So!
Was looking for some kind of catchy title this time, I thought an apparent rant at this world would catch your attention and perhaps, make you read this. I've realised recently I have a habbit, that probably has been going on for a while. It's mostly to do with the word 'Cheers' and the exclamation mark. I over use both massively.
I thought I'd get that out of the way, because as I progress and I settle into this blog, at least one of those old habbits will arise and I will be able to look back, not on life, but on the start of this blog and realise I was right! If it doesn't work out that way, then this section won't be so memorable, but I appreciate you sticking with it so far.
So, again, with the So! It just feels appropriate, never quite sure how to start the next chapter or paragraph. Infact, in a way, I feel like that's an accidental metaphore for my life and moving on sometimes!
From looking at my history, I can see that it seems to have been over a year since I had a chat with myself over a text box on the internet. I guess some people call that blogging, I don't know how long that term will be around, it always felt like a trend, given my intermittent interest in it (others might also call this lazy-ness) it might just have been. Time will tell!
I guess I'd usually look back at what was going on last time I blogged, but I have no idea! All I can start with is 2012 and where I find myself now.
Where I am now, I'm not really sure, theirs a lot gone on, I guess I need to get this out of the way, so the next few paragraphs will be very personal but are important to me to get down in typed words, because I've not yet been able to really put everything into spoken words, it would be nice to have something on virtual paper.
So on behalf of me and all of my family, I'd like to wish a final and very sad Good Night to Annie Joyce Dodsworth, Mother and Grandmother to an amazing and very loving and proud family.
R.I.P Joyce 'Annie' Dodsworth - 16-08-2012
I have a very emotional personality, I have no doubt everyone who know's me is aware of this, therefore for me, it has been a difficult time. But of course, it has been more so for my family and my parents. I feel closer than ever to them, and sometimes life has it's way of resetting your priorities.
Unfortunately my Grandfather, Dennis Dodsworth has become an alzheimer's sufferer, so I feel like I need to get down in, albiet electronic words, a few personal memories, that I hope I will be able to look back on.
I guess the earliest is my first school years, so many times I went back to my grandparents house for lunch or afterschool, for some reason boiled eggs springs to mind, always soldiers when that occured of course! Curtesy of Grandma! I struggle for earlier real memories. As I got older, I remember Grandad's random home made pinball board, which was ace! As was some equivalently random horse racing game, which you strapped a green piece of cloth to the table, put the metal horses on and a handle you spun caused vibrations and the horses to race the course! Ha ha
Grandma playing her cream coloured keyboard towards christmas time is something that will always stick with me, which I'm glad because that was grandma. Jam tarts, tea! Reading her diaries, I'm glad I'm remembering her as Grandma and also really enjoying how much she loved us all, I loved her just as much.
Memories are important I feel! I, well, I'm forgetful as hell day to day, but It's sometimes good to really look back and appreciate some of the memories you can dig up!
Thank so much for reading this far if you have, because I appreciate this is definitely one for me to print out in the future, but look I need to break away from that now, so thank you and here we go!...
Hey!, So, look, it's been emotional, but I feel I need to lighten the mood! Nothing quite like a Dave to get that one going again!
So guess what I did? Well, I chose to get involved in having a 'kick a about' with the lads again! Just playing 5-a-side with a group of us as a friendly match every week, for me, the first time well, since 2009 before I dislocated my shoulder for the second time! At this point, not playing as a keeper!
From my point of view, I just needed to get active again so much, I spent so long doing nothing, after spending years being inactive and unfit! This was going to my active year! I mean, I didn't do too bad, I did the yorkshire 3 peaks in under 12 hours, I want to beat that time and do it again but it's me and I did it! :)
Well, had such a good run with the wednesday lad's, for me, I couldn't not play as a keeper again! So I did slowly start to get into it! But, I also had decided I was going to get a Bike, mostly because I'm not one to go out bloody running! I got the bike and since, well done some good mileage, enjoyed it, and also really started to get into proper forest mounting biking! I've been to sherwood pines and also a route up in the lakes near lake Conniston!
But, here's the Dave! Unfortunately, I got a bit carried away with being a keeper again, just over 2 week ago I unfortunately dislocated my shoulder again, just as I was starting to also join the kick about with the work guys on a monday night!
In reality, I knew I would probably do it again, just kinda gutted it didn't take that long! But, I knew the risks, but this time I'm happy to leave it behind. I've impressed the work guys enough to play a league game, so I played a competitive game again, I reckon my Wednesday weekly lot will miss a keeper (mostly because I don't know when to pass and can't run, hence, best place for me!) and well, right now I can't wait to get back on my bike!
The paramedic in the ambulance told me a couple of things, one, I should volunteer for the scouts locally (I'm actually going to look into this!) and two, that collar bones is the most common injury they get from MTB.
So, this has been emotional, but I guess next time we meet here on my blog, I'll be recovering from a fractured collar bone! Ha ha!
Seriously, thanks to everyone reading this, this is one I want to treasure, but I also hope you guys all enjoyed the read still.
If I was going to do a Jeremy Kyle final word, I'd tell him to shut up and go to bed.
Thank you!
Dave x
