Antony Simpson is an Author, Blogger, Nurse & Witch.
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FINDING YOUR HAPPINESS Flick Through Video
One of my favourite pastimes were my many visits to bookshops. I loved discovering new books. I miss flicking through a book to decide if it was something I wanted to read.
I know that I can’t recreate that experience for potential readers of my newest book – FINDING YOUR HAPPINESS. But I have created this video, that flicks through every page of the book, albeit quite quickly. The video is 02:42 minutes long and will give you a really good feel for the book:
Book Fest 2026, at Leigh Library on Thursday 11th June, 6:30PM-8:30PM
I’ll be at Leigh Library’s Book Fest 2026 event on Thursday 11th June 2026, 6:30PM-8:30PM. I will be promoting and selling the following books at this event:
Book Stats For All of My Published Books, including: the Read Time and More
Your time is precious. If you’re going to buy a book, as a reader you want to know how long it is going to take you to read it, the Read Time if you will.
There are also other Book Stats that you might be interested to know before buying a book. So here are Book Stats for all of my published books:
The MiniMed Flex Insulin Pump by Medtronic
In the USA, Medtronic recently released a press release about their new insulin pump called the MiniMed Flex.
I currently use Medtronic’s MiniMed 780G insulin pump, which has been nothing short of transformational, reducing my HbA1c from 99 to 52.
Last week was my 40th birthday. Just before my birthday, I’d had some good news about my vasculitis. My birthday celebrations were low-key this year, mum, papa and I went out for a meal, followed by unicorn cake.
I’m going to be honest, I never thought I’d make it to the BIG 4-0. But I am pleased that I have. I am as healthy as I can be (given my type 1 diabetes and vasculitis) and the happiest I have ever been.
Last Updated: Saturday 23rd May 2026.