Thursday 10 October – Officially England Netball

Current location: Somerset
11.11am, At a team meeting. With my new team of England Netball employees. Although Monday is officially my first day as Netball Development Officer for Cornwall, today I went to a team meeting and it was fab! Lots and lots I don't understand yet, and it's slightly overwhelming, but I can't wait to get my teeth stuff into it all.

Monday 7 October – Aussie visits

Current location: Penzance
11.11pm, Coming home from the Meadery. Andy's awesome 18-year-old cousin Deccie came to visit so we went out for a drink, and then took him to the meadery for lots of fried goodness. So ace to see him (and eat scampi).

(Pic taken from Love Penzance)

Tuesday 1 October – Netball and injuries and achievements and a whole lot of thoughts

Current location: Penzance
11.11pm, Back home, getting into bed and feeling all the feels. Injuries are SO WEIRD. While I know it can be a lot worse than the knee injury I bang on about, what is weird about them is how long and how much hard work it takes to get back to what was once normal. Yesterday I jogged for 30 minutes, which was a big old achievement for me after a year of not being able to. Today I ran a Walking Netball session, and then ran an injury-prevention workshop with my incredible physio and surgeon, for our netball club. It was so good to see them and have them there speaking about how to prevent knee injuries in the sport. In all honesty, it's unlikely any of these things would have happened if I hadn't ruptured 2 ACLs in 3 years, but all 3 of them gave me a HUGE sense of pride. So basically, I'm conflicted about injuries (mine in particular), as they've brought good as well as bad, and I am so eternally grateful to the people like Tim and Ioannis, who know how to fix weird little ligaments in the knee that cause so much trouble!

Saturday 5 October – 45 Queen Street

Current location: Penzance
11.11pm, Working. Our lovely friends Hannah and Sam who own Tinkture (rose gin) have opened a bar, 45 Queen Street, and it is amaaaazing. Everyone who comes in is so grateful/impressed somewhere like this exists in Penzance, and Andy and I have quickly grown to love it. Tonight they were a bit short-staffed so I jumped in for a shift. I forgot how much I like bar work!

(Picture of their gin, in front of a big aluminium picture of Andy's that hangs in the bar)

Friday 4 October – Work meal

Current location: Penzance
11.11pm, Getting home after a work night out. We went to Mermaid Alley, and the food was so good, then onto 45 Queen Street for gins and chats. I love the little crew that work at Wed Magazine, it was a fab time of laughing and catching up, and hardly any talk of weddings.

(Pic taken from Tinkture)