Monthly Archives: March 2011
Everyone has one
The junk drawer. Everyone has one. I’ve been thinking about the little things that make up a life — the objects; the collections; the obsessions. Spending the vast majority of my time at work, my office is a literal shrine … Continue reading
Filed under musings, office antics
This is love
Sitting at a high table in a local cafe — a cafe I’d visited a thousand times, with a thousand people — my palms were as slick as a water slide. I’d just finished reading The Help and, contrary to … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘The Liberation of Alice Love’ by Abby McDonald
Alice Love — a Londoner, a lawyer, an all-around safe and ordinary individual — is about to change. It’s not enough that she’s worked hard to save for her dream home or tried to nurture a relationship with her eccentric … Continue reading
Filed under 4-star reads, book reviews
Preparing for the BBC: Practical Challenges of Blogging
Now that I’m not coughing myself into oblivion, friends, I think it’s high time I got back on the blogging wagon and began pondering the Big Projects I have going on this spring. After a somewhat frantic 2010, I was … Continue reading
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Sick
This has been a long few days. I’ve been stricken with a violent flu/cold cocktail that has left me feverish, exhausted and constantly nauseous. I can’t eat. I could barely sleep. Nothing appealed to me — not food; not television; … Continue reading
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