It’s August 2022 and it has been more than a year since I have been able to sit down pain free. Despite lots of physio unfortunately my condition isn’t improving and means I spend most of my time off of my back side unless really necessary. This has made blogging pretty much impossible. However, I’m going to write this post in multiple short bursts and eventually it will make itself public. I can’t think of a better strategy right now.
This post is titled ‘Say Yes’. On 15 January 2021 my partner proposed on our 4 year anniversary and on 15 July 2022 we tied the knot in the beautiful botanical gardens in Gibraltar with 40 guests in attendance. I hope I am able to write about the big day at some point in more detail. For now you can enjoy the ceremony via this You Tube link by clicking here and hear how we planned the big day and how it went via the See Saw podcast. Episodes linked here are for Spotify but the podcast is available on other platforms too: Wedding Part 1 and Wedding Part 2
At the start of the year I decided that my motto would be ‘say yes’. Say yes to every opportunity. Say yes and you never know what will happen. Say yes even if saying no is the easier option. Thus far it has proved incredibly successful and here are a few of the highlights-
I help run the UK VI BAME Network.
I am now a fundraiser and speaker for Guide Dogs.
I sit on the Customer Advisory Group for RNIB.
I have expressed an interest in becoming a mentor for Look.
I worked behind the scenes as a runner on the Winter Paralympics with Whisper TV.
I am a co-host of the See Saw podcast.
I competed for Nottingham Goalball and although we came last I managed to score 2 goals.
After 5 years out with injury I raced for the first time.
I went to watch the athletics at the Commonwealths in Birmingham.
I am going to try blind football.
Again like my wedding I hope I am able to write about the above in more detail at some point. If not at least I have documented something for 2022.
Update. It’s now December 2022. I still can’t sit down pain free despite having a steroid injection in October. In fact that injection was a terrible disaster leaving me in absolute agony with pins and needles for weeks. Prior to the injection I did get to go and play blind football for a few weeks and love it. I have also been accepted to become a Look mentor with the training commencing in February.
I managed to escape the freezing temperatures earlier this month and enjoyed a mini-moon in Lanzarote. Now I want to holiday every winter! I would like to say it was a restful break, only I found myself walking 26k 2 days in a row! There was time for sunbathing too.
2023 isn’t going to start well with yet another eye operation scheduled for January. However, I’m looking forward to getting back into running and playing some more blind football. Not being able to sit down is a literal nightmare. Thankfully I am still able to be active.
2023 is going to be eventful for other reasons too. I would like to say I’ll be able to blog about it all but unless my chronic pain decides to disappear it’s highly un likely. You can always follow me on my socials @selinalitt on Twitter or listen to me on the See Saw podcast which is available on all good podcast platforms.
For now I hope everyone is coping with the cost of living crisis and the endless amount of germs flying around at the moment. Wishing you a healthy, happy and prosperous 2023!
PS the pyjamas for the second half of this blog post are the Grinch! I confess I have never seen the film. The motto I believe is even the baddest of things can turn good.
