About 6 years ago I stopped getting my hair dyed. I’d begun to worry excessively about the fact that every 5 weeks I actually paid someone to plaster a noxious chemical gunge all over my head (a significant amount of it always ended up inside … Continue reading Growing Old Grey-cefully
Category: Health
Village of the Damned
Creepy, scary, unnerving kids often feature in horror films. It’s very effective. You don’t expect your bundle of joy to turn into Damien from The Omen. Nor would you want to see a dripping wet, undead girl, unexpectedly climbing out of the TV set, whilst … Continue reading Village of the Damned
The Blood Test
About 2 months ago I got a letter in the post, from a place in Winchester, asking me to attend a free NHS health check at my local surgery. Having spent the past four months undergoing routine health checks (mammogram, annual dental exam, annual eye … Continue reading The Blood Test
A walk in the Life of …Me
This will be a very short series of posts, written by various contributors who I’ve forced into unpaid employment on the CMB. ******************** Going for a walk every day is a good thing to do if, like me, you took early retirement at the age … Continue reading A walk in the Life of …Me
The Eye Test
Every December I go for a free eye test. It’s free because a family member has Glaucoma. This test would cost your average, glaucoma-history-free Joe £55. Every day the papers, which I go out of my way not to read, but sometimes can’t help glancing … Continue reading The Eye Test
All Together Now……
I joined a community choir about 6 months ago, under slight duress (I do virtually everything under slight duress actually - apart from eating and sleeping.) A couple of ladies from another tiny little choir I’d joined, at around the same time (this time under … Continue reading All Together Now……
Out of the Woods
Watched ‘Into the Woods’ this week. First viewing lasted roughly 15 minutes and left me wondering what the heck I was watching, as every fairytale character burst routinely into tuneless song; barely any dialogue, just all singing, like somebody decided to do a downgraded, Disneyfied … Continue reading Out of the Woods
Mammogram Madness
I received my 3 yearly mammogram invitation in the post back in August. It can’t be three years since the last one can it? (see further musings on the nature of Time here.) Enclosed with the letter was an NHS leaflet entitled ‘Helping you Decide’ … Continue reading Mammogram Madness
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