EDIT: When I sat down to write this, I planned to bring it round to some inspiring conclusion about doing what you fancy rather than what looks flash, but I forgot about that bit. Sorry. There’s another tricky thing to negotiate in the office. Or at least it feels that way to me. It’s […]
Behold! The Christmas jumper is back
They are back. As well as all the usual seasonal unnecessariness, shops are currently flogging festive jumpers. You know the ones, they were almost mythical at first. Not ever seen on real people… in public. Colin Firth wore one but only as a device to show that the wearer was prepared to sacrifice style for […]
My day in numbers: counting to ten slowly
Small screen drama – giving up TV
I don’t watch telly any longer. Not even Killing Eve, or Stranger Things or especially not Love Island. Let me explain. Time poor as I am, I turned to thinking about the things I use my precious minutes on. Obviously, there’s a chunk of time on teeth cleaning, showering, listening to the Archers and other […]
Holidays – a time of spiritual renewal or just an excuse for a kip on the beach?
Here’s a thought. Do you think our two-week break from the humdrum restores our souls or is it all about getting a lie-in and on the other side of some large gins? I know the bucket-and-spade ritual has a sacred status – nothing should get in the way of the great British holibags, and everything […]