I was feeling a bit odd the other week and someone said to me “oh you should get your blood pressure checked Bob, it’s a silent killer”. Part of me didn’t want to do it, so I pretended that because I walk the dog a lot, I had nothing to worry about it.
Off to see the Nurse
Then I thought I’d better do it, especially as I had nothing to worry about. So off I trundled to see the nurse on Friday morning. As I sat in the waiting ...
Since the end of ‘dry January I have been working on a process I learnt from the book, The Good Drinker, by Adrian Chiles. In my opinion, there is little point in dry January, unless I am going to learn from it and reduce my booze intake. Educating yourself on alcohol is more interesting than it sounds.
Reducing Intake
In Chiles’s book, there are examples of people he has met on the drinking journey. These are individuals who like a ...
I always find that if I get into the habit of not doing something, I can get quite good at it. After about a week of not drinking, I have got myself out of the habit and I go in search of chocolates instead. The downside of this is that I am also very good at getting back into habits. Dry January knocks me out of habitual boozing but by spring, as a bit of warmth sets in, off I go again. By autumn, something alcoholic passes my mouth on most ...
I kicked off my annual month of abstinence on New Year’s day. Initially, I was going to do what I have done for the last two years and leave it until February. However Jennifer wrecked that with a dramatic breaking news announcement that she was done with booze for a month.
Led by the Stronger Character
Of course, I could have just said “bully for you” and let her go alcohol free whilst I waited until February. There is a slight ...
It was just a couple of years ago that nurses were being lauded as national heroes. It was a fair accolade too, considering many of them were on the front line of a health crisis.
Covid Pots and Pans!
It is worth remembering that during the early stages of Covid, no one knew if there would be a vaccine. PPE was also in short supply increasing workers risks. This meant NHS staff were frantically trying to keep people alive whilst sticking ...
