I thought I'd be in prison by now.

Well, a weather blog on a weather forum is just soooo predictable, so this is a blog about . . . not so sure yet. Certainly me, my family, my life. I have never done a blog before so I'll just type away and see what happens.

ME IN A NUTSHELL: I'm 30, Married to Sharon, 2 kids (J and M, girl and boy, 4 and 2). I own and run a care home, day service and outreach project for learning disabled adults in the seaside town of Deal in Kent. I eat too much, drink too much and smoke too much. I am a recovering agoraphobic. I'm healthy, reasonably well-off and happy. I enjoy the weather (!), theatre, books (when I get the time), politics and local history. I'm a school governer, Chairman of a local amatuer dramatics group, a writer, a practising Catholic, a Liberal Democrat. I come from a large and complicated family.

MY 5 YEAR PLAN (Personal): Since January 1st this year I decided on a 5 year plan for myself. I love my kids, my wife and much of my life, right? So, I decided it was probably a silly idea to die at 45/50 when if I just sorted myself out a bit I'd be on the earth maybe I'd be able to stick around that much longer. So, I did a bit of studying as to what of my vices are statistically likely to kill me first. I was suprised to find it was . . . what do you think?

Published 03 May 2006 12:36 by Nate

Comments

03 May 2006 22:30 by llamedos

# re: I thought I'd be in prison by now.

Probably stress. One of life's biggest killers
04 May 2006 00:29 by Nate

# re: I thought I'd be in prison by now.

I'm not stressed though. I was for years, which probably took a few years off, but stress is anathema to me now. *sighs contentedly*
04 May 2006 07:06 by Dougie

# re: I thought I'd be in prison by now.

Probably over eating, although drinking and smoking must come a close second and third, unless you ride a motorcycle, then that would be first.
04 May 2006 10:43 by pnepaul

# re: I thought I'd be in prison by now.

I am a great beliver in keep it simple. For exercise why not start with a 30 mins vigourous walk every other day.
05 May 2006 20:14 by Malteser

# re: I thought I'd be in prison by now.

I'm 35 and am beginning to find myself getting out of breath more and more each year. I am not overweight but maybe the first signs of a gut appearing! My problem is simple: too much smoking. 20 a day which is in simple terms, killing more. Always knackered and very stressy. Your 5 year plan sounds good by the way. I play a little summer football and do much skiing in the winter but my lung capacity is reducing noticeably now as the years of smoking takes it's toll. I have tried to quit but I cave in after one day! I am therfore preparing for an early grave...