Thought it was about time i stuck my head around the blog door with an update!

Things are still going ok for me, still doing the cleaning jobs which keeps me occupied 6 days a week, so today (sunday) is my day of rest, well, catch up with my own housework and laundry etc, not much rest really but i need to try and rest up a little as i have got a problem with my legs same as i had last year cleaning, my right leg is very swollen and painful and my left knee is playing up, i guess it is just through being on my feet all day, plus i am cycling about 8 miles a day at the mo as i don't have a car, but i should really get to the doctor and get it checked out - when i get the time..

I am still hopeful of taking on a community support worker role with the organisation that has supported me through my addiction, i met with the manager about a week ago and they are still keen to take me on, it is just dependent on finances, however they have their annual audit due in the next couple of weeks, so hopefully i will have something a bit more concrete then - this will be the icing on the cake for me to be able to take this on, i have also expressed that i would have an intetrest in becoming like a school liason person, going into local schools and giving talks on drug and alcohol awareness etc which was received well - fingers crossed i will get some good news in the next couple of weeks!

My sister now has her daughter back permanently and all is going really well there, her son for now has opted to stay with dad so they are a split family which is not what she wanted, but for now while the waters are running calm things will have to stay as they are, sis has also taken a part time job for the first time in about 12 years which is fantastic and has givne her confidence that little boost that it needed. Yes she still struggles and life is not at all straight forward or easy for her at times, but compared to this time last year it is an incredible turn around and i am so very proud of her.

My using ex tony is currently in jail, it was only a matter of time really before all his petty theft/shoplifting crimes caught up with him and to be honest, the way his life was going, it has probably saved his life by going inside, i think he only has about 4 mnths to do anyway, hardly the end of the world, i have had a few letters from him, but it is hard for me to write back without giving him false hope that we will get back together, as no matter how many times i tell him it won't happen he still holds out the hope that we will, i really don't know why we have stayed in touch since we split up over 4 years ago now, especially as he is the person that was at the root of my picking up and this hidious battle i know have for the rest of my life, it's not healthy at all really is it..

Anyway, back to shipwrecked on the tv and the ironing now for me, then hopefully a quick whizz up the road to the supermarket as i have a ridiculous addiction for strawberry cheesecake at the moment and need to get stocked up!