Spruce up for Spring
March is ending and the clocks are about to ‘spring forward’ (anyone else remember it that way too?), which means it’s time to switch from my autumn/winter wardrobe to my spring/summer wardrobe. That sounds simple, but it’s an ordeal I put myself through twice a year. Now, I know many of you will be shaking […]
Kicking Off the New Year with Comedy
2014 wasn’t an amazing year for me, if I’m honest. It started exactly as it meant to go on, with a nasty accident on January 2nd getting the disastrous proceedings swiftly underway. The rest of the year was taken up by money worries, a quadruple heart bypass (Dad’s, not mine), noisy neighbours, poor decisions under […]
Women seek GSOH
I wanted to ignore this ‘story’, I really did. It’s not even much of a story to begin with. But here we go. A piece in the Metro this week is alleging that men don’t fancy funny women. So far, so old hat. What makes this story different is that this is the result of […]
Unexpected Item
I’ve been trying to save a little money lately. It turns out that I’m not as good at that as I could be. Instead of, say, moving somewhere cheaper or forgoing the bus and walking everywhere, I’ve tried to just buy less food. Yeah, I know. As someone who is aware (painfully aware, sometimes) of […]
Accidental Conference: The Aftermath
Did everyone have a lovely weekend? Judging from the pile of comment cards we got back, those of you who came along to our Accidental Conference with Guardian Women in Leadership had a fabulous time on Saturday. Thanks to everyone who joined in, whether you were leading a workshop or taking notes from the third row. […]
UK humour everyone’s cup of tea
The Great British sense of humour can be a bit difficult for people to understand. Not everyone gets the hilarity of someone accidentally dropping their monocle into a cup of Earl Grey. BBC Worldwide asked 10,000 people why they watch UK TV shows, and apparently most of them do because we’re funny. The majority of […]
