The common thread... we are quite simply ordinary people willing to try to do the best we can for ourselves and our family and not adverse to a little calculated risk taking. We also share a common HC friend who is pretty clever in her own right.
I don't always succeed, in fact many failures. However I simply never, ever give up and just love wearing down the negatives in life (they are amasingly weak when you apply positive thinking).
I am a long way from where I want to be but the first big step is nearing. The journey though will simply never end for me, I enjoy it too much.