What clothing I am taking..

Good evening friends.  Last night we had a wonderful rolling storm.  The flashy forked lightning did take me back to the early 90's when raving was new and hot on the scene.  Ahhhh those were the good old days, when you could dance all night and sleep all day.

Today I started my hospital checklist.  I am stupidly, obsessively organised and like to prepare, so I thought I would share what I am doing, maybe it will give you some idea's or maybe not.  I want my hospital stay to be as comfortable as possible.   First thing I took in to consideration the weather.  I am a hot blooded gal and I get very hot very quickly.  So light weight is a must for me, not forgetting that I will be wearing those man luring sexy surgical stocking numbers.  (I'm sure Keanu would go for them!)  So NO long legged nightwear that gets all wrapped round your legs like an octopus on heat.  I also know that I will need to be comfy around my mid-waist so I want fabric that is going to work with me, and that is jersey cotton.  It's cool light weight and stretches with me when I fidget, and I fidget a lot. Also, I will probably will be getting my tummy out for all and sundry due to checks on the wounds (where they will put the laparoscopic thingys)

2 Nights - at Spires Parkway Solihull

Nightwear

• 2 x Shortie Pyjama's.  Loose waist, jersey cotton, easy access to mid section for wound checking + cool for adorning sexy surgical stockings
• 1 x Dressing Gown, lightweight cotton a good cover up for the walk of your life
• Socks - My feet can become like blocks of ice.
• Slippers for skipping round the corridors Post Op.

I am dressed for comfy and dignified few days of on and off sleeping and recovering. 

The Basics

• 2 x Bra's
• 3 x Knicky noo knack, a spare just in case.
• Leggings for the journey home 
• Comfortable top for the journey home

That is all the clothing I am taking.  I am not over packing.  I am trying to be as mini as I can.  You know what happens, you pack everything and then only use a toothbrush.

So I will be back for more packing tips for toiletries, this is my nemesis, I know already I will over pack.  I am not going to be sucked in.   AH HA! NOT I!! No Sirree I am going to be minimal...

See you on the flip side x

This is it

Hello all how are you?   Welcome to my new bloglet.  I hope that through my journey, trials and tribulations you will be able to find some positive inspiration, so you too can go forth and be a happy, healthy, beautiful you.

Do you like my title?  Its a bit tongue in cheek.  You know how it goes, you spend years dieting feeling like what you are eating would barely keep a bird alive and it's no wonder one can't keep it up.  I am that one.

So this blog is totally dedicated to my journey.  I will be travelling back in time and also forward, but mostly the present.  I do hope to get some video diaries in too.

But for now you have to put up with my appalling spelling and grammar.

I decided to document my journey and I call it a journey because I have no idea where I am going, but I know I want to travel forward.  I decided to document my journey because when I researching all my different options for Bariatric Surgery there was hundreds in the US but hardly any in the UK.  So here I am...

In this blog I will not be all flowers and unicorns, there are going to be a few weeds and wart hogs my friends.  This is about ME and MY journey.  There will be all kinds going on..  I'm guessing??

I would love to hear your comments and thoughts but please remember that I am human and I do have feelings, so if you are about to write something ugly then it's probably going to impact somehow on my journey.  Saying that don't dress it all up, all I am asking is that you think about what you are saying and how what you say may have a lasting impact.

Let's do this .......

this joke has had it's day

Happy Sunday and what a lovely day it is here in the UK.  I have been back to work for over a week now and although it's been tiring (those early mornings are just wretched eh!) the weather has been really delightful.  Blue skies really do make me sing.

Anyhooo so on to the swap.  Over are Faery Ink Swaps we are having a Halloween Flipbook Swap.

There are so many types of flipbooks out there I decided just to show quickly how I do mine.

Nothing new, nothing exciting just me fiddling around with paper.  For those of you who don't know me I am quite the little youtuber and I totally find most things I need from tutorials on youtube.  I really do thank those people who spend their time showing use how to create such wonderful things.

Anyhoo I digress and I do that often.  Come and join in the fun I would love to see you there.

See you on the flip side <~~~ Yeah I know this joke has had it's day :D

Back I come

So I know that I have been away for like ever and ever, well almost a year.  I think sometimes we need to step back from being online and I was crazy spending every waking moment in front of the screen.  This did not help me one little.  This past year hasn’t been the most fabulous but then in a way it has.  My friendships have developed and I have thrown so much rubbish out of my life.  For me that is not a small feat.  I was at a point where I didn’t want to rite and tell you what was going on.  Yeah dare I say it the depression has hit me hard and it’s becoming tougher to keep it at bay.  I am learning not to sweep this under the rug and hope it goes away, it’s doesn’t, it just festers into a bigger tangled mess of glob..  If that makes any sense to anyone.

I thought that I would start writing again and sharing my creativity which has been practically non existent.  But I need to put myself out to make every moment count.  I have been having a grave feeling that there may not be to many moments left. 

Less about me and moving on.  One thing I do love to do and that is to challenge myself.  How is this for a challenge.

So this means I am to walk like 10,000 steps each day in the month of September..  That’s loads for me.  Hmm that reminds me to dust off the fitbit..  Wait! Where is the fitbit….

So people I wont promise interesting tales, I wont promise to update my blog often.  Ahhhhh that was good to get off my chest.  One has forgotten how liberating writing is.

See you on the flip side!

Paula Power Walker hahahahaha

PURRRRRR

Hello everyone, I hope you are doing fine.  This months inspiration has a halloweeny feel.  Over at Facebook Ink we are celebrating the beginning of Autumn with a Howloween (see what I did there?) month full of fun.  Check it out we have a swap and a jack o lantern event.  We have just had a give away blah blah…  You know the drill come and join in the fun x

If you don’t fancy that why not hope over to the Faery Ink shop and grab yourself a fabulous Bella Catwoman Digi.  I must say I really enjoy colouring this sexy woman in…   

Anyhooo hope to see you over at the facebook page for some fun xx