Things to try before you die
With you gone, I’m alive,
Makes me feel like I took happy pills,
Nora Jones, Happy Pills
Happy Pills
The events of last year caught up to me and I was having a hard time getting over it.
But I didn’t want to go on serious chemicals. Been there, done that. I resorted to St. John’s Wort which had helped in the past. Continue reading
Making New Year resolutions is a bit of a double edged sword. On the one hand it can be the spark that you need to go out and achieve some goals to better your life. On the other hand it can create guilt and feelings of failure when you look back at the year past and realise you’ve not ticked off one thing on your list.
So, how to create resolutions that inspire and not depress you? You can’t make them too airy fairy, like “I want to be a better person” because there’s nothing to achieve. How do you measure “better”? Continue reading
The 50 – 50 list was languishing a bit so I decided, with some prodding from Agent B, to get on with it. So, here is the latest items I’ve managed to cross off the list.
So with the close of my 50th birthday year celebration, it’s time to see how I did on my 50 – 50 list. Although I only made it to 41 items in total.
The list has changed very slightly during the course of the year.
I’ve taken a few items off since they no longer seem necessary for celebration. A few items had to be added because they were simply too good not to give ‘em a try. Continue reading
I’m ¾ of the way through my fiftieth year.
Looking at my 50 – 50 list, not much has been accomplished.
I did see Beethoven’s 9th symphony performed live. Continue reading
So some of my 50 things have come and gone and for about a 2 months now things have been at a standstill. Both weight and 50 thing wise. The words of my cancer coach came to me on a dreary Sunday afternoon, “Those who get things done, schedule them.” Continue reading
So here I sit on a grey, dull December day, half way through my fiftieth year.
And I’m feeling as grey as the weather.
I’ve done absolutely nothing for a month. Nothing in the fitness department, nothing off the 50 / 50 list, nothing on either of my web pages. Nothing except feeling depressed and playing computer games. The only thing I’ve gained is weight. Continue reading
Oh, put me in, Coach – I’m ready to play today;
Put me in, Coach – I’m ready to play today;
Look at me, I can be Centerfield.
John Fogerty
Today I am one quarter of the way through my 50th year. It’s technically my 50.25 birthday.
