Run the Night with me (and Nike)

Guess what! Something  uber exciting is happening on May 4th! The Nike She Run is back! I am so excited I that I could jive with a jelly baby. I loved taking part in  She Runs the Night last year, and [Read More]

The Perils of Packing

Our holiday is fast approaching. Life has been flying by so fast of late, that I haven't even had time to get excited about it... yet! However, our long awaited Bali break will seem a little more real [Read More]

One Door Closes, One Door Opens

One of my worst fears became reality this week. Our apartment lease isn't going to be renewed in July and we have to move. Aaargghh! I personify that phrase an "Englishman's home is his castle," in a [Read More]

The Scan Plan

So last week I was back visiting my old friends at the Nuclear Medicine Department. There was nothing sinister about my visit, I just needed to organise my full body scan for June. What a mission! [Read More]

The Valentine’s Trap

I love Valentine's Day. I guess, I'm just an old romantic, but I love the idea of love. It's no coincidence that we got married on the 10th February. I would have got married on Valentine's Day if I [Read More]

Feeling the Love

Today, we have a double celebration. We're celebrating our sixth anniversary and  for me, 14 months of life without a thyroid. As far as the thyroid marker goes, there's no present necessary, because [Read More]

Pins and Needles

A few weeks ago, I went to see my old friends at Radiology for an ultrasound and second x ray on my thumb. You know you've been through the medical mill, when either the receptionists/secretaries know [Read More]

Sun Run, Rain Run

So today is the day of the long awaited Sun Run. The only problem is that there is no sun. Just rain. A lot of rain. I would go so far as to say it's raining kangaroos and koalas out there. However, [Read More]

How Running Changed My Life

Running makes me happy. It's changed my life. A lot.  And all, for the better. In fact, I'd go so far as to say, that along with my thyroidectomy, it probably saved my life. While my surgery took care [Read More]