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Welcome to what I am sure will be a new place for me to write and to chart my nonsensical little journey to complete 40 things before I turn 40. Whilst I work on making the website as pretty as… Continue Reading →

#4: walk the dog without terror

The fourth bucket list item deals with me learning to love my dog that little bit more. Also features previous dogs, and tenuous jokes.

#3: go to the theatre together

THEATROPHOBIA: the phobia of being inside a theatre TALK ABOUT A CURTAIN CALL! I’LL BE HERE ALL WEEK TRY THE VEAL Straight off the bat, I’m not theatrophobic: I’m always glad of a sit-down. But I’ve created a rod for… Continue Reading →

#2: go ziplining in Canada

AUTOTHANATOPHOBIA: the phobia of a self-inflicted death That’s as close as I can get it Christ that’s a heavy title for a jokey blog about the perils of ziplining, but as I am trying to find a name for the… Continue Reading →

#1: get a pedicure and a manicure

CHIRAPTOPHOBIA: the irrational fear of being touched turns out it’s really hard to find the name for the phobia I’m not chiraptophobic: indeed, I love being touched, but you try and find the name for a phobia of someone hurting… Continue Reading →

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