The Adventures of Dysfunctional Dan

Last week was the half term holiday and the weather was kind so I was able to spend some time out and about. Today I thought I’d share some of my adventures and experiences. I do a lot of walking these days. I love being out in the countryside and if I haven’t done a reasonable amount of activity during the day I find it really hard to sleep. In April 2016 I bought a Fitbit and have hit my daily step target of 10,000 steps every single day since then, regardless of the weather and even on Christmas Day. On one such walk last week I leapt over a stile. It’s a route I take pretty much every Saturday. The stile is broken so it does require quite an effort to get over it- a jump is the easiest way to do it really. As I landed I found myself unwittingly in the middle of some sort of vigil for the poor guy who was found dead in that spot a few days before. So awkward. I did my best to portray my sympathy in a smile and then had to walk on. It  was a truly cringeworthy moment. Spen...

I noticed the other day that I had all my old blog posts saved on my computer. I started reading them and it brought back the memories of how much I liked blogging. I’ve been posting bits irregularly for the last six months or so but I’ve decided I want to get back into it properly. The plan is to post something here every weekend, though it may be more or less regular than that depending on what I’ve got to share with you. I seem to become ever more self-enclosed. I hardly ever tell anyone anything about my life, be that what I’ve been feeling or simply what I’ve been doing. On a rare occasion I might feel strangely open and end up telling someone something I’ve kept entirely to myself, even if it’s a mundane thing. The other person never realises the secret they have ended up hearing. It’s probably not a healthy way of living but it’s how I get by. I’ve become so fearful of being judged that I don’t let people have anything to judge me by. I just keep quiet and out of the wa...