I’ve written a few pieces about losing my mother. In this one I remember a time shortly before she died. There are some others which I may post in due…
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During the past month, the question of whether employers can require women to wear high heels to work has been enthusiastically explored in the media. This is since a woman…
We’ve all heard the question, ‘how on earth does she do it all?’ We might ask it about someone we know who seems to juggle work, family, home and hobbies…
Yesterday Sky News was reporting an interview of Miriam González Durántez, aka Mrs Nick Clegg (Nick Clegg is the UK’s Deputy Prime Minister). Ms González Durántez was saying that she…
This is my own topic today – one I’ve been pondering again for the last day or so. In 2012, I spent the whole year celebrating my 50th birthday by…
A couple of days ago I wrote about not being too interested in housework. Today I am picking up the theme and spilling all about my makeup apathy. I am…
I’ve written before about the differences between men and women when it comes to worry. My conclusions are based on completely non-scientific research, but everything I’ve observed since I wrote…
It’s International Women’s Day and my social media feeds are full of messages of celebration. It’s wonderful; I love the positivity and happiness. I think it’s important to celebrate and…
I’ve been quiet recently because I’ve had a virus. One of those sneaky ones that, just when you think you’re getting better, comes back in a different guise to take…
Today’s post is a continuation, really, of my description of a day in Cambridge yesterday. After the morning’s lecture on the subject of Can We Really Have it All, there…
Today I had a special day out. I went with my friend Kim to the Cambridge college where we were both undergraduates, to listen to two very different lectures and…
Many of us have now spent two weeks watching some of the best athletes in the world do their thing. They all look great, don’t they? It’s enough to make…