As some of you may have noticed, I have been pretty quiet lately! In fact, it has seemed so long since I’ve written a blog post, it feels weird, especially as there are some changes to WordPress which I am getting to grips with.
Anyway, I thought that I would give you an update as to what has been happening with me. firstly, I am nearing the end of my 2nd year as a student nurse. It seems unbelievable that the time has passed by so quickly (well at least it has for me)! I just have one more placement to do, a couple more assignments, oh and an exam, but by the end of March, it will all be done and fingers crossed, I will be ready to enter my third and final year!
In amongst all the stress and madness of studying, we decided to move house as well! I may have mentioned once or twice how much I love being near the sea, well I am now living in a little seaside town and am only about a 10 min walk from the sea. One of my sisters has also moved to the coast around a 10 min drive away to the same town (where this photo was taken) as one of my brothers, and my other sister lives a further 10 mins down the coast in Folkestone. Despite it being the middle of winter, I am already feeling the benefits of the move and feel much more motivated to go for walks and enjoy the fresh air, even if it is a bit, well…fresh at the moment!
I have tried to keep my hand in with blogging now and again, particularly my collaborations with Daffy. There will definitely be more Silly Saturdays to come. I truly do not know where the time goes and have got so behind with everyone’s blogs. I will be trying to catch up with you all over the next couple of weeks to see what you all have been up to. I have really missed you. I am also going to try and write a few posts during that time as well, I am sure there must be some poems inside me screaming to be let loose!
Wow, the nursing degree is almost in your hand! Congrats on your move!! I know you’ll be so happy there, and bonus- close to your siblings! I’ve missed you, but your Silly Saturdays kept me entertained!
Merry Christmas, Judy!
PS: I hate the new WP editor!!
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Thanks so much for stopping by, Melinda, it is always good to see you. Yes, I am so close to that degree, but loads of work still left to do.
I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas too! x
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Glad to have the opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Keep up the terrific work to make your dreams come true, You are so inspiring. xoxxo
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Thank you Annette. I am so lucky to live closer to the sea, and it will be even better in the summer.
I wish you a Merry Christmas and a very happy new year too. Thank you for always being so supportive and encouraging. xxx
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Good to hear from.you sis
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It is lovely to be back and I wanted to let everyone know that I am still lurking around in the shadows! x 🙂
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You are a10 min walk from the sea!!!!!!!! Wow! how Wonderful!!!!!!!!!
I wonder if you will see Maggie, Shelma and Sandy, getting up to their Silly Saturday nonsense, on any of your walks.
Lovely to get your update.
Have a wonderful festive season. ❤
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Congratulations on your pursuit of a nursing degree. What a noble calling. And, down by the sea? What a great move. And youre close to family. Sounds like all your stars are lining up properly. Merry Christmas!
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Thanks so much. I am feeling very lucky to be so close to the sea and also moving ever closer to the end of my degree and dream of being a registered nurse. I wish you a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2019. 😊
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So much to love in this update… Very happy for you! Xxx
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Thanks so much Al. Yes i am feeling very blessed at the moment. Xx
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now I’m trying to guess where home is, if it is two lots of ten minutes from Folkestone… sort of maybe another part of Folkestone! Unlikely to be Dover, I’d guess… Deal? Walmer? Or off towards Dungerness? Oh you tease! Anyhoo glad the degree is getting there and you’re enjoying the sea air. Of course. Who wouldn’t… Have a great crimbo, Judy.
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Ah you are going the wrong way Geoff. Sandgate is where My sister and brother live and Hythe is where I am. 😊 yes i am so glad the degree is getting closer too.
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Ah ha! I remembered Hythe. The little railway to Dymchurch! Is there Martello tower around there?
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Yes, there are some in St Mary’s Bay and Dymchurch. We live quite close to the little Romney , Hythe & Dymchurch railway. It is a very pretty little town too. 🙂
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Hi sis it’s so good to hear from you. I am so proud of you, you have done so well. I wish you so much love and Happiness in your new home. Happy Christmas 💜💜💜
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Thank you dear Willow, and thanks too for your support and encouragement. I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas too!! Xx
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And I hope we will be hearing more from you soon 💜💜
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Oh, I am sure you will, sis 🙂
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Yay!!
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Sis, I envy you for living so close to the sea. This is wonderful! I am really happy for you.
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Thank you Sis. I am so lucky I know x
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Good to hear from you, Judy. Even better to hear how well life is going for you 🙂
A 10 minute walk to the sea sounds like a slice of heaven to me. Enjoy and Happy Holidays 🙂
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Hi Aimer, how lovely to see you here! Life is being very kind to me at the moment, and I am feeling very lucky. Happy holidays to you and yours too. xx
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What great news from you, Judy. I’m so thrilled to hear it. It sounds like you’ve had a new start. I’m so pleased that the house move went well. Living by the sea is defiantly one the best things life offers to some of us. Thanks for the update on what you’ve been doing. Keep up the great work you’re doing with the course, too.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 🎄
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WE are so lucky to be near to the sea, Hugh. I know that you love it too, it really does lighten my mood being here. I hope that everything is going well with you, I so need to catch up with what you and my other blogging friends have been up to, it seems such a long time!
I wish you a very Happy Christmas too, and I hope 2019 is a fab year for you. xx
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Long may you lurk. By the way if I ever collapse I hope you’ll be around to give me the kiss of life!
JP
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Thanks JP. That is the best compliment. X 😊
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So good to hear you are happy and well.
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Thank you. I really am. 😊
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Hello, and thanks for stopping by. I am Judy, in my (very) early fifties and decided that life definitely gets more interesting as it goes on! I am a wife and a mum and have just finished University as a Registered Nurse, after having worked as an Associate Practitioner in the NHS. I am also a poet and the author of my debut book, 'Rhymes of the Times.' I love to laugh, and I love rhyming words too, so I joined the two together, and my book was born. I am currently working on another book in the series also. I am a prolific blogger and enjoy writing funny stories, anecdotes, and anything really that takes my fancy.
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