I was laying on the sofa when someone outside beeped their horn, it made the exact same noise as the horn of the ambulance that would drop my dad off from the hospital three times a week. The dog obviously remembered the…

Decorating has officially started. I have been threatening to do it for the last couple of years, but it didn’t feel right changing things in a flat that four years on I still look upon as Dad’s Flat. But I finally bit…

There are many things that I dislike about social media, but the one thing that is getting to me at the moment is the amount of people creating posts and tweets asking if anyone knows anybody who has died as a result…

Normally today will be a day for people to fear. Many will refuse to leave their house for fear of what bad luck may await them outside their house/flat (although bad luck can also happen in your own home – they haven’t…

The #30DayWorkoutChallenge is really starting to take its toll on my poor legs. Between the squats, lunges, planks, wall sits, the running I do, and the amount of walking at work, I don’t think they know what has hit them lately. I…

I came into work tonight to be told by the site manager that a group of travellers had moved onto TGI Friday’s car park next door. Apparently they had been yelling insults at the pupils, staff and caretakers all day and that…

Hotmail was trending on Twitter this morning. My initial thought was that it was being closed down. This would be something of a shock to me as I have held the same Hotmail address since I first came online almost 20 years…

Twitter was awash with news that the Living Wage is to be increased. Whilst this is fantastic news, it is worth remembering, and pointing out, that the Living Wage is not the same as the Minimum Wage. The Living Wage is a…

I went for a run this afternoon. Normally I would be up earlier as it is a Sunday and there will be people milling about; either going for long walks, cycle rides, or to the local farmers markets and they do tend…

I received an email from one of the many agencies I have registered with informing me that they had sacked me. I was rather surprised at this as I have never been sacked by an agency before. They normally just leave me…