It’s a terrible cringe of a word – period. If a word ever wore a tight bun and kept its books in alphabetical order, it’s a period. This is the word that goes with the twee trickles of dyed blue water poured in gleaming ad-land laboratories. Period. Flow, stop. Period. We need something better. Humanity […]
New year new snooze: Is smart sleeping even a thing and is it worth thinking about?
Things only sparkle when you keep moving
I love a bit of cold – proper biting, crispy cold. And it was like that for a few days. Real winter, chilly enough to let you know when spring arrives. Like it used to be. These days – cut-price, commercial, modern days – nothing much changes. Year-round it’s damp breezes and grime. And padding along […]
The parenting milestones no one tells you about
It’s possible that before you conceive your first child, milestones are just those old things beside the road or on the set of a panto. Somewhere that Mr Whittington does his turning. You know? But that doesn’t last long. Soon everything is measured out and ticked off – compared to the average, or to her […]
Why middle-aged women like cardigans
Another tale from the estrogen wars For many years, the cardigan was the epitome of mediocrity. A nothing kind of a garment – neither coat nor jumper. Worn by ditherers, fence sitters and the sartorially distressed. Although, I was looking through Krush clothing and found amazing fashionable women’s outfits for each season! It’s knitted […]