The way it is according to moi

What can I say... Where have I been. Well that's far too much to update on but life seems to be taking an interesting turn without me having to do a great deal.  What do I mean with such a vague statement....let me try and explain.  The last few years (4) I have almost always has regular things in the diary after work. Items such as classes, volunteering, meeting friends etc. Now after what feels like a long time, things are slowly dropping off. Some drop offs have been easier than others, but all in all its just happening with little effort on my side. This might sound a little airy fairy, especially for the non believers but I feel like all this space in my life is being created for something or someone. Who knows.... Watch this space. 

I'm seriously pissed off and I'm hoping that blogging about this will make feel a tiny bit better.   Basic background: I volunteer weekly at a London hospital. I have so, for almost 4 years now.   I'm in the isolation room with a fellow volunteer, the patient and her parents.   We are entertaining the patient and also having a friendly chat with the parents. Normal small talk and they explain that they have been transferred to this hospital because there was a superbug outbreak in their previous hospital that forced wards to shut. I then ask if other patients from that hospital are here too? The mother replies, “Yes,   one that needs a bone marrow transplant.”   I then tell them something that I'm extremely proud of. "Oh, I'm on the bone marrow registry"   The father then replies, “It's very painful you know!”   I come back with, “Yes I know but I'm happy to endure pain for about 8 days if I've then contributed in saving someone...

So I've just been on the tube for the last 20 minutes listening to a young couple in their 20's. It's quite amusing. They work at the same company and its obvious by their conversation that she stayed at his for the first time last night. While the rest of London is trying to get to work these two are trying to establish basic things like 'so, where do you live?, How long have you been at the company?' I was seriously trying my best to not laugh at them. Then she goes on about how she is only going to be 30 minutes late work after she goes shopping first. She needs to buy clothes so that she doesn't look like a dirty stop out. I'm not judging that they shagged, or that they don't know each other, or that she doesn't have clothes to wear to work. My gripe is having to listen to the whole thing. (Look, we've all had to buy emergency clothing at times in our lives. If you haven't, then you haven't lived) The difference here i...

Right! So this entry is absolutely necessary for those who are in experienced driving in the snow, ice or slush. Aka most Londoners The rules according to moi: 1. Clear your car of snow! That means all the snow, not just tiny patches around the windows. This includes the roof of the car. When driving at fast speeds the snow on the roof either ends up on someone else's windshield or often on the rear glass of your own car. 2. Switch on the lights at all times in the winter. It makes it easier for others to see you. 3 When having to break. Pump your breaks. Pump pump pump! Don't slam the breaks. You'll soon be surprised where you end up. 4. Most cars these days have ABS. Read up on it and use this in your favour. 5. When starting a new journey. Start your car first ( make sure it's in a safe gear) while you shovel a path for your car to get out. Yes! You heard me correctly.... Shovel a path out. 6. Don't be an idiot and flood your car with gas when it...

--> So as this festive season approaches you might be wondering what you can give someone for Christmas or maybe a gift that will last their entire life. How about something that is free and can give life. So here is my big idea that is worth some food for thought. Register with The Anthony Nolan Register. Anthony Nolan saves the lives of people with blood cancer. Every day, they match remarkable donors willing to donate their blood stem cells to people who desperately need lifesaving. I gave my DNA sample 2 years ago. I haven’t been called as yet but the universe knows I’m there to help if the time ever comes. Another easy peasy lemon squeezy thing that you can do is give blood . Its fast and quick and our bodies replenish it rather quickly. Just 2 weeks ago I had a friend who had an op. There were some complications and he was very close to having a blood transfusion. Imagine if there were not enough stocks…… (he’s is now recovering well) Take ...

Before I carry on I would like to add that everything I am about to say are my thoughts only. So this weekend has been odd. Major thinking… too much thinking. I’m hoping that this quick blog entry will somehow make some of you think a little differently today. It all started on Friday afternoon when I was driving home from work listening to the radio when the news came on. I was in absolute shock / horror when I heard that Jacintha Saldanha had taken her own life. ( I would like to add that the coroner report has not come back yet and it is a long process. The cause of her death is still unknown) From this last comment of mine you may guess that I actually have had great deal of exposure of suicide and I know those that have chosen to ‘check out early’. Sadly I guess I need to say known because they are now dead. This radio hoax is awful but my initial thoughts and current thoughts are about how fragile we are as humans. Mental health is such an important and neglected ...