No more tablets!

WAHOO

The last one taken!

Yesterday, at 6.49am, I took my final tamoxifen tablet after being on them for five years!! 

It feels quite weird, but also very momentous, and signals a new chapter in the Butler lives.

Yesterday was also a bit of an emotional day at work.  It was Quentin's (always known as 'Q') last day.  Our desks were next to each other and we both handed in our notice on the same day.  It felt like the end of an era as our old team started to break away...but, as with the tamoxifen, also signals a new beginning.  He made a lovely reference to me in his leaving speech which left me with tears....goodness only knows what I'll be like at my own leaving speech next week!!

Timmy and I have been for a walk with our backpacks today (which we weighed down with clothes and books to get used to the weight again)...we also wore our walking clothes and our walking boots just to make sure it's all comfy.  We walked for just over eight miles, but there weren't many hills involved so it wasn't too bad.  

We've undertaken really long walks many times before and in 2010 even walked Wainwright's Coast to Coast (210 miles in two weeks) to raise money for the Worcestershire Breast Unit Campaign, of which I am a patron, so we are just getting into the swing of it again.  

The sun was shining and there was a lovely blue sky...first time we've seen that properly for a while.  The fields were like quagmires as here in the UK we've had non-stop rain for about three months.

We're planning on doing a 'trial pack' tomorrow to see how much our luggage weighs and whether there is anything else that we need to buy....Did you know you can buy anti-bacterial underwear? (crikey!).

We can't believe this time in two weeks we'll be heading to Heathrow for the off....how exciting!!

Hasta luego. x