Running for ME/CFS no. 38

On 22/06/201522/06/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, charity, Fundraising, ME/CFS, Progress, Running3 Comments

What happened to the 'Writing' bit? As followers of this blog will know, the book on ME/CFS is now written and selling. But, if you haven't yet got your copy of M.E. and me: Chronic Fatigue, My Recovery After 10 Years, please click on this link. The training continues apace. This was the last in …

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Running and Writing for ME/CFS no. 37

On 15/06/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, charity, Fundraising, ME/CFS, Progress2 Comments

Writing: Those of you who follow the blog will know that the book was launched yesterday, 14 June, in digital and print forms. For those who missed the announcement, please follow this link to the post, where you’ll get the details. This part of this series of blog posts has now come to a natural …

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Today’s the Day!

On 14/06/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, charity, Fundraising, ME/CFS, Progress2 Comments

From today, you can read my latest book. M.E. and me: Chronic Fatigue, My Recovery After 10 Years is now available as an eBook through Smashwords by clicking here, or in digital and print forms through Amazon by clicking here. ME/CFS is a debilitating condition that’s still not properly understood. It deprives victims of their …

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In the Nick of Time!

On 12/06/201512/06/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, charity, ME/CFS, Progress7 Comments

The paperback proof copy arrived today and it looks good. I was hoping to get this in time for the print version to be available at the same time as the ebook, which has been on pre-order for a couple of weeks. The launch date for that is 14th June. The process with Amazon and …

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Running and Writing for ME/CFS no. 36

On 08/06/2015 By stuartakenIn Book, charity, Fundraising, ME/CFS, Progress

Writing: Regular visitors will know the book is now published and can be pre-ordered in digital form from Amazon, here, and from Smashwords, here. The paperback has been accepted and I’m awaiting the physical review copy to make sure all is as it should be. It’s due tomorrow. That, too, should be available to buy …

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Running and Writing for ME/CFS no. 35

On 01/06/201501/06/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, charity, ME/CFS, Progress4 Comments

Writing: As you now know, the book, M.E. and me: Chronic Fatigue; My Recovery After 10 Years has been published in digital form and will be released on 14th June. It’s currently on offer as a ‘pre-order’ item on both Smashwords and Kindle. If you click on either of those names, you’ll be whisked away …

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Running and Writing for ME/CFS no. 34

On 25/05/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, charity, Fundraising, ME/CFS, Progress6 Comments

Excitement! Writing: The excitement? Finally, the book is published. I’ve uploaded the digital version to Smashwords and you can order it by clicking this link. I’ve also put on Amazon for the Kindle. No link for that yet, as it’ll take a day or so to appear on their site. However, I’ve decided on a …

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Running and Writing for ME/CFS no. 33

On 18/05/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, charity, Fundraising, ME/CFS, Progress5 Comments

Running: Completed all three runs this week. The first on Wednesday was a fifteen-minute easy run, which found me trotting along the usual disused railway track through the forest. The sun shone, dappling the ground, and the spring birds were full of song. A lovely run, covering a little more distance than previously. Friday saw …

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Running and Writing for ME/CFS no. 32

On 11/05/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, charity, Fundraising, ME/CFS, Progress10 Comments

Running: Injured! Not too serious. I spent much of Friday removing a fire surround, hearth and an old gas fire from our sitting room. The fire had been disconnected from the gas mains as the heating engineer had found it unsafe. The surround and hearth were both a piece of cake. But the gas fire: …

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Running and Writing for ME/CFS no. 31

On 03/05/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, charity, Fundraising, Progress

Running: Wednesday, I was due a 10-minute easy run and trotted through the village, covering just a little more distance than the last time. Friday was a 15-minute run, but the morning had been disrupted by a delivery and we then spent the afternoon in the garden, laying paving stones, so I was too knackered …

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Running and Writing for ME/CFS No.30

On 26/04/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, charity, Fundraising, ME/CFS, Progress4 Comments

Running: This week’s training started with a 15 minute ‘easy’ run on Wednesday. I covered a little more ground than on the last time I did this run. Friday was a 20 minute easy run and, again, I covered a little more ground through the forest alive with birdsong and sunlight. Today, Sunday, was a …

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Running and Writing for ME/CFS No.29

On 20/04/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, charity, ME/CFS, Progress2 Comments

Confession: I really should have decided at the beginning of this week to write it off for the purposes of the book and the running. Wednesday saw Valerie and I bidding farewell to our daughter at Gatwick Airport. We’d stayed overnight in a B & B there so she could be in plenty of time …

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Running and Writing for ME/CFS No.24

On 16/03/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, charity, Fundraising, ME/CFS, Progress3 Comments

Running: This week I ran all three of the set runs in the programme. Fifteen minutes through the forest, with the birds chirruping their joy in Spring on Wednesday. Twenty minutes on Friday, extending the same run. And then a short; ten minutes on Sunday, running up the steep rise of Church Road, down the …

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Running and Writing for ME/CFS No.23

On 08/03/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, Fundraising, ME/CFS, Progress2 Comments

Running: This week saw me managing all three of the set runs in the programme. Ten minutes through the village with its rises and falls on Wednesday. Friday the longer run of twenty minutes and an extension of my normal fifteen-minute run through the forest. It was quiet, as usual, and I saw not a …

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Disorganisation, Distractions, Discipline and Desire.

On 01/03/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Organisation, Progress4 Comments

Some work best in disorder, with apparent chaos ruling. Some need order, pattern and habit to produce their best. I belong to the ‘clear desk’ brigade. Not from any notion that chaos is generally undesirable or disruptive, but because my memory isn’t good enough to cope with the randomness of a disorganised way of living. …

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