1. How did we get here? (November 2024) | A brief recap of how I came to write my first biography and an explanation of this second volume. (6 minute read) |
2. Why am I the way I am? | In which I explore how my genes and upbringing may have influenced my character. (14 minute read) |
3. Coming to terms with a life-changing event (October – December 2016) | Describing a difficult time when my life began to move onto a different trajectory. (12 minute read) |
4. My parents – who were they really? | What do I know about my parents? How did they influence me? How alike am I to them? (33 minute read) |
5. A New Year, a new start (January – February 2017) | How I managed, with help, to escape from one of the darker periods of my life. (10 minute read) |
6. Observations on my childhood | How much did my schooling influence who I became? (16 minute read) |
7. The operation and its aftermath (February – March 2017) | What was the operation like? What are my memories of it? (17 minute read) |
8. Influences from friends & colleagues | My thoughts on those people who have shaped my character. (23 minute read) |
9. Rehabilitation (April – June 2017) | How I began to recreate my life after a tricky few months. (9 minute read) |
10. What am I like now? | Exploring how my character has developed over time. (20 minute read) |
11. Return to work (June – October 2017) | Back to work full time until an unexpected opportunity appears.(12 minute read) |
12. Memories of Christmas | Reminiscing on my childhood Christmases. (12 minute read) |
13. The time leading up to retirement (October 2017 – July 2018) | Finding my new role in a changing environment until I received some great news. (14 minute read) |
14. A life in pictures | Where I describe my love of images – mainly photography. (15 minute read) |
15. A year in retirement (August 2018 – August 2019) | How I spent my first year being retired. (18 minute read) |
16. Technology changes over the decades | Reviewing a fascination of mine (which may be a boring subject for many). (22 minute read) |
17. The first year of us both being retired. (September 2019 – August 2020) | Life in retirement during a most unusual time. (10 minute read) |
18. Coping with the digital age | How I’m dealing with the digital revolution. Or not. (7 minute read) |
19. True retirement (after a false start) (September 2020 – November 2024) | How I’ve adapted to my new role as a retiree. (20 minute read) |