My youngest two children turned 16 today, a major landmark for them and me. Whilst I still have four children I guess I should really be thinking of them all as the wonderful young ladies they are and preparing for them to leave the nest. Steph is already well on...
This post is part of a series that makes up my Simple Guide To Health which is part of a broader collection of posts on Living Well. Most books on health intentionally define it in a narrow fashion that suits their agenda, or they define it in a way that...
One of the topics that I’m intending to write about in my Simple Guide To Mental And Physical Health is the need for a sense of purpose in life and the need to make progress towards that purpose. I’ve been doing some research in this area and comparing it to...
Debbie and I went to Cleveleys today, had brunch at Cafe Cove and sat down with some trepidation to watch Noah. Overall I found it worth the investment and it sparked some good discussions and little research by me by way of follow up. I can sum up my thoughts...
This post is part of my What I Like series At first this post was going to be a list of my favourite books, but there are just too many, it’s like asking me to pick my favourite child. So instead I opted for the easier task of picking my...
In the car on the way back from our holiday in Filey, Steph said to me that her friends were always surprised that I was on Facebook and Twitter long before she was. I was working in cafe’s, using a tablet PC and enjoying the benefits of social networks before...
This post is the fifth and last in a series about my working life Energy comes in many forms, physical energy, mental energy and perhaps most importantly the elusive proxy for energy, willpower. The relationship between these forms of energy is hard to define, its clear to me though that...
Having prepared myself for three days I decided that today was the day for the walk I’d been looking forward too all week, walking from Filey to Scarborough. In theory it’s a 8.5 mile walk but that excludes the walk from Primrose Valley to Filey centre and the walking around...
Another misty day at Filey, but strangely I’ve not minded at all. In fact the limited visibility has made me appreciate Robin Hobbs masterful storytelling all the more, the cool air has made walking easier and the glimpses of views from the cliffs all the more magnificent. I woke early...
This post is the third in a series about my working life I minimise the hours I work because that allows me to maximise the time I spend moving around, and done right it reduces stress and provides me with enough motivation to invest in maintaining a healthy diet, stretching,...