Monthly Archives: February 2012

According to the bits and pieces I cover in therapy, ‘being down’ is perfectly acceptable. Not only is it ok to feel blue (not like THAT) but it is healthy. To know the ups you have to acknowledge the downs … Continue reading →

Since I have lived in America I have either been invited to ‘an Oscar party’ – at someone’s house… not in Tinseltown itself..or I have watched the events unfurl in the comfort of my own home. Tonight it was the … Continue reading →

Saw this at Dot Scribble’s blog and it looked like fun…. some may however be a bit of a recap… Age: 41 Book Size: I have way more paperbacks than hardbacks although if I buy something new it tends to … Continue reading →

Was reading an article about water shortage in UK (always makes me think ‘with THEIR rainfall???’) and how it said that showers should now be limited to 4 minutes and no longer. Oooh. That will be tough for some men. … Continue reading →

…I am now a grown up and married with kids and a mortgage and everything (but no dog), why oh why do I find this shit funnier than I ever did in their first movies? Can someone tell me please?

A few weeks ago I picked Bee up from school and the boys had something going on (chess club, hip hop or the like) so it was a rare treat to just have us laydees in the car. As per … Continue reading →

I lurve going to the movies. I have mentioned this before perhaps….. that in England I hardly ever went to the cinema to see films and yet here it is so much more a way of life….like going to the … Continue reading →

We had some old friends over this weekend… they are ex-pats just like us but from a different part of the world. Hubby worked with him for many years and we have kept in touch since those corporate days…. We … Continue reading →

Last week amongst the gazillions of emails flying into my mailbox, I got a brilliant offer from Kate Spade. Not personally, you understand, but about her gorgeous handbags/purses/clothing lines etc. And it was indeed, such a good deal, that it … Continue reading →