So ... How's Your Girl?

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I don’t want to be all-consumed by my diagnosis, it is what it is and I prefer to ignore it as much as possible.”– Yes! That’s how I feel EXACTLY. On the plus side, all the people I love are still around, and they mostly seem to feel roughly the same way about me. Bless them. I'm a fortunate man, no mistake. Health & Fitness (as opposed to quasi-jazz mag Health & Efficiency) has been a big thing for me ever since I sent for a Charles Atlas course when I was 9 years old. Parents these days would intervene and ask why the hell a Year 4 child would feel the need to beef up for self-protection, but they were different times, and thus began the journey, with weight training, martial arts, marathon running and indoor rowing being pursued to sometimes ridiculous levels of intensity. Our new online dictionaries for schools provide a safe and appropriate environment for children. And best of all it's ad free, so sign up now and start using at home or in the classroom.

I love the work, and I love that I learn stuff all the time, both via clients and via loads of CPD courses. It’s a privilege indeed. On the WFH topic, I much prefer in-person work, what with all the non-verbal material that only really becomes clear when we’re in 3D relationship.

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It feels like life has been on hold for a year or two and that is not too desirable when you are on the cusp of 60 so realise you don’t have such a large number of years left that you can afford to be wasting them. Do miss being in the Office – one day a fortnight ago I was in the Office with about 4 other colleagues. It just “felt” more real than just pressing buttons and talking to photographs on Teams. But in spite of all that, it has turned out to be a pretty good year in the end. In April I had an operation to fix the hernia my big cancer op of 2019 left me with. That left me out of action for longer than I expected but once I was up to strength again it was just all good stuff. Did an open University course, just a mini thing (introduction to Arts) but felt great to challenge myself and was something different to throw myself into.

And Mrs M just got approved for a year’s extension to her PhD which we hope will include her scholarship

Xmas dinner out at a pub with Fam this year. All this week been half-expecting a call/text saying it’s cancelled but seemingly not. Been doing my twice-weekly Lateral Flow tests like a good boy for the last few months and so far so good. Most recent (negative again) was a couple of hours ago.

After various job and home changes, I finally ended up in a situation where I can walk to work in 5 minutes. I finally managed to eliminate the commute from my routine and then it all became a moot point. The year started with me in Shielding (immunosuppressed) and both Offspring learning from home. Shortly after Shielding ended, Offspring the Elder had a spontaneous pnuemothorax (collapsed lung) so none of us could mix outside the household for risk of bringing home an infection, surgery in late June, and by the time she was able to leave the house she was off to university. She’s settled in amazingly well, considering, although health is still fragile (within days of coming home for Christmas, we had an ambulance to the house and a trip to A&E for x-rays).

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Lord Frost refused to have any form of structured relationship on foreign and defence policy post-Brexit with the EU – though the EU wanted one – and we are paying a very heavy price as a result,” he says. Use this space as you want – maybe a chance for the AW community to reflect and share in the quieter, shorter days at the end of December. On the plus side my teenage daughter now lives with me full time, that also brings quite a few challenges. Managed a couple of trips, one semi regular one to the paradise that is Prince Edward Island and I made it to Yorkshire for a week to see my brother. Due to Mrs F’s translatlantic work meetings, studying/sleeping teens, etc, the record player has rarely been on. The good news is, after 10+ years, work is finally underway to soundproof my garage (and have a dedicated WFH box-room office). The hernia prevents me from anything DIY, but Mrs F continues to keep me in the style to which I have become accustomed, so I’m going to pay an electrician to do the stuff I can’t.