Life, the Universe and Everything: Jealousy & Envy
Jealousy and envy are a bit like Kendall and Kylie Jenner: they look so similar (to the uninitiated) that it’s easy to get them confused; they’re everywhere (often cropping up
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Creative Writing: The Kitchen
The cosy welcoming kitchen had been lovingly created by a father’s hands. A builder by trade, he had spotted the property’s potential and spent two years of his spare time
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What happens when you ask “who made my clothes?”
When this pink polkadot dress made its way into my wardrobe, via a friend at a clothes swap, I have to admit that I didn’t really think much about where
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The view from a career crossroads
Five years ago today, I published a blog post about starting a part-time Master’s course. A lot has happened since then and I’ve, understandably, been spending some of my time
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5 fabulous frocks for killer cleavage
I promised myself I wasn’t going to blog about the reported ‘return of cleavage’, simply because a handful of red carpet frocks do not dictate mainstream fashion trends (let’s be honest,
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5 tips for planning your research
A couple of years ago, I wrote a post about returning to higher education as a mature student. At the end of the article, I promised further posts on research
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Brunch Club: Bill’s
After our April gathering, we had quite a gap before the next Brunch Club date in our diaries (well, apart from Ed’s wedding!), so the idea for Brunch Club v7.5
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Creative Writing at Central Saint Martins
At the start of this calendar year I decided that I wanted to learn something new. I’m a sucker for a good evening class and love to have an outlet
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Introducing… Pique Lingerie
Regular readers may think that the image above looks a bit familiar. That’s because it’s the back to a fantastic full bust bra that you saw the front of in
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Brunch Club: The Haberdashery, N8
For the eighth meeting of Brunch Club, we headed to another relaxed venue local to one of our members. On 2nd July 2017 we met at The Haberdashery Crouch End,
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