Category: General / Misc.
Wear Something Different: Do 3 – Colour Explosion Day
Colour Explosion Day. Pile up your most colourful bits, create a vibrant outfit to dazzle the world. Pass this on. Dare a friend to out-shine you! I tend to rely on black/denim trousers and blu... Read More
Wear Something Different: Do 2 – Oddball Day
Oddball Day. Wear a mismatched pair tomorrow: odd socks, shoes, gloves, earrings, or mismatched legs from tights or trousers. Enjoy being different! When I was a teenager I used to wear odd socks R... Read More
Wear Something Different: Do 1 – Swap Day
Swap Day. Borrow something to wear tomorrow. E.g. a friend’s scarf, partner’s shirt or child’s backpack. If you feel closer afterwards let them know. The first “official” task of the... Read More
Wear Something Different: Before
Years ago, when I was a teenager, I was a bit of a goth …. OK I looked like I was wearing a bin bag most of the time, but at least I had some sort of style! Then in my early twenties along came ... Read More
Morton’s Neuroma Surgery: Days 22-31
A quick run through the fourth week of my recovery following surgery to remove a Morton's Neuroma from between toes two and three… Day 22 (Monday) – three weeks after the surgery and g... Read More
Morton’s Neuroma Surgery – Days 16-21
Here's another update on my recovery following surgery to remove a Morton's Neuroma. If you would like to see all the posts on this topic, click here. Day 16 (Tuesday) So today was the day I h... Read More
Morton’s Neuroma Surgery: Days 8-15
Following surgery for removal of an inflamed nerve caused by Morton’s Neuroma, I’ve been keeping a journal of my recovery. I hope it will help anyone else considering surgery for this not ... Read More
Morton’s Neuroma Surgery: Days 2-7 after the operation
Following surgery for removal of an inflamed nerve caused by Morton's Neuroma, I've been keeping a journal of the recovery. I hope it will help anyone else considering surgery for this not unc... Read More
Surgery for Morton’s Neuroma: the day of the operation
I first got a Morton's Neuroma (MN from hereon!) in my left foot, between toes two and three, back in 2010. (Read my last blog posts about it here and here.) Initially I had a cortisone injection ... Read More
My Morton’s Neuroma … Preparing for Surgery
Back in September 2010 I wrote an entry about my Morton’s Neuroma, which I had just had a cortisone injection for. Then in January this year I wrote an update, about how a second cortisone injec... Read More
Review: Clayhanger
Clayhanger by Arnold Bennett My rating: 2 of 5 stars I really wanted to like this …. and I almost did. Sadly though I realised that life is just too short for books as wordy as this. We first me... Read More
Update on my Morton’s Neuroma – Scheduled for Surgery!
This post will only be of interest to anyone else suffering from Morton’s Neuroma. I hope it (and the entries that follow) will be of interest. Otherwise, move along, nothing to see here! Back i... Read More
Review: The Bake Off
The Bake Off by Susan Willis My rating: 1 of 5 stars Take the format for a popular TV baking competition, add a turgid, utterly predictable love interest and this is what you get. The regional version... Read More