Post holiday blues or in the pink?
You know the feeling. You arrive back from some fun in the sun. To dreary weather, nothing left in your bank account and nothing to look forward to but that one last sleep before work on Monday. I propose that this is the end of post holiday blues as we know it. We returned from […]
Moving with the times?
I’m not a fan of so-called ‘festivals’. Sleeping (trying to) in a tent amongst loud, shouting teenagers who don’t seem to go to bed, while playing their hideous pirate radio station drum ‘n’ bass tunes on their tinny-sounding mobile phones, having to wash for 4 days with wet wipes, queuing for 4 hours behind people […]
Denifitely Vocal Levels Allowed
A bad day. A hot, sticky, tiring summer’s day spent on the phone to insurance companies, bank answer machines, old ladies who can hardly hear you, fussy clients, NHS hotlines, phone companies… the LAST thing you need is for your day to get worse. But surely it can’t? An hour spent on the phone to […]
Caffeine crazy
If I said coffee culture would you need me to explain? I’m no expert, but I try to keep up… Tall, grande, small, regular, large, supreme, venti, primo, medio, massimo Latte, cappuccino, espresso, mocha, Americano (surely it should be Columbian?) Macchiato, frappe, caramelatte, frappuccino, babyccino – do Italians know we do this? Finely ground, filtered, […]
Raining on my parade…
…it’s extremely confusing. Hosepipe ban? Flooding? What’s happening? More importantly, it’s ruining the summer. Yes, yes, we have long days, light evenings, hell, it gets dark at 10.30 most evenings. Perfect for after-work drinks with friends, impromptu barbecues for dinner…BUT – how can we do this when this god damn rain keeps falling? And not […]
Episode #326 part 2…
Monday morning has arrived. Lixy drives through the pouring rain, arrives at the car park and thinks her luck is in as she finds a space nearest to the building entrance. Perhaps this day has started off well! She parks her car, and, as she opens the door and steps out, she hears a shout […]
Temping Episode # 326 – it’s a long one!
After finishing a placement the previous week within a law firm, the recruitment girls at DN(*1) call her the following Thursday with an assignment, which starts the next day. Lixy is informed that she will be on the phones, calling schools, but will definitely NOT be selling or even cold-calling. The business is only 10 […]
Bourgeoisie Jubilee?
While I may be ‘pulling the tail feathers’ of those hardcore patriots, is it wise to say that the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee may have been a tad excessive? Let’s be Swiss about this. It is excellent, amazing, even fantastic that we have a monarch, hell not just a monarch, but a whole royal family who […]
Just how important is writing?
Copywriting – what is it?? Wikipedia (the bible) says ‘Copywriting is the act of writing copy (text) for the purpose of advertising or marketing a product, business, person, opinion or idea.’ copy – text – for the promotion of any business, may not seem that important. These are some of the biggest reasons why copywriters are needed: 1. […]
Summer sadness?
Well hold on a minute – summer is finally here! Socks are being discarded, car heaters are turned off (how does the air con work again please?) and cosy nights in with a DVD are making way for drinks in the last of the evening sun. But still there seems to be a hint of sadness […]
Episode # 1045
Lixy G has been offered a day of temping at the local water company. A rather established and respected company , she is grateful for the work, even though it is for only a day. Emma(*1) calls her on the Monday afternoon, and says it is for the whole day the next day, Tuesday. Lixy […]
Tempting Temping…?
To be able to be a freelance writer, I needed my funds to come from somewhere. My only option was to do some temping work. Now I have temped before, but wow. My experiences in Bournemouth and surrounding areas were very different to any I have had before. To keep me sane, I decided to […]
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A countryside retreat…
Sometimes I write articles and for one reason or another they don’t get used. I enjoyed researching for this one and would love to go there…anyone want to take me?? Welcome to Soho Farmhouse, the new Oxfordshire retreat from the Soho House group. Settled within 100 acres of Oxfordshire countryside, Soho Farmhouse features accommodation of […]
“I don’t think any of this digital stuff affects me.”
…That’s what my mum said in the queue to eat at Marks and Spencer’s café. We ordered some soup, and were given a square black plastic pad with a number on it. We sat down with our sparkling elderflower water and waited for our food. Just as mum started saying, “How will they know where […]
