Life Stuff

Thank you notes. Who (or what) gets one from you today?

Time for a change of pace. My friend Louise*  sent me this link yesterday via Twitter and it made me stop and smile. With the day I was having and the case of the... [read more]

Fear of flying.

Fear of flying. My dislike of air travel is well documented. If, by dislike, you mean fear. I’ve written about it in columns, blog posts and in my book. I’ve discussed it with... [read more]

Instant Bircher muesli. Free breast cancer screening. What have you learned lately?

Women are gatherers of information. Compulsively. All the time. Some of it is not very important (the names of Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller's twin babies are... [read more]

Good school/bad school – is there really such a thing?

How did your parents choose what school to send you to? And if you have school age children, how did you make the same decision? Did your parents get it right? Did... [read more]

Beware the Puppy Impulse Buy

Do not buy a dog on a whim. Particularly not a puppy kind of dog. I know the RSPCA and other animal welfare organisations say this all the time but I’d just like... [read more]

Marian Keyes is battling ‘crippling depression’

In her latest newsletter to fans on her website, the internationally famous and successful author is candid about what she's going through. She writes.... > My... [read more]

My story: “I was born a woman and now I’m becoming a man”

Jay is 26, he started his life as a female and is currently undergoing the process of becoming a physical male to match his already masculine core .  Jay believes... [read more]

Diary Of My Mental & Physical Detox

Here’s how I knew I really needed to detox from my life. “Do you have any questions or special requirements?” asked the woman who was taking my booking... [read more]

What’s your no-fail dinner?

It seems I'm not the only one who is jack of dinner. When I tweeted recently about being uninspired about making dinner and wishing that dinner could be more like... [read more]

Mr, Mrs or hey you?

Lisa* writes When I was growing up in the 70s, 80s and 90s, it was a given that friends' parents were called Mr and Mrs.  That's just what we were taught by... [read more]