Life with Coffee Spoons

I went into hospital today for an appointment with my consultant about the lesion on my parathyroid ultrasound results. Exciting stuff. I waited for a while. The meeting was brief and it went something like this:Consultant: "I've looked at your scan,...

In the past few months I've been sitting (and I mean an *awful lot of sitting*) writing (both for work and pleasure), working on the PhD, and on occasion been prodded by doctors. Twice now I have enjoyed the wonders of the hospital cafe and its excel...

Are you ready for some shocking news? It's full of shocking stuff.I've had to give up tea.And coffee.And anything else with delicious caffeine in it.I know, it's terrible. Please pity me and send me free decaf tea. Why have I given up caffe...

So, some good news. My calcium levels are fine. So hopefully this means my parathyroid is fine. I'll find out for sure when I next go to the hospital in February. So fingers crossed.Also, I don't know if you know this but there's a rumour going aroun...

I've finally painted something new. I didn't realise how long it had been since my last painting but it appears to have been nearly half a year. I suspect I've been walking around like a zombie without quite knowing it. Painting ceased for a while, y...

For those of you who don't care about my life but enjoy photos then here is a variation of the Anuvittasana yoga pose for you.I officially started my PhD last week! But in the run up to that I was writing an extended project plan. So I've not had muc...

I've been dealing with uni admin on the run up to my enrolment. I've needed a tremendous amount of tea to get through this. So much so that I purchased some decaf tea. And you know when someone buys decaf tea they are Serious Business.