Hi guys,
I know, I know, the word 'atrocious' springs to mind when it comes to my blog posting ability!! It's been 2 months or thereabouts! Lots has gone on in those few months, both good and bad but they've all had a positive effect on me:)
Back in October, I managed to get my first hockey injury since I started back in 2008 after my 12 year disappearance! I got a wallop of the hockey ball straight into my right ankle and ever so dramatically fell to the ground in agony. I decided that it was absolutely fine and I wasn't going to be a 'wuss' about it and played on it for 5 weeks until my physio told me that it definitely wasn't 'normal' for my ankle to swell up like a balloon after playing on it and gently nudged me to get an xray. I went for the xray only to be told that it was in fact fractured and I also had an old injury on the same foot (no idea!!), the only thing for it was an MRI scan. I would say over the last year, I've said to myself on numerous occasions "I must sort myself out with some health insurance" and of course never did (Well, I'm never sick really!). So I went the public route and guess what?? I'm still on the waiting list for the bleedin' MRI scan!! "I'm afraid no date has been set for your scan Ms.White and it has been known to take a few months" was the update this morning! Well, I couldn't take it anymore and played my first match last Saturday (we won 5-0!!) and am back in training but Jebus am I unfit. I'll be fit again in no time, well, that's what I keep telling myself!!
Around the same time, I had the chance to move in with one of my bestest, dearest friends, Blanaid (www.blanaid.com & www.thestylebitches.com) and a girl who I'd never met before, Heather. I spoke to Heather on the phone and instantly knew that we'd get on like a house on fire!! We've now been living together (in the best location EVER) for 2 months and we get on like a...ehm...house on fire!!! Our little pad is exquisitely decked out by the incredibly talented interior stylist Blanaid (it's the only reason we agreed to move in with her!) and sometimes reminds me of Central Perk cafe in friends because we our friends seem to flock here to hang out!! We are 3 pretty positive girlies and we only allow positive vibes in 'de gaff' !! Sometimes I sit here, on our day bed and just think to myself "I love my home and the gorgeous girls I live with".....................:)
Just before, I was told that I was being made redundant by the charity I was working for due to lack of funds. It was a bit of a shocker initially but to be honest, I think my time was up there. I had spent 2 years working for them and being involved in such incredible work was absolutely amazing. The children in Russia have really taught me so, so much and I met such incredible people throughout my 2 years there that I am so happy that I had the opportunity to be a part of it. I have absolutely no regrets and I really learned a lot about myself during my time in the charity. I knew that I wasn't going to be there forever and that I needed to give myself a kick in the arse to try to get my TV & radio presenting career off the ground and then they did it for me!! I really hope that things pick up for them and that they can continue to do the incredible work that they do with the orphans in Russia.
I also entered another competition to be the Magners League Profan but I will do a separate post on that with da wideo!! It was a lot of fun!
Most recently, there was an article published about me by the wonderful Julia Molony in The Sunday Independent Life Magazine on the 10th January, again I'll do a separate post on that as lots of good things have come of that.
For now, I think that's pretty much all that's gone on in my lil' world but no doubt I'll remember something else and throw it out there!! Sure now that I'm unemployed, yis'll be inundayid wit de posts!
Ta'ra, Luc xxx
