Three Words We Shudder to See in the Same Sentence: Women, Childcare, Work...
Today I had a message from a friend of mine. She is going to quit her job this morning. She has two children, and her childcare arrangement has let her down again. She is intelligent, educated and...
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Easy Lemon Button Biscuits Recipe
Photography by David Loftus. My Nanna was a bespoke tailoress. She has tried to teach me to sew and knit over the years but I seem to have haberdasher's dyslexia. I miss stitches, misunderstand...
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Are All Children Compulsive Liars?
Are all children compulsive liars? I'm waiting to find out. I know Anna is. I've had a few years to find that out. Iris' language is obviously only just starting to come out so it's hard to tell yet....
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Five Truths About What It's Really Like to Be a Commuter
London property prices are now rising at such a speedy rate, people are reportedly taking on longer commutes and buying houses in towns such as Colchester and Wellingborough. Spend more time travelling...
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London Buses Going 'Cash Free'? Stoopid Idea
Cash? Pah! Forget about it, sonny jim. Cash is over. Think you're gonna take a bus journey and pay for it with normal money? Sure. Sure you are. Then what'll you do for an encore, you bloody relic?...
View ArticleThe UpShot of Being an Ugly Teen
I was so confused by women when I was a teenager. I was confused by the girls with their short skirts, and their hair twirling, and the giggling at boys. They wore Impulse perfume and Australis...
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Multi-Millionaire Philanthropist Worth Over £700 Million Says Money Doesn't...
Those of us not part of the Rich Kids Of Instagram And Snapchat set find it hard to believe that we wouldn't be happier with just a little bit more money. However, a multi-millionaire philanthropist...
View ArticleThis Video Of Identical Quadruplet Babies Laughing Is Guaranteed To Make You...
There's only one thing to do when you have quadruplets, make home videos of them laughing hysterically. That's when you're not rushing around changing four times as many nappies and preparing four...
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Ikea In China Turns Its Stores Into One Giant Nap Room - Possibly The Best...
According to reports, a quarter of the population suffer from some sort of sleep disorder - but all that could be about to change thanks to one furniture store. Chinese shoppers have been catching some...
View Article'Argh, I've Had a Marecut'! - AKA When New Hair Cuts SUCK
We've all been there. You need a haircut but you're not going to your tried and tested stylist. You're feeling devil-may-care adventurous, downright lazy, they're not available or you're just out of...
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Haircare Heroes
I can't remember if I've told you this already but I recently had a deeply unpleasant experience with a Lush shampoo bar. I make a point of never calling out 'bad' products as what works for one may...
View ArticleThe 'Patronising' Gene
One of the biggest things disabled people have to endure is patronising people. Whether it's a pat on the head or their assumptions we are stupid and/or harmless, disabled people are often the most...
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Cancer Survivor Chose To Have Her Head Frozen So That She'd Still Have Hair...
A woman undergoing treatment for cancer endured agonising head freezing sessions to keep her hair during chemo - after her daughter begged her not to go bald. Mum of two Shelley Cain was heartbroken...
View ArticleSelfies Anonymous: The Hilarious Fictional Support Group That Should Totally...
We're fast becoming a nation addicted to taking selfies - for many, the temptation to over-share over-filtered pictures is just too much to resist. But how can a whole Instagram generation break the...
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Ladies, Here's How To Ride A Bike Wearing A Skirt
Trying to cycle while wearing a skirt is like trying to run in high heels - nigh on impossible. But unless you're a lycra-clad super cyclist, us women like wearing skirts... even when we're on the...
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Nine Reasons Why I'm Freaking Out About Living With a Boy...
Last weekend, at the age of 22, I moved out of my parents house to live with *cue dramatic music* ... a boy. And, sorry boyf, but I'm kinda freaking out about it. When we made the decision to move in...
View ArticleMaking the Pursuit of Happiness as Important as GDP
The biggest cause of misery in the UK is poor mental health. Costing over £105billion one in six adults and one in 10 children suffer a mental illness at any one time in this country. Over the past 12...
View ArticleThis Girl's Illustrated Mirror Selfies Are The Best Thing On Instagram. Fact.
Usually when you think of mirror selfies you imagine a pouting person popping their booty and failing to turn off their phone's flash - but the mirror selfies created by this woman couldn't be more...
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Tour De France Cyclists Burn An Insane Amount Of Calories (If You Guess This...
Those cyclists competing in the 2014 Tour de France sure are impressive. Over the three weeks of the famous competition, cyclists will ride 2,277 miles in the hope of achieving bike-riding glory. And...
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Wondering If You Have A Problem With Alcohol? These Two Questions May...
Most of us have enough drinking experience behind our belts and on our waistlines, to have a) done something really stupid b) woken up full of regrets, c) had a massive fight with a mate or d) done...
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