Category Archives: Personal

A four-day working week? Only if I can have a pay rise.

Britons should cut down to four-day working week, leading doctor claims http://t.co/CTyB4NIgfN — i newspaper (@theipaper)

My morning check of emails and social media was one of my favourite procrastination methods while I was working part time. Now I’m out of work I have resumed the morning email/social media rummaging.

Today it has proven fruitful; I hath a blog post out of it 😀

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Stupid ways to die and other writing ideas

A few days ago, as entertainment, my sister, mum and mum’s partner decided that when we sell the house and move out, to wind the neighbours up, we’d tell them, casually, that the new people were …whatever…It all got a bit silly.

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Why are children’s magazines so obviously gender specific?

I think I embarrassed my niece and nephew a few days ago. I ranted in public.

We went to the shop because nephew wanted some football stickers, and both of them ended up buying a magazine each. Continue reading “Why are children’s magazines so obviously gender specific?”