For those that don’t know, I am that Crystal Palace fan, and I have heard this song played many times since I first saw them play. I won’t say how old I was, or the team I saw as I honestly cannot remember, one of the problems of having anxiety for so long. I do … Continue reading Musical Reflections #2
Yeah I know the title is a little odd, but when I was thinking about this post, the song Centerfold by J. Geils Band popped into my head. For those who may be too young to know what I'm talking about, I provide the video for you. I was laying awake in bed the other … Continue reading My Memory Has Just Been Sold
The year 2017 has been a year of firsts in many ways, some of them good, others not quite so much. However, one thing has remained throughout, is that family and friends are a vital part of survival. On a personal front, 2017 has been the first full year without my mum who passed away … Continue reading A Year of Reflection and Contemplation
It was Christmas once again and this year, we seemed more organised than we had before. My wife had spent her time scouring Amazon for presents and had done almost everything by the beginning of December. I had to keep asking her if we were ready as I could hardly believe it, we even chose … Continue reading The Force Was Strong This Christmas
I know that for retailers everywhere, Christmas starts just after the last pumpkin has been carved, but this trend is now starting to spread. Driving down the road in my village, I spied a couple of houses that has started to put up lights; this being the end of November. Now that we have officially … Continue reading Lights, Tinsel, Action
There are times when a song plays a part of your life when you don't really understand why. I think this is how I feel about this song, The Other Side by Bruno Mars, Ceelo Green and B.O.B. It might seem like and odd song when you hear the lyrics, but it used to coincide … Continue reading Musical Reflections #3
It is odd how you get ideas for blog posts, this one came from a conversation I had with my wife. I read on the now soon to be defunked Facebook, that three of my favourite bands, OMD, Thompson Twins and A-Ha were playing near where we live. I mentioned to my wife that this … Continue reading Musical Reflections
It wasn't until a few years ago, that I found out the name of my particular phobia. Up until that point, I hadn't even realised that other people suffered from it. It was one of the many things that social media has done to make me feel that I wasn't alone. It led me to … Continue reading 5 Medical Phobias You Might Not Know
Today has been one of those days when you think it would have been better to skip it and move straight to Sunday. It has been a day when the question "Why does it have to happen now?" was reverberating on my mind. The first incident happened as I was loading some rubbish into the … Continue reading When the Reseal Tab Never Sticks
I kind of knew it as soon as I said it really, when I mentioned in one of my last blog posts: A Year of Reflection and Contemplation that my anxiety had been pretty good. It was just a few days after that when my anxiety started to flare up again. Was it just a … Continue reading What Did I Say About My Anxiety?
