2015

As is usual at this time of the year

I've been looking back over 2015

The ups and downs

The highs and lows 

It's been an eventful year to say the least 

It's started out with poor little Honey having an operation to remove her eye

After a rather nasty infection killed the sight in it

The poor thing was in a lot of pain

And every time we went to my vet

We came away with no answers

So we decided to go to my Dads vet

Who operated immediately after seeing her eye 

I can remember being so worried

That she wouldn't recover

That something would go wrong

She came home the next day 

And was incredibly groggy for a day or two

But after that 

She made a remarkable recovery

And was back to her cheeky self in no time

The only thing that is different is that she doesn't always come for walks now

But that's ok

That's her perogative 

When Lea and I go out

Honey waits at the side of the house for us to come back 

And gets so excited when she sees us coming 

But still

It would take a lot more than a missing eye to stop Honey

I don't even want to mention what happened next 

You know what I mean 

The Boy 

I had temporary lapse in judgement early last year 

When I began meeting The Boy

And soon found myself smack bang in the middle of a relapse 

This was a really tough time

As I struggled to make sense of my feelings for him 

And also the infamous poppy tea

My mum and sister found out

Prompting one hell of an argument between us 

It was a horrible time

One that I don't think of very often 

So the less said about it the better me thinks 

In April

We did the darkness to light walk

Which is becoming a tradition every year

It's in aid of suicide prevention 

So it's all for a good cause

Then came summer 

We brought my nephew to Belfastfor his birthday 

I shaved the side of my head 

I got my nose pierced 

Which I still love to this day 

My mum had her retirement do 

At which I made a speech

I had my birthday in September 

Then headed to Istanbul at the end of month

October we went to Cork for a few days 

November we got the news that my brother signed a two book deal

Then this month 

I had another bout of pancreatitis

Which was a blow 

But I am doing my best to get over 

And of course Christmas 

Which was lovely 

And in between all that 

I did various interviews and writing pieces for different on line publication which was amazing 

Yes it's been a rollercoaster of a year

But I wouldn't change it for the world 

Here are some photos from the last year...