2018 for me, is all about making small changes. You might already know about my ‘monthly abstention’ challenge (I really need a better name for it don’t I? Hit me with your catchy suggestions). This is where I abstain from something for the duration of a whole month. We’ve had alcohol, full fat milk, biscuits [...]
Arse Kicking the Addicti...
2018 for me, is all about making small changes. You might already know about my ‘monthly abstention’ challenge (I really need a better name for it don’t I? Hit me with your catchy suggestions). This is where I abstain from something for the duration of a whole month. We’ve had alcohol, full fat milk, biscuits [...]
Abstaining in Ap...
2018 has been a challenge. In more ways than one. In March I regaled you with my tale of abstention. Monthly abstention. At the beginning of each month, the first of every month to be precise, I set myself a challenge. I am to abstain from one of my favourite foods (or drinks, drink can [...]
Amsterdr...
There’s nothing, I repeat nothing that sobers you up more than a phone call from your Mother informing you that your son who is hundreds of miles away is ill and has had to go to the Doctors. More on that later though. Remember in my last post I wrote about how I was so [...]
Small Changes – An Upd...
Is it 2019 yet? Because I am so over 2018 it’s ridiculous. Don’t get me wrong, nothing terrible has happened. But it’s been a constant slew of illness. We’ve had the flu. We’ve had Scarlett Fever. We’ve had colds. We’ve had coughs. We’ve had stomach infections. And four of those five are just me on my own. It may [...]
Twitter Twit...
When it comes to celebrities, there are a few I feel some sort of affinity towards. Actually, let me adapt that sentence slightly. Let’s say famous people. People who are in the public eye; for whatever reason. The reason I’m changing the celebrity bit is because I take umbrage to the way the word celebrity [...]
Thurs...
I lost it a bit on Thursday night. I knew it was coming. You know when you feel on the periphery of tears but somehow you find the strength to fend them off? Your eyes sting, they start to twitch but just before the first tear falls you manage to pull yourself together and your [...]