Firstly I realise that some people that read blogs via wordpress are based in the US, so when I write football, I am writing about soccer. Football has only relatively recently become a part of my life, when I was growing up I only paid attention to the FA Cup and and World Cup. InContinue reading “Football my boys and me”
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Forget All Future Plans, Episode 4: Recovery
John spent the next week in bed. Day 5 was his worst day. He actually thought he would need to be admitted, but he didn’t get any worse so stayed in his bedroom. With the new rules that were enforced everyone in the house had to stay in the house for 7 days if youContinue reading “Forget All Future Plans, Episode 4: Recovery”
I didn’t want to run today, but I did anyway
As you all know I have been preparing for the Great Manchester Run in a couple of weeks. This morning was a scheduled run (I try to get out for a run at minimum twice a week. This morning I really did not fancy it, I woke up about 6am and felt shattered, my musclesContinue reading “I didn’t want to run today, but I did anyway”
Episode 3: The Cough
The next morning Helen went into work with renewed energy to face whatever the day threw at her. John went into the office too. Today they were going to be looking for spaces where they could provide drop-in support alongside the chaplains, so he would be spending the morning scoping out venues. His gut feelingContinue reading “Episode 3: The Cough”
Forget All Future Plans, Episode 2: The Address
Helen was planning on spending the week at her flat, so on Monday morning Helen kissed John goodbye, telling him she would ring this evening. John was in the office this morning, it was his first day back in old team. He was getting handover from Amanda (his boss) and Sanjay (his colleague)who had remainedContinue reading “Forget All Future Plans, Episode 2: The Address”
Forget All Future Plans: Episode 1
John has volunteered to help out on the staff support helpline, fielding calls from worried members of staff about their symptoms or symptoms of family members. The employee services staff field the calls first then pass them onto John and his colleague Jane, if they are a little more complex or if they feel theContinue reading “Forget All Future Plans: Episode 1”
Background and Timeline for Forget All Future Plans
This is the introduction into the world of Forget All Future plans, which is the project that came out of COVID and turned into a personal project about grief and loss. It is not a finished project and will unfold on here as I write more content over the coming months. Some of you willContinue reading “Background and Timeline for Forget All Future Plans”
A blog about how I am going to learn how to grieve for my Dad 24 years too late…
I have a confession to make, lately have been neglecting this blog. I have been struggling to write for a few years now. I have made up lots of reasons, like not having much to say or trying out new formats. In fact I have just given substack a go for the second time, seducedContinue reading “A blog about how I am going to learn how to grieve for my Dad 24 years too late…”
Do one thing
My writing over recent months has been sporadic at best, and I now start my blogs with some kind of apology about why it has been so long between blogs. No apology today, I have had nothing to say for a bit. I could bang on about how much I weigh this week, which IContinue reading “Do one thing”
Another Blog About Weight Loss
After writing my blog last week I was amazed how many people read and responded to it. I normally get 5 or 6 people reading my blogs. But I suppose it resonated for people. Why am I writing another blog so soon about my weight loss journey? Not much could have changed in just aContinue reading “Another Blog About Weight Loss”
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