimbledon has started and Andy Murray is playing so well. But I’ve been fed up at work. Perhaps it’s because I enjoyed having my break the week before. I usually like going to work because it takes my mind off the cancer. Last week it felt different.
I’m still missing J very much, I think his death is…
