Tag Archives: CFS

Big Balls

Posted on August 17, 2014 by SallyJ

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 →

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Letting go for dVerse Poets

Posted on February 10, 2013 by SallyJ

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 →

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Backwards and forwards in true, poetic rhythm

Posted on January 2, 2012 by SallyJ

Looking back I realise that 2011 was the year I became a poet. I’d been writing poetry for years before, but 2011 was the year I began to believe. Now, if asked, it is what I say I am – … Continue reading →

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It’s official!

Posted on June 28, 2011 by SallyJ

For once I have progressed beyond the short list stage and am now, officially, a BT Olympic Storyteller. Now all I need to do is discover what this really entails. At best I would have a free ‘press’ pass to all … Continue reading →

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Too Stubborn for my Own Good

Posted on April 15, 2011 by SallyJ

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 →

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Take a repetitive task…

Posted on March 31, 2011 by SallyJ

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 →

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Fish Pie is off dear…

Posted on March 10, 2011 by SallyJ

The day after…once again I have ‘day after lag’. Yesterday I drove the furthest I have for probably 6 years, to Hailsham and back to celebrate my Mum’s 80th birthday. That I could do this at all is a minor … Continue reading →

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Happy 24th February -because it feels like spring

Posted on February 24, 2011 by SallyJ

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 →

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Still life with sparrow hawks

Posted on February 22, 2011 by SallyJ

I have just spent ten minutes watching a sparrow hawk perched like a statue on the terrace wall. I swear it did not move even the tiniest bit, but merely watched – and watched. It was a peculiarly spiritual communion, … Continue reading →

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Corridor of uncertainty

Posted on February 21, 2011 by SallyJ

Having a quiet day today as the M.E. has seen fit to descend in a belt of painful joints. Not to worry, I will spend the day researching for the four poems I have rumbling around my brain. Not being … Continue reading →

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