Note: This post is a new version of an older post, adding new hints and tips I know my memory is failing me, it’s never been great, but ten years ago after years of medicinal steroid use (to help with my auto-immune condition) its decline really started to accelerate. By...
Although I’m sleeping fairly well I’m exhausted and my brain is a little soggy and depressed as a result of the lowering dose of my meds and the resulting withdrawal symptoms. I’ve written a short blog post about this today, but suffice it to say it’s a bit of a...
I’m now two thirds of the way through my, post retirement, three month long withdrawal from medication and it’s becoming ever more brutal even though I’m taking it easy. For example I’ve dropped from a high of 250mg of Lyrica down to a current low of 75mg and while doing...
It was walking along the excellent Welsh Coastal path (above) with Debbie that I decided on my next challenge, to write a diary for the next 30 days. It was clear to me that I wanted to write it as part of my blog, because diary posts would document the...
Yesterday’s plan was to go to Hull today and this remained my plan when I woke up, it was still the plan while I was eating breakfast at the country park cafe, but my plan changed not long after I programmed the satnav and set off. It changed because the...
When it threatens rain on the east coast there’s only two places to go, North to Scarborough or south to Hull. Today it’s Scarborough’s turn. I woke at around seven after sleeping surprisingly well, considering that I’d reduced my meds a little last night, and headed straight for Filey Country...
It’s hard to remember what a life at work was like now, I’ve adjusted to a new pace of life and that life has more than expanded to fill the time available. When I first retired I made the mistake of trying to pack to much into my weeks, It...
I’m back at Filey today and staying for seven days rather than my normal four. On past visits on my own I’ve found four to be the optimum period, balancing the freedom I feel on holiday on my own with the homesickness. I’m only here for seven days due to...
I woke nice and early today but my shoulder is still not in swimming form so I went out on a nice long bike ride, taking the back roads past the high school to Lytham, proceeding along Green Drive and then cycling back along the millionaires prom onto Lytham green...
A few days ago I hurt my shoulder trying to avoid an elderly person who was unable to swim in a straight line in the pool (compassion). As a result I’ve not been able to swim for most of the week and most every task involving my arms causes a...