Your Five A Day

Gastroenteritis

I have been very, very ill for about 10 days. Self-diagnosis strongly suggests that it was gastroenteritis and it is not something I hope to get again for a long, long time. At one point I almost phoned for an ambulance - and bearing in mind that I haven't visited a doctor for over ten years you can see how serious I thought it was.

Anyway, no ambulance was needed - just many bottles of Lucozade. I am not fully cured but today is the first day I have been able to eat solid food.

I have lost loads of weight (I don't recommend this as a diet plan though!) but the best news is my craving for cigarettes has totally disappeared.

Father's Day

It's Father's Day on the 15th June. When ever I'm stuck for a present for someone I often turn to BuyAGift as they have such a great selection of unique things.

As well as the activity days which they're best known for they've also got hampers and pampering gifts which always go down well with the ladies in my life ie my mum.

If you want to encourage your dad to get fit or even just get outdoors you won't go far wrong with one of these great gifts. Plus you can get a 10% discount* - Simply enter the code "fdaff" at the checkout on any order you place before Sunday 15th June.

* excluding theme park and attraction tickets, charity gifts and personal shopper experiences