De Brevitate Vitae

De Brevitate Vitae

At the weekend a ‘friend’ of mine wrote on Facebook that it summed up 90% of her Facebook friends that everyone was discussing Amy Winehouse and no-one was talking about the attacks in Norway.  She said that there is nothing…

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My bathroom, the beauty counter

My bathroom, the beauty counter

I have never purported to be a beauty blogger, but when a friend commented the other day that my bathroom was beginning to look less like a bathroom, and more like a branch of Boots, it occurred to me that…

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Like limbs in procession

Like limbs in procession

After a stressful day at work (and there have been more than a few over the last week or so), my default mode is to come home, sink into a deep bubble bath, get my PJs on and hide under…

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After we danced to the shipping forecast

After we danced to the shipping forecast

After an incredibly hectic week at work last week, and then a weekend of being ‘on call’ for work where I clocked up even more hours, I have been making the most of the last couple of days by having…

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On friendships

On friendships

I try my best not to regret things in life, or spend too much time mulling over decisions that I’ve made.  But I think it’s inevitable that, as time goes by, you look at the things that have changed in…

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