Month: February 2019

A tale of two wardrobes

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Hi, Keeping two wardrobes can be tricky. I would love to think it’s not about deceit, but keeping things out of the way. Not everyone needs to know what we have in the cupboard I guess. But, if you’re in that place where you can be cool with your partner, or even family, I think that’s a good thing to have or to work towards. Plus, if you are in that place, I think it’s a good thing to keep working at respecting your partner’s needs where you can. Sure, I get that we need to express ourselves and I think we also have to not pursue things at the cost of everything – or indeed – everyone. That, I […]

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Slip ups

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Hi, Ah, Friday evening. The promise of what might be at the weekend, and this time around, it’s half-term too, so the kids, the Every Lovely Mrs J and I will all be away from school/work for a bit. While it’s not quite Spring yet, it feels like it’s been a long Winter. I’m very glad of the break and I think my nearest & dearest all are too. I think it’s interesting how certain times of the week affect my emotions. I think we’re all aware of the dreaded Monday morning, and the positive mood in the office around late Friday afternoon. Wednesday has that midweek slump, or – if you’re in more of an upbeat vibe – it’s […]

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What to wear, what to wear?

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Hi,  A long time ago, on a computer somewhere far, far, away I signed up to a retailer’s feedback forum. Surveys and questions come and go with fairly long gaps – not that I mind, I’d rather have something interesting, than noise – and one popped up recently that piqued my interest. Oh, and not to be Mistress of the Obvious, clearly it’s a retailer for women’s clothes. 😉 If you’d like to play along at home, here’s the questions to cut & paste later on: What would you like to feel when you’re getting dressed to go out? Does getting dressed form a key part of the night? Are there any pressures when dressing up? What do you do […]

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Fighting the Good Fight

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Hi, There’s a phrase to stir the imagination: fighting the good fight. Can a fight ever be good? Well, I suppose protecting someone perhaps. Maybe also a gang of mink escaping to give their captor a brief nip, or a lady of advancing years firmly and proudly belting a young mugger firmly in the happy sacks. Perhaps they could fall into said category. Of late I’ve been having some issues in the nose/lung department. Nothing serious, just a case of the miles on the clock adding up, and my snoring – yes, how delicate and oh-so-femme (warning: that was meant ironically 🙂 ), is not great. To allow the Ever Lovely Mrs J to get a good night’s kip, I […]

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