True friends or fair weather friends?
I recently made a new best friend, though I’m not sure how lasting this friendship will be… it developed rather quickly so, to be honest, I’m not sure whether there’s the depth and hallmark of the true friendship-through-thick-and-thin variety. A bit of background first I’d more or less dropped everything to go visit my Mum [...]
The Royal Wedding next year: great expectations?
I feel really sorry (not) for the hundreds of cr*ppy souvenir retailers who have had their suppliers in China on standby for the last 8 years waiting for our Willie to pop the question. Now that he has, they can finally start the awful commercial wheels of progress churning out hideous tea-towels, cups, mugs, plates [...]
Pause for Kindness on World Kindness Day
Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone, Kindness in another’s trouble, Courage in your own. Adam Lindsay Gordon Ye Wearie Wayfarer (1866) It’s World Kindness Day today: a day for reflecting on what kindness means to us, and for asking ourselves what we can do to help someone else. In 1996 [...]
What to buy the woman in your life for Christmas
It’s coming up to that time of year again when the significant other has to buy the woman in their life something for Christmas. I can tell you now that I will not be given one single domestic appliance by husband. Can you remember that film? Love, Actually. The scene with Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman? She [...]
When Prenuptial Agreements Work
A landmark decision was made last week by the Supreme Court to uphold a prenuptial agreement in the case of a divorcing couple – French banker, Mr Granatino and German heiress Ms Radmacher. The case has sparked much publicity and interest from family lawyers across the country. How it might pan out in future is [...]
In her shoes: My descent in entrepreneurial hell
In her shoes is a series of anonymous posts from women in business, sharing their experience. In your comments you are asked to answer the question – What would you do in her shoes? My story began 9 months ago; it is a story of self-realisation, friendship, love and betrayal. After 11 years at home [...]
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