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Defiance October 23, 2019
Living my best life September 29, 2019
Flat in Piccadilly Circus June 5, 2019
#ShowUs more women who look like me April 3, 2019
Horror vs Happiness March 5, 2019
Weather report February 18, 2019
No tits and a tat January 22, 2019
The one about anger January 4, 2019
What a year December 30, 2018
My year in flowers December 12, 2018

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I’ve just reviewed #GetStrongGetFitGetHappy by @getstrongfitandhappy The book is written for everyone aged 40+ seeking a fresh approach to life. Loads of tips and advice to get stronger , fitter & happier. This is what I’ve been working on for the last year so it’s great to be able to delve more deeply into the subject & keep learning.Thanks to @hashtag_press for the advance copy. Link to review is in my biog. #bookstagram #getstronggetfitgethappy #bookreview #fitnessover40 #fitnessover50 #cancerfitness #hipreplacement #happyforlife #fitforlife #strengthforlife

The view through Tern Hide on Stockers Lake this morning. I walk round this lake most days & always see different & new views. How lucky am I to have this right on my doorstep #aquadrome #naturereserve #walkfromhome #muddywalk #birdhide #rickmansworth #breathe #freshair #timetothink

I spoke to @sirin_kale about baldness and how I felt about going out without a wig. My story is a small part of an excellent article in yesterday’s @guardian G2. Both of my children graduated in July 2016 when I was bald. I asked them if they’d like me to wear my wig, which I’d worn once. I secretly hoped they’d answer no - which is what they did say. I wanted to be me at that moment in time & I just happened to have no hair then - or at least baby ostrich hair. I found going out bald empowering & led to some lovely conversations with random strangers in the street. Chats that I wouldn’t have had otherwise. I know it’s not the same for many others but it felt great to me! #bald #baldhead #chemotherapy #chemo #cancer #tobaldlygo #nohair #rockthebald #grinandbareit #breastcancer #family #graduation #manchesteruniversity

What a lovely, warm & relaxed evening @maggies.west.london for @100storiesbook launch. I’m in awe of what @helenatraill has done with this project. She’s turned her degree dissertation project into a book and most importantly into a community of people connected by cancer and who are happy to talk about their cancer stories. Im so happy to know Helena and was proud to be one of storytellers at her book launch. I also got to meet my fellow storyteller & #ShowUs @dove model - the absolute queen who is @_gracelatter Please do try to read the stories in Helena’s book. 1st pic @claudiaroseknowles #100stories #cancerstories #breastcancer #storytelling #maggieswestlondon #cancercommunity #cancersupportcommunity #talking

I wasn’t going to do a 2009/2019 comparison. But then I remembered that my body is very different at the end of the decade than it was at the beginning. Can you spot it?!! Physically, I also have a tattoo and a white front tooth after years of it being brown. Plus an artificial hip. I have two screws in my left shoulder but those are from years ago. Still enjoying being outside in the countryside. I much prefer the 2019 version of me #endofthedecade #differentbody #mastectomy #outdoors #midlifewomen #strongafteradversity

Is that a smile or a grimace? Either way I just ran the whole of #rickyparkrun without stopping in a PB of 33.30. It’s the first time I’ve run it and was made a lot easier by having @sue_lacey next to me, keeping me@going. It was also @5kyourway day at @parkrunuk so that made it even sweeter. #parkrun #5kyourway #running #cancer #fitness #prehab #rehab #hipreplacement

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We had our first frost last night. Which means that the dahlias & other annuals are finally over for the year. Made beautiful frosted photos though #dahlia #cosmos #calendula #salvia #frostyflowers #britishflowers #naturesbeauty #firstfrost

Cornflowers still blooming on the sunny patch. #septembersun #septemberflowers #cornflowers #grownfromseed #grownnotflown

Dahlias grown on the sunny patch by @julietkfp Posted @withrepost • @julietkfp Dahlias Gifted vessel Colour Form Happy #grownbyme #flowersmakemehappy #flowerstagram #flowertherapy #gardeningformentalhealth #sunnypatch

Fresh from the sunny patch aka my garden!! @sunnypatchblooms #grownfromseed #grownnotflown #britishflowers #sunnypatch #flowersmakemehappy

It’s dahlia time again. Look at these beauties #dahlia #gardenflowers #flowerstagram #flowersmakemehappy

A bunch of perfumed gorgeousness #grownbyme #sweetpea #gardenflowers

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