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Jenny is the epitome of ‘if I fits; I sits’.

Jenny is the epitome of ‘if I fits; I sits’.

The irony of this image is that a new cat bed came in the bag she is sitting on 😹

Meet Sir Douglas T Cat. Or, as he’ll be known m

Meet Sir Douglas T Cat. Or, as he’ll be known more commonly, Douggie!

We adopted Douggie today, our 3rd cat from Yarm Cat Rescue. Douggie is 10 years old, and when he went into the rescue he was unable to move. They discovered it was due to a likely broken pelvis which hadn’t healed properly.

Over time while at the rescue, he has learnt how to walk again, albeit it with a wobble and he is still unsteady on his feet.

He’s already making himself at home with us here. As I type this, he’s using @biggeordiegeek’s foot as a pillow!

I hope you like your forever home Douggie 😻

Megan and I visited Newcastle Quayside on Monday e

Megan and I visited Newcastle Quayside on Monday evening for the first time this year. I missed the place, but not some of the people! We had barely been out of the car five minutes when some youths on bikes screamed over to me “oi I’d love to sh@g her, ya fattie!”.

Oh yes, the joy of teenagers feeling entitled enough to yell sizest and sexist remarks very loudly at me in public. It’s enough to make one treat back into the house and never come out again.

That’s not happened - despite my increased pain levels this week, I’m still pushing myself out the door.

If you saw my stories from earlier today, you’ll have heard that I’ve been having trouble with my lymphedema compression (almost blue toes are not a good thing!). I spoke to the clinic today and they made me an appointment for a couple of weeks time, between now and then they want me to try and wear the stockings still, but just for a couple of hours at a time so my circulation doesn’t suffer.

I probably won’t wear them out and about in that case - I’ll stick to have them on indoors for now. So photos like the 2nd to last one here will not happen for a while (with regards to the stockings - I imagine I will continue to have my eyes closed when photos are taken; stockings or no stockings 🤣). I’m probably an equal mix of relieved and sad at the same time. It’s good to have a bit more choice with what goes on my legs, but the stockings are cute in their own way (especially when paired with snazzy chug rub shorts!). But I suppose, less leg on show will likely reduce the risk of further in person trolling like what I received on Monday night. Big sighs.

Enjoy me looking like a silly sausage on the last 2 slides here!

I felt pretty cute earlier.

I felt pretty cute earlier.

😍😍😍 Barrington, you beaut.

😍😍😍

Barrington, you beaut.

Today I tried out my ‘rocket’ stay cool chub r

Today I tried out my ‘rocket’ stay cool chub rub shorts from @snagtights - isn’t that green just beautiful! 💚 I thought I’d try and coordinate my outfit in ‘theme’ a little, so I have my space skirt on that Paul made me, my trusty star necklace (which I wear a lot normally anyway but whatevs), and you can’t really see them in these pictures, but I’m wearing Star Trek starfleet emblem earrings.

Part of me didn’t want to post these pictures as I didn’t like my legs when I first saw them. But I need to challenge that and accept that my legs still carry and support me. Regardless of how they look, or feel. Compression or no compression. So here they are.

I do love my space skirt 🚀

Chilled Cold Brewed Tea and Star Trek DS9 on a Fri

Chilled Cold Brewed Tea and Star Trek DS9 on a Friday night? Yes please! @birdandblendtea

My @snagtights delivery came today! With summer g

My @snagtights delivery came today! With summer getting closer (weather this week aside!) I want to make sure I can still enjoy skirts and dresses like I normally would while wearing my lymphoedema compression. So bright and colourful chub rub shorts are my solution! I had to try the ‘beach bum’ shorts (thats the gorgeous blue colour I’m wearing if you swipe left) on straight away, and I LOVE them. I can’t *wait* to try the GROWL ones; I think I’m gonna team them with a black dress so they are a pop of colour with the black dress and black stockings.

It feels weird having the middle section of leg on show, not gonna lie. But needs must, the compression is important for the long term management of lymphoedema. It’s not going to stop me being my bright colourful self - be that in how I have my hair or other colours I slap on my legs! #snags #lymphoedema

Am I cool? I kinda felt a bit cool looking when I

Am I cool? I kinda felt a bit cool looking when I took this selfie. Then my feet started to pulse and feel like fire and I felt a bit less cool. Walking around the supermarket hurt a lot this morning, and I’ve found myself really beating myself up over that, and comparing what I can do now to what I used to be able to do just 12 months ago.

I had therapy tonight, and my therapist was loud in advocating being kinder to myself, pacing, and not holding myself to the expectations of the past. My body is different now, and I need to manage my expectations accordingly. It’s frustrating as hell, but I’ll get used to it eventually I’m sure. I need to be patient with myself, like I would be with a friend or loved one.

And look cool doing it?

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