Should I get a divorce is apparently spiking as a search trend just a few days after Christmas. Which is generally always the case – “Divorce Day” is notoriously the first working day of January. However, as a divorcee myself, I would suggest you sit tight and wait until you’ve […]
We are betwixt and between Christmas and the New Year and this morning on our lovely frosty walk we decided “Twixtmas” was the best term to describe the 5 languid days between our two major festivities. It does now seem to have become an actual thing – otherwise known as […]
IT’S CHRISTMAS DAY TOMORROW! A reminder has just popped up on my computer saying “CHRISTMAS DAY TOMORROW”. YES I BLOODY KNOW THAT and really don’t need anymore stressful reminders about how much I’ve got to do by then…we finally decorated the tree yesterday….that is how behind schedule I am and […]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FIRSTBORN SON. We had a few lovely night’s out with him – this photo was taken at the pop-up bar on top of the BBC building called “Pergola on The Roof” – they do a winter and summer version and it’s a huge, very popular space. […]
A recent paper called “The Origin of Happiness” has declared that having children does not make us happy in the long term. The researchers say that this is because “the positive glow of parenthood only lasts 12 months and after that there was no improvement in the subjective well-being in […]
I took my children to see The Book Of Mormon with some other friends as a Christmas treat a few days ago. Am I the only person in the world who thought it was rubbish? I had already been warned about the content to a degree and knew that I […]
I feel like the Grinch of Christmas right now. It doesn’t feel “A Lot Like Christmas”….it doesn’t even feel a bit like Christmas, it feels more like “A Shit Load Of Stress and Hassle”. I don’t recall actually ever feeling so un-Christmassy before. Isn’t it still too early to be […]
Sleeping Beauty at Richmond Theatre My friend went to see Sleeping Beauty at Richmond Theatre with my nine year old Goddaughter and so below we have a review from both their perspectives:- Thanks to my lovely friend, I was able to go and see Sleeping Beauty at Richmond Theatre last […]
It’s Human Rights Day tomorrow. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” Martin Luther King Well we seem to have injustice everywhere in the world right now, so not sure where to begin. Not entirely relevant, but I suggest you go and see the film A United Kingdom to […]
So we all know that very often when we say “I’M FINE” in response to “How are you?” that what we really mean is:- F-I-N-E = “FUCKED UP, INSECURE, NEUROTIC AND EMOTIONAL” but we probably aren’t going to give the details to the poor, unsuspecting inquirer or indeed offer time […]
What a tumultuous month November has been this year, not only for me personally, but on a wider global scale – mainly because of the US elections and the uncertainty that has created as we all wait to see what happens next. I’ve still got labyrinthitis so my rocky road […]
Blimey….Friends of The Earth are pulling no punches on how they feel about the election of Donald Trump:- Friends of the Earth International statement on the election of Donald Trump LAMPUNG, INDONESIA – Here follows the collective statement of the Friends of the Earth International network on the election of […]
