Finding the chase and cutting to it

I make around 180 decisions a day to keep healthy. Even using my “hybrid-loop”, I cannot leave it to just keep things ticking over because they tend to run me high and that causes me physical pain, or over corrects when I dip low mid-afternoon.. Quality of life is a key aspect most people don’t […]

December is one of “those months”. I am aware of families who take months to recover from the increased costs incurred, but actually, much of the fun a delivered for very little. Presents. A small something to unwrap is lovely, but when you get to be an adult, it’s just stuff. Lending a hand in […]

Last year, I saw an interesting take on the 12 days of Christmas being overhauled against the inevitable left-overs following the feasting period.  The is my version of that excellent piece of work. Really, that’s where you’re going with this, excellent? Not excellent, obviously. But it is my version… and we’re not aiming for 12 […]

It’s been a while since I’ve been able to kick back my heals, and I am currently sitting in my lounge, planning some lunch, watching my favourite cookery programme. I’m a foodie. I have always liked delicious food – after all, who doesn’t. I love food combinations when I am doing something special. My everyday […]

I am from the UK. That means many things but ultimately, we’re a discrete people. Quiet, laid back, we don’t like fuss. We do like to talk and share, but, you know, through quiet means. Eh, what, what’s going on? ‘Morning. Just about to talk about what’s happened since we had our gas meter removed […]

Black Friday is a relatively new thing in the UK because it has never been an opportunity for us to shop. I work full time, in the UK. We do not have Thanksgiving day, there is no bank holiday in November and, because we don’t have that celebration, we did not have it fixed to […]

I have had a pension with work since I was 18. First with the MoD, as a technician apprentice, and then with BT as a manager. It makes sense to save for the future. But the opportunity cost of me saving £1 in 1991 as a technician apprentice was significantly more than it costs me […]

Five years ago, I cycled 100 miles across London, into Surrey and back again. Having independently cycled to the station in Ipswich this morning, caught a train to London and worked a day then returned home, that seems a very long time ago. Which is a bit of a shame, because five years ago, I […]

The intersection of my worlds (diabetes. cyber security, developing interesting tools, cyclist, motorcyclist, skier, driver, keen walker, sustainable living, and cooking) leads to some observations. Not least when it comes to this term: lived experience. When medical studies are conducted and are published to the masses, this is the caveat emptor, your experience may vary. […]

Studies on the impact of ultra processed foods has been doing the news circuits for a while now, but while it seems obvious that highly smoked, reformated foods (e.g. corn syrup is often cited here), and packaged foods (pringles anyone?), we should perhaps cast the net a little wider. I love pesto: but it is […]