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Insomnia
It’s gone 2.30 am and I can’t sleep, but I can write about it. That’s not me by the way! Sometimes I sleep very well, but at the moment I’m going through a period of finding it difficult to fall...
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Cure for Insomnia?
In response to my previous post, a friend sent me this! Thank you William! Hopefully I can sleep now! Filed under: Friends, Health, Personal Tagged: animations, creativity, insomnia, sheep, sleep,...
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My Trusty Mountain Bike!
It was great to get out on my bike earlier today, for the first time in ages! I had to buy myself a new helmet, some suitable cycling trousers and sort out a few bits and pieces before being able to...
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Yeah, I’ve got issues! #whatstigma
An interesting hashtag appeared on Twitter today! In case you don’t know what a hashtag is, it’s basically a label to group similar topics together with clickable links. I had to find out what the...
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10 Ways to Lose Weight
On the day the government recommended that people cut back on red and processed meat to reduce their risk of getting cancer, it seemed appropriate to write about healthy eating and losing weight. I...
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Still Alive!
Many of you know I’ve been doing more cycling in the last few months and generally getting fitter. Even though I say so myself, I’m not in bad shape for someone who’s 57 next month! Monday 30 May by...
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Death of a Friend on Facebook
I was really shocked and upset this morning to find out that Trevor Cologne (one of my Facebook friends in Australia) had died by suicide. He wrestled with mental health issues, and seems to have been...
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Suicidal Thoughts
Since my previous post I’ve provoked an important discussion about mental health issues, some of which has been conducted in public forums and some privately. I’ve added some bits and pieces at the end...
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A Difficult Six Months
Those of you who know me and my personal circumstances will realise that the title of this post is something of an understatement! I can honestly say that the last six months have been the most...
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The Darkness of Depression
The early hours of the morning can be especially dark and cruel when depression strikes. My words written a few days ago in the early hours of the morning when depression descended like an uninvited...
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Passion for Running
What do you think when you see runners pounding the street? I suppose there are a whole variety of reactions, but for me (up until a few months ago), they merely served to remind me of my lack of...
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The Need for Sleep
Sleeping is the best thing we can do to improve our overall health; it’s so simple that it’s often forgotten or ignored. I’m currently reading an excellent book about why we sleep, and I’ve been...
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End of Summer Feelings
How do you feel at the end of summer? Spring is my favourite time of the year; there’s new life emerging in nature and I can enjoy the (hopefully) better weather without hay fever and asthma (July and...
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Remember New Year Resolutions?
Do you remember your New Year Resolutions? Yes, I know they soon get forgotten, but the start of September is a good time to review them (or any month actually). For me, family life is very precious,...
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Nurturing Mental Health of Babies
Having children is a huge joy, but it’s also a sacred responsibility. Sometimes, though, it’s just the simple things that make a great difference in a child’s life. I saw this poster in my local...
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Resolutions anyone?
It’s said that New Year resolutions are a to-do list for the first week of January; we might smile, but many a true word is spoken in jest. I asked some friends on Facebook for their thoughts on New...
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Time to Talk Day
We live in an uncertain world, with many pressures in our day to day lives. The reality is that 1 in 4 of us will experience a mental health problem in any given year, so there has never been a better...
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Should have gone to Specsavers!
Those in the UK will readily appreciate the visual joke, but it clearly doesn’t take much working out. The title for this post is the tag line of adverts for the Specsavers chain of opticians and...
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Coronavirus Disruption
We found out this morning that the venue we’d booked for Freddy’s 5th birthday party had a confirmed case of coronavirus. What should we do? The venue was very helpful on the telephone and understood...
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Coronavirus Pandemic
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the following opening remarks at a media briefing about COVID-19 on Wednesday 11 March 2020: In the past two weeks,...
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