remove

Todays main job has been to remove gloss paint from the glass above our upstairs doors so that we can put some glass paint on them and make them look a bit nicer. This has been hard work, I'm only half way there and can't do anymore today as it is giving me some pain in my shoulders. It will be great when it's all done its just taking a little while to get there! It'll be lovely when it's done, it's one of those things I've been looking forward to getting done since we moved in. Health has been a bit up and down this week. Last weekend was really busy, Monday wasn't so good but it's picked up quickly since then.

together

I am feeling decidedly more together than a did last month. It helps that things in the house have settled down, there are not strangers coming and going doing various bits of work. In fact we have a bit of gloss work, two bedrooms, the garden and a kitchen extractor fan to sort and then the whole thing is done, complete. My head is a bit more sorted in terms of who I am. I recognise that illness, marriage and time make people different, but it was nice to be able to think a bit about who I was, and to find as I'm getting better that some of old Ruth is still there. Now we are involved in a fab church where I can easily get involved in things helps as well. It is helping me to remember what I love doing, things that I am passionate about. I'm helped as well by the husband and I talking through some big things that had previously been troubling me. I have a silly cold at the moment that is obviously affecting my health, but other than that I am generally going ok.