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Broken Home and the Dead Won’t Sleep

I am, and always have been a bookworm. Generally I have 3 books on the go at any one time, and two I have finished recently were certainly worth reviewing. Let’s start at the beginning!  Broken Home – Roberta Kray Here we have a prime example of a gangster’s wife pretending she has this incredible [...]

Do you have a right to choose when you die?

When I told my partner I was going to write about this, he said ‘oh sweetie that is a very emotive subject, really?’ He looked a bit pale if truth be known. His lack of colour was probably because of the topic. Death and writing about whether we have a right to choose when we [...]

Leap before you look: Feb 29th rocks!

Welcome to Leap Day (February 29th, 2012) which is humans’ adequate but somewhat ham-fisted way of coping with the Earth’s inconsiderate habit of not going around the Sun in exactly 365 days. It’s also the time when women – supposedly – can propose to their partners without being accused of over-assertiveness, ball-breaking and other nice [...]

John Terry…what’s all the fuss?

The Armchair Guru Speaks Recently John Terry’s court date was announced followed by a high profile ‘sacking!’ For those who have avoided the news or don’t know, John Terry, footballer for Chelsea, ex-Captain for England was arrested for alleged racism on the football pitch. Strange anytime that it’s mentioned there is usually some comment about [...]

Whitney Houston – Why I will NOT Always Love You

So today ‘we’ have buried Whitney Houston. A sad day, of course – any day when a 48 year old who died prematurely is buried is bound to be sad. But the things I’ve read and seen make me mad. We’re hero worshipping a woman who once proclaimed on National TV that ‘crack was whack’ [...]

In Her Shoes

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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