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Category Archives: Women’s Fiction
Me Before You (review)
It has taken me a few days to get to this point because I was reeling and crying and just so overwhelmed by the characters in this book. Lou was cute and managed, with Will’s help, to grow out of … Continue reading
Posted in Recommendation, Women's Fiction
Tagged book to film, Dignitas, disability, me before you, review
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Bikini Lines
My strimmer’s broken – and yes, I did replace the wire! This is the fourth one in as many years. I know they’re not expensive but what a waste! I’ve mowed the lawn but there is a definite unkempt look to … Continue reading
Posted in Women's Fiction, Writing
Tagged beauty, beauty treatment, bikini line, bikini lines, ipl, laser treatment, lawn, lawns, shaving, smear test, strimmer, waxing
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Not in my name
Excuse me? Where did the words in this post disappear to? Is someone censoring me?
Posted in Women's Fiction, Writing
Tagged BBC, BC AD, BC BCE, BC/AD, Gregorian calendar, racial hatred, Religious and Ethics Department
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Turn Off The Sound
I heard an interesting piece of advice once: if you want to see the true state of a relationship (and we were discussing film stars at the time) watch an interview with the couple and turn off the sound. The dynamics … Continue reading
Rewind
If you’ve been reading my FB updates or tweets then you’ll know that a few days ago my hard drive stopped working. It has since been replaced and I have now restored as much as I can – not off the … Continue reading
Posted in Women's Fiction, Writing
Tagged backing up, backup, broken computer, busted pc, hard drive failure, lost manuscript, lost work, rewriting
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Invisible Poisons
My brother is convinced I am being slowly poisoned by phenylalanine and/or aspartic acid. Now, he didn’t say phenylalanine or even aspartic acid, he said sweetener, aspartame to be exact. I have looked into it and, sure enough, the sweetener I use (canderel) … Continue reading
Posted in Women's Fiction, Writing
Tagged aspartame, aspartic acid, canderel, diarrhoea, diet, diet cola, diet foods, diet soda, fatigue, increased appettite, low fat, low sugar, menstrual pain, nausea, no fat, phenylalanine, reduced fat, side-effects, sugar, sweetener, tiredness, weight gain
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Devil’s Brew
You just know this post is about drinking! Apparently it would appear that alcohol, even small amounts of it, are detrimental to the growth of a young person’s brain. Brains are not fully developed until the age of 25 and … Continue reading
Banished by Bea Turvey
