It has been a bit of a hectic week
filled with lots of summer shenanigans and a little light lobster painting
after a few weeks of crabs, prawns and now a lobster
I am thinking it is time to rest the crustaceans
though I am totally coming back to revisit them at some stage
after all I have fond memories of Phants and the whole lobster in the pool incident
which has me thinking of how I could paint a grasshopper/ lobster hybrid thing
amazing how long ago that was now
but that got me thinking about where I was this time last year
It is the one year anniversary of the last dose out of 16 doses of chemo
and about this time I was feeling pretty fed up and over it all I have to say
not to mention I was dealing with the planning for upcoming radiation
which meant three planning sessions and getting fifty squillion little dot tattoos
and having the last remaining people in the country get to handle lefty
and generally it was all round pretty bloody awful
necessary and I will be forever grateful for such fabulous results...
but looking back it amazes me sometimes just how full on and all consuming it all was
A year down the track I am healthier than I have been in many years
I have hair, and eyelashes, and I think the last bit of eyebrow is finally coming in
I have so much more energy and I remain cancer free which is a huge gift
life is beyond amazing I have to say
I am surrounded by extraordinary friends
an incredible online tribe of fellow artists and creatives that mean the world to me
Phants and Sinus, and Mushu remain the centre of my world
and I wake up every single day so thrilled to be in survivor mode
and have the chance to be painting, and writing and spending time doing what I love
not to mention doing work for companies like GoodnessMe Box
which has been a great challenge and inspiration
If you had of told me this time last year that I would be sitting here feeling so good
I possibly would have whipped the scarf off my head and tried to shove it up your nose
but here I am and it is glorious
The difference a year makes is quite something... happy painting all...xx