One of my friends has given up smoking, and I’m really proud of her. And what I love even more is what motivated her. It wasn’t something she did for herself, although the fact that she’s already feeling healthier is obviously a bonus. Continue reading
It’s been quite a day, and if I didn’t hurt all over I might even enjoy the relative space and order we’ve created, albeit temporarily. But the truth is, with the estate agent due here tomorrow, to provide us with a valuation, I’m worried that we still haven’t done enough. Continue reading
Yesterday, Jet Lag Dad’s boss called him in for an impromptu talk, which made poor JLD extremely nervous. Hardly surprising, given that hundreds of his co-workers have been fired over the last few years, often without any warning. Continue reading
This morning I should have walked Pesky Puppy. And on three occasions, a brief pause in the torrential tide of rain, affecting the entire UK, did made me contemplate venturing out. But in the end we never made it as far as the door. Continue reading
This evening Jet Lag Dad was stressing about a new wave of redundancies at work. And even though he says we’ve got nothing to worry about, suddenly it feels like a good idea for me to return to work, sooner rather than later. Continue reading
From my admittedly skewed perspective, as a doctor, I’ve always thought that there’s a fine line between people making use of, and being addicted to, various harmful substances. Continue reading
Living in London, few of the people I know have much in the way of extended family living nearby. To a great extent this reflects the fact that many Londoners are originally from another country, meaning that grandparents, brothers and sisters all too often live abroad. Continue reading
As a rule, this is a lighthearted blog, but after reading the latest expose about FGM, in today’s Sunday Times, I feel obliged to get serious for the second time in a week.
This morning Jet Lag Dad arrived back from New York /Tokyo /Newcastle, to find me complaining that I’d barely slept a wink all night. And although that was a slight exaggeration, it was a pretty fair description of how it felt. Continue reading
Okay, I take the blame. After all, I was the one, little more than a week ago, bemoaning the the severe drought currently affecting the UK. Even going so far as to pray to the gods of the small domestic vegetable patch for rain. Continue reading
