Positives! :)

I haven't posted for a while so thought I better post again! :)

I thought I'd focus this post on the positives I've acheived which I am proud of and happy about.

1) On Tuesday 5th March, I went to see Lawson in concert! They are amazing and Andy Brown was super hot! As hot in person as he is in the music videos! ;) Room 94 were amazing too! Loved it, was a great night. I went with my friend, Kim and met my friends, Amber and Holly there. Really throughly enjoyed myself!

2) I managed to wash my hair myself! I haven't been able to do this for MONTHS! So I was so pleased that I could do it. I was proud of myself.

3) I had a blood test and I watched my blood being taken, which I had never done before and it was the first time I had never cuddled in to my mum.

4) I went for a walk round the park which was super lovely, and I really enjoyed myself. Although, the ice-cream we had was rather discusting! :( haha!

I will post again soon!

Lots of love,

Sophs x

My goals for 2013

 

 

I wanted to list all the things I want to acheieve in 2013, and as I accomplish them I can tick them off my list and blog about them. I can see when I have made some accomplishments and can be proud of myself for acheiving my goals.

 

Here is my list :)

•  Pass my Maths GCSE
• See Lawson in concert
• Get married to my fiance, Luke in August
• Walk round Birmingham shopping centre
• Start going swimming
• Start going to church again
• Go back to band practise
• Start college in September
• Walk the mile for M.E in May
• Meet Jodie Osborne
• Meet Dannie Larkin
• Meet Alex Bliss
• Meet Sophie Lynch
• Start going for walks
• Loose weight and drop 3 dress sizes - Become a size 10!
• Get a tattoo
• Get my ears pierced again
• Go to a fun fair
• Stay up all night and have a horror movie marathon
• Go to a girlie sleepover
• Have an awesome hen night in July

 

I want to say thank-you to my Mummy for encouraging me to do this, and for always being there for me. And for being so supportive. I love you loads Mummy.

 

Fingers crossed that by the end of this year I can have crossed all this off of my list.

Anyway, thats it for todays blog. :) Byeeeeeeeeeee.

 

What M.E is really like...

Hey all you lovely lot :)

I wanted to write a blog to tell you all a bit of what M.E is like and what the consequences are of having fun. I am trying to raise awareness of how awful this long term illness is.

Last week, I had a lovely week, which was busy for me. Although 'normal' people, people who aren't poorly, would just think of it as an average week.
Because I did push myself to have a good time, a lot of people who don't understand M.E would think that I am getting better, or that I'm okay now. Although, that isn't true... I wish it was!!

I just about managed to do these things because if I didn't push myself to do nice, fun things every once and a while and make some happy memories, then life would be very boring!!


Although, once Saturday came and the week was over, all the effects of doing these things hit me hard! I had to spend most of the weekend and most of Monday in bed where I was feeling so poorly. Things that are usually difficult, like having a bath, were so much harder than before.
Today I am still really struggling and just seem to keep feeling worse everyday, it seems that I have relapsed with my M.E which totally sucks!! -.- This means that all my symptoms have gotten a lot worse, and that I have less energy than before (but I didn't have much then :P) which is highly frustrating!!
Things as simple as sitting up, holding my head up without support and talking are tiring me out and are hard.

But even though these are the consequences, I wouldn't of not done the things I did last week, I enjoyed myself and at the end of the day, that is all that matters. I am proud of myself for doing those things. And I am glad I did them.

I just wanted to give you all an insight of what M.E is like when you have 'overdone' it by doing too many high energy activities.

Thanks for reading, if anyone is reading my blogs that is ;) And hope that all of you who are watching Celebrity Big Brother are enjoying it! I love it! Always makes me laugh! Rylan or Claire to win!!! :D

Love to you all,

Sophs :) xxxx <3

Snowy, snowy, snow :)

Hey all :)

Has everyone been enjoying the snow?  :) I managed to get outside in the snow for half an hour yesterday, it was lovely! I had a snowfight with my Mum, Dad, sister, brother & fiance. It was lots of fun and I attempted building a snowman with my mum and sister which turned into a snow tower :P

Other people with M.E will know that it is hard to get out in the snow, so I was very proud of this achievement!

I spent most of today in bed due to payback from going out into the snow, but it was so worth it :) I loved being out in the snow, made a lovely memory!

Hope all my readers, if I have any ;), are as well as possible :)

Love and hugs to you all,

Sophs <3

:) My wonderful friends. :)

This time in my blog, I am going to tell you about some of my friends and a couple of members of my family who are especially brave and awesome!

Okay... So here goes :)

1) My lovely Mumma... For starters, my mum is amazing and such a brilliant support to me. She is always there for me and I don't know what I'd do without her. She always puts a smile on my face and makes me laugh when I don't feel like smiling or laughing. Plus, she is always smiling even though she doesn't feel well. My mummy gives lovely cuddles that make you feel happy and safe. I treasure the time that we share together, I always really enjoy it! I am so lucky to have her as my mummy, I am truly blessed, just wanted to tell you mummy, that I love you millions. (((cuddles))) <3

2) My gorgeous little sister... well, where to start, she is AMAZING! So brave, always smiling and laughing and making everyone around her smile and laugh. Although she does drive me crazy sometimes talking about One Direction tehe ;) She gives amazing cuddles, and I love spending time with her. Love you little bear :) (((snuggles))) <3

3) One of my best friends, Rachel... Rachel!! I am so blessed to have you as one of my best friends. You always cheer me up without fail, and you are always smiling. Your positivity is amazing. So proud of you and your strength. Keep smiling and fighting beautiful. I can't wait to see you again. I am always here for you, never forget that. I love you and our friendship! I will treasure it forever! Love you loads, (((hugs))) <3

4) Another one of my best friends, Amber... Amber, well you have always been there for me, even though I'm a bit of a rubbish friend and can't do much. You always cheer me up when you come round to watch movies with me and eat pizza... Our tradition ;) Just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your friendship. Love you ARTW! <3

5) Another of my best friends, yes I have quite a few :P, Kimmy...
Kimmy, what can I say, you are a super lovely person, you always make me smile when you pop round to see me and your really understanding. I'm always here for you Kimmy, love you! <3

6) Best friend number 4 :P, Katie...  Katie, my Kae, little ray of sunshine :) I have only known you for the past year, but we have gotten so close. I really appreciate your friendship, you always manage to make me laugh and I love our conversations. Sending special Sophs cuddles to you! Love you, keep fighting princess Kae :) <3

7) Sophie, another one of my many best friends :) ... Sophie, you are a super special girlie and I feel so proud to know you and so proud of you for being so strong. I love our friendshp and I am alwas here for you. Love you <3

8) Rosie, yet one more of my best friends... You are so strong Rosie, with everything you have to cope with! I am SO incredibly proud of you and I will always be here for you.  I love you lots, stay strong gorgeous. ((BIG hugs)) <3

9) Now a few of my best friends, I will put under one section because otherwise this will go on forever :P....  Kate, Becca, Adele, SL (Sophie), Jodie, Alice, Sarah and Shaunagh... I am so blessed and lucky to know you all. You are all such special souls, and you are all so brave. You cope with so much but you are still always smiling and cheering everyone else up. I am always here, never forget that. I love you all millions. <3


Okay so I'll end it there, just wanted to spread the word about how inspirational and wonderful these people are. They are all inspirations and all wonderful friends! I love them all dearly, and they mean the world to me.

Hope everyone is AWAP... Sophs <3

Why, hello there :)

Hmm... Where to start :) Well, since this is my first blog I'll tell you a bit about myself.
Well, my name is Sophie, although most of my friends call me Soph or Soph Soph. I'm 17 years old. My favourite TV shows are One Tree Hill (I'm sort of addicted :P) and Big Bang Theory.
Although I'm not like most 17 year olds, I have a long term illness called M.E. I've been poorly with M.E for the past 10 years... This means I am pretty boring ;) Most teenagers, would be out all the time... partying, going to the cinema, would be working or going to school/college and sometimes their days could consist of all these three things in one day. Because of my condition, my life is very different from most teenagers. I want my blog to raise awareness of this awful condition. Not enough is known about this terrible illness...

My days mainly consist of me being led on the sofa or led in bed, resting and doing things such as watching TV and movies, reading and spending time with my family, fiance and friends. This is because I don't have to energy to do many things that are exciting. Doing simple tasks such as having a shower, cleaning my teeth and going to toilet will drain me of my energy, meaning I need to have a rest afterwards.
I am too poorly to go to sixth form, and I am too unwell to work. I hate this because I am missing out on so much, when my friends go to sixth form and sixth form parties I wish I was going too.
I can rarely go to the cinema, most people wouldn't think anything of going to the cinema, they would just think of it as a fun time. Although, when I go to the cinema, I am dreading what the after effects will be... Usually I would have to spend most of the next couple of days in bed. Not very fun :P The noise in the cinema hurts my ears and gives me a headache, the brightness from the cinema screen hurts my eyes and my head, sitting up for a couple of hours gives me bad back ache... Yeah you get the jist ;) See, told you I was boring ;)

Being affected by M.E means I get affected by a huge range of horrible symptoms ... So many, more than you could imagine! Having M.E is like having a severe case of the flu, after having run a marathon, and before that being out all night clubbing without a single second of sleep and spending hours in a gym. Its like all of these things all at once.

Although this illness is really dreadful, and every minute of everyday is a struggle, I have met some lovely people who I now call my friends. And if I hadn't of been poorly, I wouldn't of met my fiance.

In each blog that I do after this one, I will be talking about something that I have achieved that week, whether its something big or small. This means I can look back in the future, and see all the improvements I have gradually made.

Right, I'll leave it there :) If anyone has any questions or anything, feel free to comment below and I promise my next post will be more exciting ;) <3