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The perils and pitfalls of the office tea round

May 24, 2017 By Ellen

Just your cup of tea, from ajft via flickr “Would you like a cup of tea?” “How nice, yes please. Just milk.” A perfectly ordinary exchange, like millions heard in offices up and down the country. But don’t be fooled – behind these 12 innocent words is a complex web of social obligation and potential […]

Filed Under: coffee, manners, other things I have learned, rota, tea, work Tagged With: coffee, freelance, humour, office, tea, work

Plan UK campaign: Give Up To Give Back – the coffee break

April 2, 2014 By Ellen

Plan UK is a global children’s charity. It works with children in the world’s poorest countries to help them build a better future. For more than 75 years it has been taking action and standing up for every child’s right to fulfil their potential by: Giving children a healthy start in life, including access to […]

Filed Under: charity, coffee, Give up To Give Back, Plan UK

What are your daily essentials?

January 7, 2011 By Ellen

We all know we’re supposed to have five portions of fruit and veg every day. Most of us don’t and manage to mosey along without too much difficulty. I wrote a post yesterday for Ready for Ten about the prospect of libraries closing and how tragic that will be for our children – and their […]

Filed Under: books, coffee, essentials, library closures, Radio

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