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Blog: Being a canny shopper isn't easy
1:33pm Monday 20th May 2013
What a proud mother she must be, I thought, as I read about the so-called ‘Coupon Kid’.
Blog: I break the rules and I don't feel guilty
1:35pm Monday 6th May 2013
Blog: The fun has gone out of photobooths
2:33pm Monday 29th April 2013
Blog: My filing habit is out of control
1:49pm Monday 15th April 2013
L AST week, my 14-year-old daughter asked me to add something to my supermarket shopping list.
Blog: Lack of respect is universal
4:20pm Monday 8th April 2013
Blog: It's all too depressing for words!
2:11pm Monday 25th March 2013
Blog: I'm an 'exploder', my husband's an 'imploder'
2:56pm Monday 18th March 2013
Blog: Reasons to be disappointed that spring is here
1:18pm Monday 11th March 2013
There’s nothing like a spot of sunshine for throwing gloom on what should be a good day.
Blog: Why I now put my feet first for comfort
1:23pm Monday 4th March 2013
Last year my eldest daughter bought her first pair of high-heeled shoes.
Column: Children are so wasteful
11:15am Monday 25th February 2013
Blog: No wonder we're all so stressed
2:03pm Monday 18th February 2013
Blog: I love my cat more than my husband
1:43pm Monday 11th February 2013
AS Valentine’s Day approaches, I’m going to confess: I love my cat more than my husband.
Blog: The other half's most vexing habits
3:08pm Monday 4th February 2013
Blog: Now I play the 'worse illness than you' game
11:23am Monday 28th January 2013
Blog: Blue Monday? I'm fed up all the time
1:38pm Monday 21st January 2013
Blog: The case for rationing modern life
2:14pm Monday 7th January 2013
Blog: Fashion just becomes more absurd
1:12pm Monday 17th December 2012
Buying presents for teenagers is hard work
11:40am Monday 10th December 2012
Regrets . . . where do I start?
1:48pm Monday 3rd December 2012
I WISH I hadn’t lost my temper with my teenage daughter last weekend.
Secret agents aren't really like James Bond
2:23pm Monday 26th November 2012
“I’VE just has one of the most awful afternoons,” my neighbour told me after a visit to the cinema.
Column: If you see me coming, just say hello!
3:20pm Monday 19th November 2012
Now I'm just the invisible woman
11:41am Monday 12th November 2012
We celebrate the saving of Parliament!
1:53pm Monday 5th November 2012
THIS year has been the quietest lead up to bonfire night ever.
Column: Getting into the spirit of Hallowe’en
3:06pm Monday 29th October 2012
I can't get into the Hallowe'en spirit
10:13am Monday 29th October 2012
Can men and women be friends?
2:18pm Monday 22nd October 2012
Give me a comfy cardi any day
11:23am Monday 15th October 2012
I'm sending out a house SOS
11:26am Monday 8th October 2012
Why are we gingers still a laughing stock?
10:20am Monday 1st October 2012
Column: Dog walkers size each other up
1:01pm Monday 24th September 2012
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