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Did I ever tell you about the time I tried to break into the Taj Mahal?
No? Huh!? Strange. Let me tell you about it now. I graduated University in 1998, I studied in Sheffield and had met a boy. Now, the plan was that we’d go travelling together. But at that time, apart from a mad weekend in Moscow to see the Prodigy play a snowboard...

Say Yes To Ice Cream For Breakfast!
If you have kids you’ll recognise this time of year as ‘The Slog’. There’s still a couple of weeks of school left before the Christmas break, and junior school aged children are an intoxicating combination of over excited and tiiiiired. Whoah. So tired. And yet… the...

It’s okay to want to power clean the house whilst crying – and an offer you might like.
As we all know, life doesn’t always go to plan. Says she, as she sits at her laptop with a coughing, snuffling child rustling around in the background (on a school day). Sometimes you’re just going to have to work with the fact that the circumstances aren’t ideal and...

How often do you daydream?
Do you remember being a kid? If so, I’m curious, how much time did you spend daydreaming? How much time did you spend thinking about what you would do as a grown up or how you would like your life to look? Younger children often play creatively, inviting toys and...

A Dolly Parton Tweak To Use In Your Life
There’s a thing about the song 'Jolene' that draws you in, and it’s not just about Dolly Parton’s vocal power, her ability to play complex guitar riffs with acrylic nails like an American Eagle’s talons. It’s also about how she can draw us in empathically, and get us...

It’s knickers to anything less than a glorious life!
It’s knickers to anything less than a glorious life!How’s life? A question you may often be asked. But how often do you properly think about it? Not in a shame or blame way, more in an ‘check in’ on your hopes and dreams kind of way. You know how it is, as young...

mitsu tomoe
A story of my love of Japan and how it inspired my logoEveryday we’re met by a barrage of signage. Brand names, logos, packaging, you know the sort of thing. As your eye scans the room in front of you, you’ll probably spot one or two right now. Whether you’ve noticed...