Stephanie Butland

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Tag: coping with cancer

Bah! revisited: a vision

Here’s the post that I wrote, almost four years ago (on December 30th 2008), before going in to chemotherapy for the first time. I feel quite proud of this. I republish it today because about 50 people read the blog back then, and you might bot have seen it, and it might turn out to [...]

Monday morning

When you have a life like mine – with two jobs that don’t conform to timetables – then life stops conforming to the rules that school and APJs (Actual Proper Jobs) teach you. Sunday afternoon is no longer for ironing your clothes for the week and doing all of the things you won’t have time [...]

Bah! revisited: what I remember

I wrote this post two years ago. Although the unpacking is done, the rest of it – including the need for long train journeys and activities that allow for reflection – is still remarkably true.
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This November, it turns out, is a time of reflection for me. At home, I unpack and sort out; for work, [...]