The Next Chapter...

Recently
I have been feeling that my blog is coming to a natural endIt's five years now since I started writing And it felt like it might be time to stopWhere once I relied so much on this blogAnd the people here Now I am living life And don't rely on it as much As well as that Blogger is so very quiet And i tend to use Facebook moreSo I had been thinking about writing my last postWhen it occurred to meI can still write But instead of focusing on my eating disorder and addictionI can write about what's happening for me now Because there is lots happeningI'm in a group on Facebook called Friendly Horse Chat And that's mostly where I post nowI asked the lovely people there If they would be interested in reading my blog And I got a great response So I will share the link with themIn other words I'm not going anywhere Just taking a different path
I'm away for the weekend And I have to be honest with you I am missing Coco something serious I usually spend my Saturday with him So I feel a bit lonely for me I know it's only two days But I don't feel right until I get my daily dose of CocoWe went to a musical last night And I spent the interval watching videos of himYes I gave it bad I love that little guy so muchAnd I will probably text his owner today to see how he is But of course I'm missing the dogs tooThat goes without saying Things are going well with CocoHe even got me a Valentine's rose I know it was from Cocos owner But we will pretend it was from Coco I think I am making progress with him He seems quite comfortable around me now And has no problem thoroughly investigating me every time I visit himI usually bring Lea or both dogs with me And we all run around the field like lunaticsI love to see Coco having funRunning and bucking and frolicking It's such a lovely sightI am learning like a complete looper running around the field But I really enjoy it And that is the main thing
In other news I've done four weeks of my horse course now Two more to goI'm loving it And even though it's mostly stuff I've done before It's great to go over it againThe last few weeks I've been in a new riding groupWith two other girls We all canter so I guess it makes sense to put us together I am thoroughly enjoying riding again My confidence had been knocked in my course before Christmas But I feel I am back feeling good again The last two weeks I've been on a new horse called LeroyWho is a big boyBut a gentle giant with itIt's been so exciting riding a new horse And it feels like it just works Like it's all coming together I've also been thinking about the horsemanship course I was doingAnd I think I'd like to go back to it at some point I feel like I have unfinished business there But I will wait and see what happens Life has been taking me on such unexpected journeys recently So I'm excited to see what happens nextLife is good at the moment I feel happy and content I spend my days with the animals in my life And I just love it!
So yes I am sticking around for the moment I would have to stop writing this blog As it has been a life line over the years And back a few years ago Blogger was buzzing And it was really exciting to be part of it Now it is so quiet Which is a shame But I guess like me People have gone in to use other social media Like Facebook and InstagramIf you are interested I am goon to keep writing And let you know about my recovery rather than my illness Or if there is anything you would like me to write about in particular Do let me know 
Eating Disorders Awareness Week is coming up soon My counselor Mary has asked me to do a couple of interviews with local newspapers and radio stations Which I will do I was also contacted my a journalist from a national tabloid newspaper and asked to do an interview I am unsure whether to do it or not As they have already asked for photos And I'm pretty sure they will be after the gory details like numbers, food diaries etcBut in fairness The journalist who contacted me has been quite tactful And says she wouldn't want me to do the interview if it would hinder my recovery I said I would think about it over the weekend But I was wondering what you guys thought Have you ever done an interview?If you were me Would you do it?I am very reluctant to give photos But I would be willing to give a head shot of when I was illI don't think I would be comfortable sharing a full body shotAnyway I  would love to know your thoughts
Also before I go Hello and welcome to all my new readers!I hope you get something from my blog and it's a pleasure to have your company Happy Saturday everyone!See you on the next post!