Last night a man was dying right before me, today he’s still critical, fighting for his life. Sadly, an act of senseless violence cast a long shadow over what would otherwise have been reported as a crowning moment for Jessie J and Wretch32. I don’t want to prejudice any legal
When negative thoughts bounce around your head, it’s sometimes difficult to pull yourself out of the quagmire; you spiral into a pit of darkness, as even the little things get on your tits. You’ve already begun to loose perspective as your disapproving thoughts rapidly turn into dark feelings. You might
Although it doesn’t seem two minutes since the fireworks, you’ve got to the end of February and your plans to be a better you have already long-since faltered – read this, for advice about how to get your year off to a storming start.
I thought that I’d give you a preview of some of my 2011 highlights – both the people and the events, that have shaped my year. If you’ve read my blog before, you’ll know that I started the year and finished it, in different relationships. The pictures chronicle a journey – during which
The elements were conspiring against me today; it was so bloody cold that my nuts started to meditate or they were having an identity crisis: They were either ascending to a ‘higher plain’ or thought they were my f**king kidneys. You’ve have thought, since my school uniform didn’t start to
It is suicide for a business to let you know they don’t care, right? – Wrong. We all know from a retailer’s point of view that Christmas is their busiest time of the year. This year the Office National Statistics reported that sales were down 0.4% in November compared to
Let’s face it, even the most amicable breakups are an emotional kidney punch. It’s a tough time to navigate, especially if you want to retain a friendship out of the other side. Acceptance is essential, you both needed to be (and stay) on the same page; both in agreement that
Today marks a new beginning for me. I move out of what was my marital home, into my own place. We had a very happy life over the six years that we lived here, it has been a very happy home. As I reflect on the 10 years that we had together, I have
“This isn’t a conversation I’m going to have with mum, but if I die tomorrow my Will is on my PC – okay?” It was an odd conversation to be having with a heavily pregnant woman, but there is one thing you can say of my friend; she’s straight down
Yesterday the Teenage Cancer Trust released a study that showed young people are in the sun for twelve times the recommended time without sun cream or other protection. My experience is that it’s not just the folly of youth. IMO we all take this risk too lightly in the UK;
