Nicky is an old friend I re-discovered through Facebook. We did ballet together (yes, ballet, delicate little flower that I was) about 20 years ago.There are two reasons why I want you to meet Nicky. First, she is funny. Always has been. What’s not funny about a girl in a tutu cracking jokes that make a grown man blush? Her status updates suggest that hasn’t changed.But what has changed is Nicky’s … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2011
The uber-bloggers and me
It’s been three months since I started this blog. I’ve shared tales about: projectile vomits; a ‘hole’ that got me into a spot of bother with my son; corporate bitches (namely me); and women who hide their motherhood at work. I’m proud of my little repertoire that has no common theme, apart from its randomness.In the past three months I’ve also immersed myself in other blogs. The funny, the sad, … [Read more...]
Sex and negative equity
We are facing financial ruin thanks to having sex. A moment of passion about five years ago triggered a chain of events that ended with our membership of the exclusive negative equity club. Oh, hang on – need to rethink yet another melodramatic opener. Financial ruin? Well, we’re not exactly living in slumsville. And as for that moment of passion, it was the same one responsible for my first-born, … [Read more...]
Confessions of a BC bitch
Recently, I blogged about women hiding their motherhood at work. With the likes of me, is it really any wonder? I was a corporate bitch clambering my way to the top. If anyone got in my way I would stab them with my heel, chew them up and spit them out - especially any of those soft-assed working-mum types.Ok, major exaggeration for the sake of a good opener.It is, however, true to say that my … [Read more...]