10 Things I wish I had known before I turned forty
I am FORTY next week. Apart from going on about it quite a lot I’m not really that bothered. Age is just a number and if you’re only as …
Category: Topical Ranting
I’m forty – I do not have a “best before date”
I am a little perturbed, nay, I’m fuming. MSN have deemed it necessary to give me a best before date just because I’m turning forty with this list 40 …
I’ve fallen out of love with my home
We’ve lived here seven years but I’ve fallen out of love with my home. This was mine and Monsieur Incidental’s first house together. Both our children were conceived in …
Happy 1st bloggiversary to me!
10 top tips for voting in the UK
I’m quite a politcal beast and one thing I’m really passionate about is voting (if you’re eligible) so here are my top tips for voting: Vote! Just effing vote. …
When they’re not such gentle parents
We’ve all met a “gentle parent”, in fact I am one, well mainly. We’re usually easy to spot. Our children wear cloth nappies and are breastfed, we’re vegetarian or …
Three (wo)men and a Barbecue – a tale of woe
We recently bought a larger barbecue to replace the small two-man jobby that has seen us through the last seven years. It has fared us well, we bought it …
The big girl’s guide to sunbeds – 5 top tips for that all over tan
It’s been a while since I used a sunbed but my Bestie is getting married next weekend so I thought I’d treat myself to a course. I’ve left it …
Hello! (Joe Manganiello) Is it me you’re looking for?
Whilst leafing through magazines at the hairdressers today (I know, hairdressers – get me!) I came across Hello! Magazine. Not something I would ordinarily read but I thought I’d …
My best friend’s mum has cancer and there isn’t a damn thing I can do about it
I’ve been lucky enough to reach the ripe old age of 39 and not have a close encounter with the Big C. Friends and family members I’ve lost have …