My migraine hell – Overcoming medication overuse headaches

I was interviewed a number of weeks ago by The Daily Mail about my migraine suffering, and have today been in the paper, and on the Daily Mail website. Get me!

The interview came about after I was approached by The Migraine Trust, a client of ours, about being a media volunteer.

My situation, technically classified as ‘medication overuse headaches’, is becoming an ever increasing problem for others and it feels very good to be able to share my story with the world (or at least with the people that read the Mail).

Check it out anyway…you wil learn about how my life was turned upside down for several years. Also, check out my cool migraine pose! (not sure why the Mail used a shit stock image!)

Family day out at The Deep, Hull

Yesterday, I took the family and some friends along to The Deep in Hull for a spot of fishspotting. We’ve been there quite a few times, and I have to say it’s one of the best family attractions the region has to offer!

The video above was put together on the evening I got back from footage I’d filmed on my iPhone using the 8mm app. It was edited using iMovie on the iPhone, and uploaded to YouTube all in around 20 minutes. The wonders of modern technology!

Allotment update – Year 2

It’s been nearly a year since my first allotment post on here, at that stage we’d had our plot for 6 months and were still in the process of clearing the plot. Well, it was quite a good year to be honest, and as well as giving us a steady supply of fresh veg and fruit, it got us and the kids a lots of fresh air and saved us a bloody fortune!

Probably the biggest success stories were the sweetcorn, the onions (which we hung in shed 2), mange-tout and the potatoes. So much so, that we’ve planted even more this year. We’ve also taken on a new plot! The people next door didn’t really make a go of it last year, and in turn didn’t renew their interest, which has made it really easy for us to expand. It’s about half an acre now!

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Mr Capello – The North’s very own World Cup anthem

Well, after weeks of anticipation the North’s very own World Cup song, Mr Capello, has been released as a free podcast available on iTunes!

The video already has over 5 and a half hits on Youtube and is spreading fast on facebook, all very exciting considering me and the kids are in the video! Check me and my wee boy Fraser out at 1:52 exactly.

For those that don’t know the song was written by brother and performed by his band The Defenders, from Leeds/Bradford. The song was made possible due to a collaboration between Mag If, a production company from Newcastle, and investment from NorthernNet who made available the use of the MABs.

Here’s hoping that it gets some good coverage over the next few weeks! If you could, please help out by downloading for free.