Hi Everybody. If you’re wondering why the blog has been a little quiet lately it is because I have had one nasty flu bug. I first started feeling ill at the beginning of February and I’m still tired and very low on energy. I’ve managed to keep writing my novel but haven’t had the impetus to write much else.

I’m hoping salvation is at hand. Someone told me today that you can buy specially formulated tonics from the chemist that help to restore vitality and wellbeing after suffering cold or flu. This sounded like just what I needed so I went to the chemist and purchased said tonic. I’ve already had one dose and will have another before dinner tonight.

The other tonic I’ve been indulging in is Guinness. Over the weekend I felt so tired and depleted and I couldn’t put my finger on what my body feels is lacking. My mother, who’s father was Irish, suggested Guinness as it contains quite a few nutrients and was once recommended to her by the doctor when she needed to gain some strength. Desperation makes you try anything so it was off to the pub. I love drinking Guinness in Ireland as it’s so creamy there but I don’t usually drink it at home. However, apparently the Guinness brewery in the UK has been closed and all the Guinness here now comes straight from Dublin. Result! As a Buddhist I don’t ‘do’ God, but with a pint of Ireland’s finest silky smooth dark stuff in my hand even I might admit that it can only come from the divine!

Wish me luck with the stuff from the chemist. I’m popping next door now to my local pub for my alternative medicine.

I’ve been bogged down with the flu this week. On Thursday I was lounging on my sofa feeling sorry for myself, whilst rotting my brain watching daytime TV, when the phone rang. It was a journalist from the Yorkshire Post who was writing an article about whether money brings happiness and wanted my point of view. Despite feeling awful I was able to chat with him and share my thoughts. The resulting artice was published the following day and makes interesting reading. You can read it, and my comments, by clicking here.