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The perils and pitfalls of the office tea round

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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 […]

The things that make me happy…

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Guess what? I’m still not 50 yet which, evidently, entitles me to bump on about the passage of time and life’s rich tapestry until everyone is heartily sick of me. Then I saw this and – apart from the brownies bit (they’re just bits of short square cake, whatever way you look at it) – […]

I’d rule the world, if I could remember where I put the instructions

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What is it? That thing. The important thing, that I have to do today, before it’s too late. A writing thing, or… I know. An email. That’s it. I’ll have sent myself a message. I do that sometimes when it’s vital The Thing doesn’t slip the net. Because I know I read all of the […]

Top books we lie about reading to appear more cultured

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The best blogs are about making you feel that you aren’t alone in your secret little shame. You read them to feel better about feeding your children toast three times a day, cleaning your bathroom with your dirty knickers or fancying Tyrion Lannister. That kind of thing. This one’s about the books you pretend to […]

Happy (ish) Mother’s Day

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  Most of us love our mums and are reasonably confident that our children love us too – even when they’re being ungrateful little rats who don’t see why they should put their own soiled clothing in the laundry basket. After all we are mothers every day of the year, not the one where we […]