Bowling!!

29th December 2012- So today I went bowling for the first time in over two years!! It was great fun, very tiring but made me very happy! I can't say that I'm the greatest bowler missing the pins quite a few times but in the end it was good!

Bowling takes way more strength than I imagined! 

Thank you for reading, and hope everyone had a great Christmas! 

Sophie xxxx

I DROVE A CAR!!!

11th December 2012- I think this is my biggest achievement yet, I had my first driving lesson and I actually drove the car, changed gears and got up to a whopping 20mph!! I had so much fun and I am so proud that I managed to do it! I have wanted to learn to drive for a long time now and only now am I well enough to give it a go, so this definitely had to come on my blog!

I love driving. 

Sophie xxxx

A trip to the Movies..

For the average person the word cinema is something that you throw around when your bored or have nothing to do. But to someone like me it means so much more! I have now been to the cinema twice in 2 years when I used to go every two weeks! I can't manage to go because it is so tiring, I have to sit up for over two hours without a break or a lie down, have to watch something continuously without a pause and have to deal with noise which is to me ridiculously loud! But all of this makes it all the greater achievement when I am well enough to go!

13th July 2012- First time I had been to the cinema since getting really ill, we went to see magic mike which wasn't the best of films!! But still was amazing to go and was so happy that I managed it!!

Cinema, I had missed you!

9th December 2012- Me and alex went to the cinema today and this time unlike the last I managed to walk in without my wheelchair!! We see the twilight film which was a lot better than I expected!! 

I felt like a normal person again.. and I loved it! 

Sophie xxxx

Christmas begins..

30th November 2012- Tonight I had a Christmas stall at my little sisters school fair. It was a big task as I had made everything myself and had a lot of stock! It went really well, everyone loved my things and thanks to Alex who helped we sold a lot and had fun doing it!

I love Christmas 

Thank you to everyone who keeps reading my posts! 

Sophie xxxx

Work at last!!!

26th November 2012- So today was the first day of being back to education, I started my photography course!! This is a milestone for me as I have finally found something that I am well enough to do which I can take my time with and there's no pressure! And it is going pretty well so far!

Life is like a camera, 

Focus on what's important,

Capture the good times, 

Develop from the negatives,

And if things don't work out just take another shot! 

Sophie xxxx

Rain Rain Rain

22nd November 2012- My first walk in the rain by myself since being really ill! I love the rain, something about it relaxes me! I haven't been able to walk in the rain that much since getting really ill because not many people like the rain, and rain and wheelchairs don't always get on!! But today I did it wooo!

Rain is very wet. 

Sophie xxxx

Things to come..

Seen as I have no achievements to post this will be about what I hope to achieve in the next few weeks/month! I have a busy few weeks with exciting things planned..

- selling my crafts at a Christmas fair 

- Starting a photography course (first education in 6 months!!!)

-Starting driving lessons (health being well enough)

Exciting things to come!! 

All being well these rather big achievements will be ticked off my list!

Sophie xxxx

Independence.

15th November 2012- Today I walked from grandma's to pick Emma up from school... BY MYSELF!! Ahh it was so nice but a bit chilly! Getting my independence back slowly but surely!

Big step towards things to come.

Sophie xxxx

Walking.. oh how I have missed you!

21st July 2012- I walked to the postbox (which is half way up my road) for the first time since getting really ill! It was my goal for the summer to be able to walk there and I did it!! Now when ever we have post I'm always the first one to volunteer to post it!!

Little things are the most special. 

 

Sophie xxxx

Examsss

12th January 2012- I got my English GCSE today!! After having to leave school and be home tutored getting an A was a massive achievement for me!

Couldn't of done it without the people who believed in me. 

23rd August 2012- I got a B in my maths GCSE!! Although I wasn't pleased at the time because I thought it wasn't the best mark I could of got, I am now really pleased with it! It took me a long time to get it which made me all the more grateful for getting it! Now brings my GSCE's too- A English, B Maths, C in science and an A* in RE (short course). So this isn't as many GCSE's as I had originally planned but it is enough for me to start on new things and hopefully go to college next year!

Proud of what I do have.   

Celebrating kiddi stylee! 

Sophie xxxx

Swim Swim Swim

29th December 2011- I went swimming for the first time in years!! Was so amazing to be in the water and float around and support my own body! Realised how much I love swimming!

Swimming is definitely the best exercise!  

Sophie xxxx

My legs do work!!

29th February 2011- First walked with my zimmer frame. After weeks of not walking I finally walked with the help of my zimmer frame!

  This was the sign that things can get better and would get better.

1st July 2011- I walked up the the stairs for the first time in 5 months!!! One of the simplest things for a healthy person but to me it was like a mountain in my own home, that I had to crawl up once a day. Well I did it!! And now I walk up them at least twice a day woopieeee!

 Never take the little things for granted, you never know when you could loose them.

Happy socks for a happy occasion! 

Sophie xxxx

So this is my first post and I have already done so many big achievements that I can't just start from now! So I'm going to do some little post's on what I've already achieved since being ill and a bit about them. Hope you enjoy!

Sophie xxxx