Twin air bags?

One evening in June 2013 I was sat in my armchair, half watching TV, probably drinking a glass of red wine, and scanning through the profiles of people on Match.com.  I tended to find that anybody I expressed an interest in had no interest in me, so after quite a………………………………….

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Thinking Out Loud

It’s 17 weeks until we get married. 17 WEEKS!!!! How did that happen?!? We’ve still got so much to organise, but recently life has been revolving around sailing and our trip to the World Championships in Holland. David finished in 7th overall (pretty amazing stuff! He thinks he should have………………………………….

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Back in the game

After 16 years of being with the same person, the idea of dating again was a little bit exciting, but also hugely scary.  Obviously, I was not the same physically as I was last time I did this, but then that is also true for all the other 40/50 something………………………………….

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Doin’ the Do!

I believe I promised you all that I would tell you a bit more about a private side of our life.  I’m not sure if I can make a blog post about sex funny and interesting whilst retaining an air of dignity, but I’ll gave it a go! Back in………………………………….

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Little Things

Just like anyone else, we love going away: fancy hotels with glitzy restaurants, romantic evenings watching sunsets on the beach, breakfast in bed and a shower big enough to Zumba in? Yup, all that and more! But the reality is that going away for us, is considerably more complicated.  At………………………………….

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Just get on with it!

  I’ve never been one for sitting around and grieving a loss, even when it comes to death.  Although inside I am filled with emotion and sadness, I am always pragmatic and realise that sometimes there is nothing that you can do about things, so you just have to get………………………………….

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A helping hand?

This had to be the lowest point in my life.  Amanda had left, Zoe had gone with her along with the cats, and I was left in the house with 24 hour live in carer provided by an agency.  Up until this time I had had regular carers coming in………………………………….

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The Hardest Part

You will know by now that I threw myself into this relationship with every bit of strength I had.  I chose to take on David’s care and I wanted to get heavily involved with sailing and rugby.  We have a fantastic life.  It’s very busy, often exhausting keeping up with………………………………….

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Life begins at 40?

Well it started off quite promisingly.  After 9 years of not driving, I had had my car adapted with hand controls, and had the steering lightened.  It’s quite scary that there is no need to retake a driving test, all you need to do is get the car adapted. I………………………………….

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Catch The Wind

If you’re new to this blog, previous posts can be found here I keep getting asked this by random strangers: What does he do all day?  Lots and lots and lots of things…but the one he probably enjoys the most is sailing.  It’s something I knew nothing about before I………………………………….

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