This is a piece about my personal experience of migraine in order to raise awareness for the Migraine Trust. The 18th May 2006 will go on record as the worst day of my life. I woke up and had no feeling in my right-hand side, from my face down to…
Back for good?
I’ve finally come off the killer tablets. I start my post with that because the tablets have been so influential to my last six months which seem to have disappeared. Yes, when they prescribe you things you get told of the side effects, and when you get the bottle you…
Challenge Update
A year has passed since I started these challenges, and you’ve probably noticed I haven’t got far. Sadly, it has taken me longer to recover from the accident than I first anticipated. I’m not stopping the challenges but I will work through them in my own time and I’m still open to suggestions as…
Challenge Update
On my list of challenges was a visit to Warsaw. My trip was purely pleasurable as it was to see my close friend Anna marry her fiance Daniel. It was a fabulous occasion and I wish them much happiness together. Whilst I was at the wedding, something happened to me…
First Football League Game
So off to Stockport, to watch my little ‘tinpot’ football team play in the ‘proper’ football league. I used the game as a target for me to drive the furthest since my crash. I’m the kind of person who would always get in the car and drive anywhere – for…
Two more suggestions…
I was at a party this week to celebrate a close friend’s birthday. Whilst talking to Joel Ricketts (The Bookseller) and Emma House (London Book Fair) they suggested two things to add to my list of 40 challenges. The first is to watch the sun rise over London at a location…
Police business
As one of my neighbours was sadly tricked into parting money with a bogus builder, the local police wanted to bring forward the introduction of a “no doorstep caller zone” in my street. To do this they needed to have as many residents answerinq a short survey hopefully agreeing to…
Challenge Update
This is what has been done so far 1. Give something back to the community. I have been elected Chair of our local Safer Neighbourhood’s ward panel. This is run by the police as part of the new look neighbourhood watch scheme, and the purpose of the panel is to advise…
The Challenges
Here are the list of challenges, it may be edited, modified or added to throughout the year If you want to suggest a challenge please add a comment to this list, but please exclude things that are unattainable without the consent of another person or the use of drugs (so…
Welcome to this blog
Greetings. This is a blog about publishing, careers and coaching, with a few suggestions and tips. Oh, and I might mention my football team once or twice along the way. For those of you that don’t know me, on the 8 August 2007 I will be celebrating the start of my…