It’s a few days late but better late than never… Happy Christmas!

I hope you guys reading this had a magical day. I certainly have enjoyed my Christmas.

I spent Christmas with my family and my boyfriend and his family. Its been a busy few days but definately one to remember.

There’s been plenty of fun, love and laughs.

I’ve starting to get into recovery mode now. Like I’ve basically said, I’ve enjoyed every minute of this Christmas.

Christmas eve, I spent the evening with my boyfriend and his friends. We went out for a few drinks. It was a little strange for me as I’ve never gone out on Christmas eve. I’ve always spent it indoors with my family. Never the less though, it was a right laugh and I definately don’t regret going. It was weird for my parents too as it was the first time me and my brother were out the house Christmas eve (my brother was working). They didn’t know what to do with themselves😂

Christmas day, we tried to make things as normal as possible and kept tradition. We spent the majority of the day with it being just us. We got up, opened our presents, had the traditional Christmas Dinner, shared bad cracker jokes and had a giggle or two. It was great. In the evening we had our neighbours round as well as my boyfriend. We played a fun game, had a few drinks, some nibbles and again.. We had a laugh.

Boxing day I spent the day with my boyfriend and my family. My nan came over too.

In the evening I spent the evening with my boyfriend and his family. We played games and guess what.. We had more laughs.

Today I came back from staying over his. This morning I took my Dad antique shopping (as part of his Christmas present). This afternoon I’m just chilling.

I’m starting to feel the effects of having a busy week and all the excitement of Christmas. My body feels achey. I feel so tired. My body is telling me to rest. I guess that’s half part of having a chronic illness and half just genuinely from having a busy few weeks. I know anyone can feel tired if they’ve been through alot for a while, so I can’t fully put it down to the chronic illness that I have.

But I do know that with my condition, I do have to take things easy sometimes. I need to rest and listen to my body from time to time.

Luckily I know my limits now and know what to do and when to rest. This means I can push myself to a certain extent but not to an extent that I over do it and make myself unwell.

Despite my tiredness, I don’t regret the last week or so at all. It’s a shame that I can make myself exhausted by doing simple things sometimes, but sometimes it’s a price I’m willing to pay. If I didn’t take risks, if I didn’t push myself then I wouldn’t get anywhere. So I’m proud of myself for that and will continue with this attitude into 2020!

If I don’t post beforehand, I hope you guys reading this have a Happy New Year and I hope 2020 brings you good health, happiness and love.

I, for one, already know I have some exciting events and milestones lined up for next year!

Katie x