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My mother is (increasingly) driving me crazy 28 Jul 2013 | 10:27 pm
I’ve been fortunate enough to have had a pretty good relationship with my mother. Sure, we argue and maybe once a year or so we have a *huge* argument, but for the most part we speak every day and get...
Questions nobody should ever ask 24 Jun 2013 | 04:39 pm
How on earth are you supposed to answer these questions? “When are you going to find someone nice and get married?” Probably next year, maybe on the last Saturday in April, if my crystal ball is acc...
Overheard at a 40th birthday party 23 Jun 2013 | 10:55 pm
“This parenting thing is so hard.” “I had no idea what I was in for when we had kids.” “Do you think it’s normal that he does that?” (Child was sitting quietly on his own – periodically let out an e...
Change in direction 9 Jun 2013 | 09:51 pm
I met up with three friends/colleagues who I’ve not seen in quite a while last week. They’re each, in their own rights, smart and funny, insightful and passionate about what they do. We’ve all known e...
I think I’m having a mid-life crisis 3 Jun 2013 | 12:17 am
If men go out and buy sports cars or motorbikes, and trade their partners in for younger, blonder models, what do we women do to demonstrate our midlife crises. I’ve heard that each time a woman turns...
Immune to baby fever 14 May 2013 | 11:26 pm
One of my best friends just had a beautiful baby girl, and two others announced their pregnancies in the last week. I on the other hand am keeping my legs firmly crossed! I’ve been Googling ‘just not ...
Why is ‘Ms’ so hard to spell? 2 May 2013 | 12:25 am
Recently, I’ve had more than the usual people calling me, and automatically calling me “Mrs Singlethirtysomething”. No, I correct them, it’s “Ms”. Silence. Or “Oh sorry, MISS.” No, it’s MS. As in em-e...
A pang of realisation 18 Mar 2013 | 11:31 pm
I had breakfast with an old friend today. He’s in town on vacation and we always see each other when we’re in the same city, and loosely keep in touch via Facebook and email. He’s had a rough few mont...
How to be alone [video] 4 Feb 2013 | 01:14 am
Five million people have already seen this… I watched it for the first time today. How to be alone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=k7X7sZzSXYs I should make an intelligent com...
Pinterest makes me want to punch my laptop 23 Jan 2013 | 12:55 am
OK so perhaps I do have a secret board on Pinterest that may or may not include beautiful images of sparkly rings and gorgeous (not white) dresses. The wedding section on Pinterest is pretty scary. It...
