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Big Balls
No – I am not being rude, but I had the funniest one-to-one Pilates class last week…my first encounter with a session including a big exercise ball. Until six months ago I was walking with a stick and was diagnosed … Continue reading
Posted in ageing, CFS, daily life, health and well being, hope, M.E., ME, CFS, Pilates, Remedial massage, Sports massage, Uncategorized
Tagged CFS, exercise, health and well being, massage, ME, pilates
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Letting go for dVerse Poets
At last I have a moment to respond to the dVerse prompt once more. Letting go for me is tough the battle with my tendency to be in control has left its mark on my health. As Claudia says in … Continue reading
Posted in CFS, Dversepoetry, M.E., ME, CFS, online writing, poet, poetic forms, poetry, poets, Uncategorized, word painting, writer, writing
Tagged CFS, Dverse, ME, Online poetry, poet, poetry
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I’m late, I’m late…
I seem to be taking life at a trot these days, not my usual stroll and amble. I think this is good, though it may catch up with me. CFS does not take kindly to increased pace! Friday night’s Toe … Continue reading
Posted in book signing event, BT Olympic Storyteller, ME, CFS, Paragram, performance poetry, performing your writing, poet, poetry, poetry commission, poets, Toe in the Water, Uncategorized, writer, writing
Tagged Arts, Literature, Paragram, Performing poetry, poetry, Poetry readings, Remembrance Sunday, The Chertsey Bookshop
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Too Stubborn for my Own Good
I really thought the ME had zapped the migraines. In the last six years, the time I have had  ME,  I certainly have not been plagued by them until recently. In the last few weeks I have had five, three … Continue reading
Posted in ME, CFS, Napowrimo, writing
Tagged CFS, ME, migraine headaches, National Poetry Writing Month, poetry. writer
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Take a repetitive task…
This week’s exercise for one of the writing groups I attend is to take a repetitive but rhythmic task and make it into poetry…my list of repetitive tasks so far is less than inspiring: hoovering the floor mowing the lawn, … Continue reading
Posted in ME, CFS, poet, poetry, Uncategorized, writer, writing, writing groups
Tagged CFS, ME, poet, poetry, writing, Writing circle, Writing Exercises
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Happy 24th February -because it feels like spring
It’s happened again and what’s more, I noticed. Like many other bloggers, diarists and commentators on life, I want to mark the day. Today is the day that I noticed that Spring is on its way. The sun is so … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, Family, inspiration, M.E., ME, CFS, natural world, Uncategorized, wildlife, writer
Tagged birds, CFS, dogs, family, poet, poetry. writer, wildlife, writing
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Twiddles and Tweets
I have found that it is entirely possible to spend the whole day fiddling with blogs and tweets and facebook walls. Linking them and making them look pretty is a consuming pastime but I need to remember the reason I … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, CFS, Family, inspiration, M.E., ME, CFS, poet, poetry, Uncategorized, war, writer, writing
Tagged afghanistan, CFS, family, ME, poet, poetry, poetry. writer, war, writer, writing
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Poetic Pomegranates
Fifty poems. I need fifty poems by the end of July, all linked to the theme of War…or rather, what it is like to have a close family member serving in the Armed Forces at a time of heightened activity. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Family, inspiration, ME, CFS, poet, poetry, Uncategorized, war, writer, writing
Tagged afghanistan, family, poet, poetry. writer, war, writing
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