Countdown to Tenby

When  I  entered Tenby,I  I never really though I would be well enough to do it, but I am and the training is hard and I am now bored of it.... I do not know how Sally trains for her Ironman ,I think she is brilliant to do all the training. So I have ran, swam and been  on the bike and I am on the bike again tomorrow morning, just an hours ride.. I am not moaning really. plus I am sugar free as much as I can , I do not eat cakes, sweets etc. I also try to avoid red and processed meat..I am still being good !!!

sailing with John

I have done the usual bike ride over to the bridge to Tintern  this weekend , more miles and it is feeling ok. Sunday I did go sailing with John to the other side of the river and back and I back, it made mw realise how much I enjoy sailing ,so much to do, so little time.

ladies of Bangkok , swimming and bike

Sarah, Phil, Sally, Katie, dad and Sally had a brilliant evening, such a fabulous show of singing , dancing and plenty of laugher. When they say life is for living this is what they mean.
Then back to the boring stuff, I have been on the bike , gone for a run and been swimming, getting a bit bored of it all now, but want to do well, so we have to push on.
I did have a brilliant time at art and I enjoyed shopping for a ag with Sally, did not by a bag, came away with a dress!!
Also trying to be tidy and finish jobs !!! I am getting there !!!

Too Sally and Jacks for SUpper.

Another  Bike ride with Phil and I really did not want to go. 32 miles later having been to Berkeley, Oldbury and all round we finish the bike ride and I did enjoy it very, . Also Sally and Jack are back in Bristol it is great, we all went around for a meal, which was brilliant . Nice having the Family close. Dress shopping with Sophie and mum today. We did manage to get Sophie a dress. We are going to a wedding in August. Sally is bridesmaid to her friend Abbie and Sophie and   I got an invite!, hence new dresses ….

Trying not to be busy !!

I am trying not to be too busy .. But the trouble is if someone say do something I tend to say yes !!
A good session at art, I drew a wood pecker, Aunty pat now comes and it is great to have her there.
I have also been swimming with Cathy in the pool, swimming has felt good this week. A bike ride in the evening with John and another swim in the lake this evening, it was a coached session and it is good to have a refresher on the skills you need for the open water swim, I also love being taught and feel you are never too good for a lesson.  My buzz for open water swimming is coming back. I am now training hard to do Tenby weekend where I  hope to a 1 mile swim and a 45 mile hilly bike, the determination is there, the body has to follow !!!!
Enough about exercise, I have also had  coffee and cake with Jane and Marilyn, which was lovely, gone shopping with Sally and walked with Judith . Next week is quieter, but then they do say life is foe living and that is what I am doing !!!!!

living with cancer is hard..

I am still feeling tired, but I am getting there. But in true Julie style I have gone on the bike ride, but a shorter one and I did go swimming in the quarry today. I still feel ropey, but I need to exercise as it keeps me mentally sane, without exercise I think I would get very depressed and that is not going to happen.
I do find living with this cancer very hard, I am still here but because of the nature of this cancer you are never sure when it will return. I do plan, but it is hard to plan and at the back of your mind you never know if you will make it to the things you have planned.

I have been doing to much

Well things have finally caught up with me and I have had a little bug, just feeling very sick. So I have been grounded for the day. I might give myself another couple of days to get myself sorted as still feeling rubbish now. I think it is my body telling me something - like slow down... which I am not good at.

Back to normal

Well, thing are getting back to normal I think, time to breath, sit back and take in the last week.
So my normal is going out on a 28 mile bike ride with Phil and John. I really could not be bothered to do this ride as I felt tired and half way though going up a hill  I did think what am I doing her !! But we stopped at a tea shop and the rest of the ride was ok, but having managed a ride feeling like that it has inspired  to do more and fight on.
Today we helped Sally and Jack by going to the tip 3 time, how exiting!!  it was so busy. I also did 2 weeks worth of ironing, so it back to earth with a bump, but do you what I am glad to back to the boring things. Walking tomorrow night with the girls .