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I thought it was time I put my fingers to the keyboard and pen my experience firstly at the New York City Marathon in the latter part of 2025. This trip was 3.5 years in the making. After watching Anna Liptak's documentary I'm Not A Runner around the time I'd made the decision to have my gastric sleeve surgery done, completing the New York City Marathon became one of my "why's". Then it was another 12 months of registering interest for the marathon with an International Tou

After attending the retreat with Belinda Anderson in 2023 I always knew I would return again one day. This year marks 10 years Belinda...

Where has this year gone? Honestly, it's just flying by! I'm not mad about it now that we're finally getting some warm weather again in...

Tomorrow marks 37 weeks post my gastric sleeve surgery or 9 months on the 15th May. What a 9 months it's been too - it's crazy how much...

1 April 2022 was my last post & things have been up & down since then! I had a trip to Melbourne the end of April as my Dad had a...

Today marks 1 year since my hysterectomy. 1 Year 12 months 8,760 hours 525,600 minutes That's a LOT of thinking time to process a...

I’m really struggling at the moment. The closer that Christmas gets, the more I realise that this year has both a first & last feeling...

Today marks 6 months since my hysterectomy. I can't believe how quickly that time has gone by! The answer to the above question is YES. ...

You were a hope, a dream, a wish on a shooting star. I would meet you in my slumber, in my dreams you lived & you were my everything. My...

I was reflecting on the time that has passed since my operation & considering it’s only been 7 weeks, I have actually squeezed a lot into...

I have diarised the last 2 & a half weeks since my hysterectomy. It was a good way to reflect on what was happening & how my body reacted...

It has finally come down to this. I met with my specialist yesterday to discuss the progress with the Mirena & how it has not agreed with...

27 March 2019 I hit a milestone of 12 months with no drinking. It was a decision I had made when we started down the IVF rabbit hole as...

29 August 2018 I injected the first needle into my tummy. That first injection held so much hope. I dropped it before I jabbed it in,...

Daily I battle with my weight, eating well & generally feeling good about myself.

I’m sad. Sad that I never got that positive pregnancy test. Never got to share that joy, elation & fear with my husband. Sad I never got...

My welcome to Perth began with a whirlwind of settling in to life in the heat, meeting new people, starting a new job and unpacking boxes....

It's 2013. I'm 34, living and working in Burnie and loving life! Work was great, I had a very satisfying role as Operations Manager at...