At the end of 2022, I reflected on a year that had me derailed but as December rolled in, I was optimistic and putting my energy into a successful proceeding year and stated; 2023 “is a journey for me to be young. To think about and do things that defy…
This first photo was taken a handful of days before Lou found a lump. 18 months later on 12 January 2019, Louise would sprout angel wings. While five years goes by extremely quickly, there are nearly 2000 days in that time. You can’t change a minute that passes by but…
There may be no better way to start 2024 than to fly out of the country at 6 am on January 1 with my two excitable overgrown offspring and 17 days of foreign discovery ahead. After 8000 km in the air, 75 km in two different sardined Japanese trains, a…
Unfortunately, I have been knocked unconscious an estimated 25 times in my life. Four of these knocks resulted in memory loss, and three were hospitalised. I’ve become paranoid about various memory incidents I’ve had in recent years, and I’m anxious about the possibility of CTE symptoms coming my way. CTE,…
My theory is, I was allocated 15,000 alcoholic drinks at birth. By the time I reached my early 40’s I had drunk them All. This meant my hangovers and recovery time after a binge session became painful and slow. My ability to parent, work and exercise was incredibly diminished. Temperance/moderation…