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The Slimming World Man of the Year 2019

July 8, 2019 daveywankenobie

I slept like a baby last night. Well… That’s not strictly true. I actually woke up at 11.30pm on my sofa half way through an evening bowl

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Just a state of mind

November 10, 2018 daveywankenobie

I have lots of aspirations. I’m not an ambitious person though – at least not from a career perspective. I’ve never wanted power, wealth, money,

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Being a role model

November 1, 2018 daveywankenobie

So. October is once again a distant memory. Hello November. Last month’s legacy has been a mixed one. In one respect I feel like I’ve

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So long and thanks for all the fish

September 22, 2018 daveywankenobie

As has been the case for many nights in succession my sleep has been broken beyond repair and at 2am yesterday I once again found

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Separated by carpet

May 28, 2018 daveywankenobie

Sometimes a bad day is a bad day. There’s absolutely no avoiding one when it really hits and occasionally it might seem like the fates

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I own red

December 23, 2017 daveywankenobie

It’s fair to say that whilst I’m very much enjoying my new job that there was a mild, almost barely detectable mood of happiness when

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Baldy

September 6, 2017 daveywankenobie

I’m a true believer that pretty much every cloud can (with the right attitude) be found to have a silver lining.  It’s all about perspective. 

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Generous comment

August 24, 2017 daveywankenobie

I woke up very early this morning – most probably because I also went to bed very early.  I’ve noticed that a (probably inevitable) consequence

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An eye for detail

June 25, 2017 daveywankenobie

Last week I took another huge load of clothes to my chosen charity.  It’s always a bittersweet moment for me because although it’s all for

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Fatman!

May 29, 2017 daveywankenobie

It often says more about the person making a judgement of someone else than it does about the person they’re judging. We’re all basically a complex set

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Feeling shirty

December 1, 2016 daveywankenobie

Well it’s the start of December – the run up to Christmas – and for almost everyone in the western world it’s something of a

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Portion control – a work in progress. 

November 2, 2016 daveywankenobie

There are a lot of people who have said to me at some point or another that they’re amazed that I could be so open

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Appreciating freedoms

October 4, 2016 daveywankenobie

I was grocery shopping in Aldi yesterday morning. As budget shopping goes I’ve come to really appreciate the minimalism of the place and the sometimes

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A milestone via Old Milverton

August 17, 2016 daveywankenobie

Keeping a diary, journal or blog helps fitness and weight loss. I can’t say it any simpler than that. If nothing else it’s a brilliant

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The rinds of life

August 15, 2016 daveywankenobie

Yesterday evening was not so great.  After my bath yesterday I sat for some time relaxing in the armchair of my bay window watching the

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It’s all lies

March 10, 2016 daveywankenobie

Something that’s never ceased to amaze me is just how many people think it’s cool to hang out of a car and call someone names.

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