My Stroke – I Have Had Better Wednesdays – Part 1
No One Expects the Spanish Inquisition, or A Stroke. My stroke. Wednesday 13th June 2018. A perfectly normal day. I was looking after Meg, a golden Labrador for her mum, Di, had gone on holiday with Jane. I had fed Meg, given her a walk, and then taken her to her house for the […]
Quit Smoking – I Make it to Day Three Smoke Free!
I Quit Smoking 3 Days Ago! Three days on and how is it going? Well, so far I have not killed anyone, although it has been close a couple of times. I went for a walk yesterday (day 2) and while in the pub after the walk with a beer in front of me […]
Quit Smoking – Day one
Today I Have Quit Smoking The day arrived that I had decided to quit smoking. It is a Saturday. I had decided to start on a day that allowed me to break up the usual pattern of getting up, having a cigarette, breakfast, cigarette, showering, cigarette, driving to work with a cigarette, a quick […]
Quit Smoking? Me?
I am going to quit smoking, honest! I have been smoking for 40 some years and smoke 40 a day. Not a reason to celebrate. Recently a friend was diagnosed with lung cancer and that has helped to focus my mind. So, on Saturday (well, midnight Friday) I will quit smoking. In the past […]
Phil’s British Heart Foundation Donation – you know it makes sense
