WEEK TWENTY EIGHT 09/07 -- 15/07

By the time this entry is published I will be on my way to Norfolk for a few days of fun and mayhem with fellow "rejects" all celebrating the life of Dr Rik Mayall. 


Great Yarmouth is the venue for this weekend of frivolity so lock up your daughters cos the 'Hammersmith Hard Men' are coming to town !! We will do our best to get some decent pictures and report on the shenanigans in my next update, and that's hangover permitting. 

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At least the week should end on a high point for me, cos so far it's been fairly rubbish. More self inflicted hurt both physically and emotionally and I just don't understand why I cannot get control on myself. Gambling issues, wasting money and even when I do well it's all undone in double quick time. 

Really wanted this to be a positive sounding blog, just sometimes I have to be honest about things. I am doing better, I am losing weight and that's great, just can't get my head sorted and do something better with my life. Fingers crossed this weekend away will be a blessing in disguise and then we need to book the next mini break away. 

This group regularly fund raise for a charity called HEADWAY who are a brain injury specialist and of course the link with Rik himself is strong.

So with that in mind we continue the theme with out next set of "help yourself" topics;

Accept responsibility for your health.

If you take responsibility for your health and choose
to live a healthy lifestyle, you increase your chances of
living to a ripe old age.

• Have regular medical checkups. Have an annual flu
jab if you are over 65, and any other vaccinations
recommended by your doctor.

• Participate in workplace blood pressure and
cholesterol screenings, and get the routine preventive
care tests recommended by your doctor, including a
mammogram, prostate cancer screening test, smear
test, colonoscopy and other important exams.

• Stop smoking and limit how much alcohol you drink.

• Stay active physically and mentally.


Work out at work.

These simple exercises from the book Office Yoga
will help you feel better no matter what kind of work
you do:

• Arm stretch. Hold your arms out to the side. Stretch
with your fingertips to the opposite walls. Breathe
and relax.

• Phone stretch. While you talk on the phone, stretch
your legs out and rotate your ankles and feet. Notice
your attention increase as you stretch.

• Stop what you’re doing once an hour and stretch for a
few moments.

• Exercise during your lunch break. Take walks or join a
nearby gym or fitness centre