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Thought for the Day

This weekend has officially been a good ‘un.
Today I’ve somehow managed to shop, go for lunch (which incorporated both a glass of Cava (mmm bubbles) AND an expresso martini). Nice little alcohol buzz = win.
I also caught up with my ickle bro (albeit briefly) and I’ve managed to do some work.
Anywho that’s an aside, I’ve [...]

On Self-Belief

So, tonight my ickle Mummy and me (yes I know that’s grammatically incorrect, but this is a blog, baby - deal mmmkay?) got ourselves just the right side of wasted.
Of course I heart my Mum for hundreds of reasons, but perhaps the most important of which is her absolutely, ever-present, un-erring belief in me. According [...]

On Being 32

Hello my lovelies.
Today I am 32. As this makes me quite, well… old; I thought that I’d share with you some of the ‘wisdom’ which I’ve acquired since I’ve been on the planet:
1. Don’t mix whites and colours in the washing machine. Everything will either end up grey or pink. Of course if you like [...]

Trying to be ‘Good’

Sometimes I think I believe that trying to be good, really is as good as it gets. Other times, I think that that’s just a hideous cop out and I really ought to don the yellow catsuit and ask myself ‘what would Uma Thurman do?’
Here’s the thing:
I know the grass really isn’t greener, and yet sometimes I’ll [...]

Random Musings of the Busy Brained

Hello loves.
It’s been ages, huh? I’ve missed you.
Unhappily I’ve been trying to do too much and as a direct consequence I’ve been failing at pretty much everything. I wanted to write something on Sunday, but I was hungover thanks to the lovely Jules’s birthday bash *and* I stupidly decided that I really ought to moderate the 800-odd comments on [...]