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“What do you mean you don’t have notifications on for emails and only check it a couple of times a day? I am still getting notifications on my phone as they arrive, so why aren’t you?” I was incredulous. The very idea that my husband didn’t get a red dot on his home screen that alerted him to the fact I had sent a message that needed his urgent
Every year one of Mr B’s oldest friends, Rupe, (met at uni 30 years ago and part of the crowd in this blog post about memories from Germany “old”) hosts “Luke’s Memorial Cricket Match“ a cricket match in memory of his son Luke, who died suddenly a few years ago aged 12. Held on Luke’s birthday it’s a “lads vs dads match” and the day also raises money for
Next month I turn 50. A whole half a century. In a summer that saw Woodstock and moon landings yours truly arrived into the world in a hospital in Roehampton. It was the summer that Bryan Adams would go on to sing about and as he was buying his first real six string in a five and dime, playing it til his fingers bled, my parents were working out
Sorry, I know that might be a bit of a downer and that nobody ever starts a conversation with “can we talk about death for a minute?” but can we, please? I am a huge champion of having a will. Everyone should have a will, even if you think you don’t have a home or assets, you do have “stuff”. It doesn’t have to be about expensive pieces
Top tips for revision For some students this time of year is about exams and the end of studying, it certainly is in this house. For others it is about the beginning of a summer of study ahead of a new term, or maybe doing some important resits. Either way some top tips for revision and summer studying might come in useful. Make a timetable Break the day
If you follow me online you will know that life has been kind of stressful recently. Knowing that I was off to have a massage as a guest of The Massage Company in Camberley was pretty much all that got me through last week. First of all I was intrigued as the massages I have had in the past have been in spas during a day out or during weekends
I read two things this week about why nobody should be mean online. One was a pithy statement from Em Clarkson on Instagram who was responding to the “just don’t read the nasty comments” sentiment with “what would be better was if people didn’t leave the f*cking comments in the first place”. So true. Then this morning I read this great article on Medium entitled “Why being mean online is
It has dawned on me over the past few months that selling a house is very much like Brexit. First of all it takes forever. Much longer than anybody either estimates or claims at the outset. Of course nobody tells you it will take that long, that you will wonder if you should book things for weekends in the future. If you can book a foreign
Top tips to make sure your clothes fit properly This is a collaboration We have all been there haven’t we? Put on an outfit that we tried on in the shop but when we wear it for any length of time we realise it is one of the most uncomfortable things we have ever owned because it just doesn’t quite fit our shape properly. I have lost count of
Last Saturday I made my second visit to Wembley to watch the FA Cup Final. Both times it was to watch Manchester City play against another team beginning with W in an FA Cup Final. The first time was against Wigan in 2013 and the less said about that result for my Man City supporting husband, the better. This time the FA Cup final was against Watford and
I have been debating for a while whether or not I should bring back Ranty Friday, and seeing this picture on Instagram talking about “Cheat Day” this week sealed the deal for me A picture shared not from an account that I follow but from a post that had been promoted and shared onto my timeline in the hope, presumably, I would buy it. Oh how wrong the algorithm
This is advertorial content Let me guess. It is in one of two ways. Either online, based on one of three things: it’s the one you drink and know you like; you browse and chose it based on the name, grape or region it is from; or you like the label. Or you stand in the supermarket aisle and go to the shelf that you always go to and