Minimalist poet, minimalist lifestyle

I've just got home and there was a pleasant surprise waiting for me on the doorstep - a 130g bag of Thornton's Continental Selection chocolates. I'd earlier completed a consumer survey and left it out for collection - the chocolates weren't really a surprise though, that's why I filled in the questionnaire, because I'd get the chocolates in return…I suppose the real surprise was that the chocolates hadn't been stolen - maybe they'd not been there for very long.

Well, my long-term cough isn't as bad as it was; but although I can go over an hour now without even a single cough, I can still have coughing spasms that last for several minutes which hurt my lungs and give me a headache.

I'm now suffering intermittently with a head cold, which is good in one sense because I'm able to cough up phlegm and blow my nose without my ears popping.

I suppose this is progress, as what was initially a severe bout of flu is finally expelled from my system.

I'm due to see the nurse next week.