Happy Birthday!

Today is my birthday
I am 33
I really looked forward to this birthday
My sister is home
I'm the healthiest I've been in a long time
It's good to celebrate
The fact that I made it to 33
Relatively unscathed
I shouldn't really be here

This time last year I was preparing to go in to treatment
This time last year I  couldn't find any reason to celebrate
This time last year I couldn't have cared less about my birthday
Thankfully this year is different

Today I am going for afternoon tea with my family
In Markree Castle
I'll post photos when I get back
In the mean time
I am going to enjoy m birthday
As best as I can

See you on the next post.......

Adios ashtray!

Do you remember a while back
I threw my scales in to the lake near my house?
It was a symbol of my leaving my ED behind
And it was a very powerful one
Well, because I am almost one month off cigarettes
I decided to do something similar with my ashtray
As a symbol of giving them up

I thought about throwing it in the lake with my scales
But I think I have polluted it enough
So I decided to smash it instead
For health and safety reasons
I wrapped it up in newspaper
Here's the evidence........

Lea and Honey were very curious

Lea fully supports my decision to stop smoking

Crash, bang, wallop!

Won't be needing this anymore

Mission accomplished!