Earlier this month I gave some tips on how you can provide relief to the cold and flu symptoms, and now it’s time to look at how we can build our immune systems naturally so they can fight off the invaders and prevent you from catching that lurgy that seem to be going through your office like wildfire. Of course, everybody loves a duvet day, however, isn’t it better to have a duvet day when you’re not feeling li...
BITCH:LIFE
20 Sep 2010 17:00 GMT
I had a chance to see Alan Resnais' film Wild Grass this week and what amazed me most—apart from the group of people who sat behind us, talking loudly throughout the film about their incomprehension of the film, but congratulated themselves even louder for staying through the whole thing—was the faces of the actors. There were wrinkles, lots of wrinkles, and lines etched into the skin of the players, both men and women.
BITCH:LIFE
16 Sep 2010 12:25 GMT
I’m an out of control sugar fiend. I knew that starting my days with three bags of sugar in my coffee and a blueberry muffin that rivalled the size of my head was ill-advised. I know I shouldn’t eat an entire package of Maryland chocolate chip cookies in one evening while watching television. Not the kind of person who could be satiated with just one cup of coffee in the morning, by the end of the working day I normally would have consumed around four cups of coffee and about eight to ten bag...
BITCH:LIFE
14 Sep 2010 09:00 GMT
My twitter feed (I'm @alisonduker) is full of the sniffles, aches and pains at the moment. Everyone it seems is coming down with something. Thankfully you can’t spread germs thorough social networking otherwise I’d be totally screwed!
BITCH:LIFE
10 Sep 2010 16:45 GMT
Have you ever had so many things in your diary that you have to start scheduling dinner and drinks with friends a couple of months in advance, just so that you can fit them in? I’m getting to that stage right now and, although it’s fun being busy, it’s also extremely hard work. My diary gets filled up surprisingly quickly with evenings and weekends of fun, but fitting everything in whilst also finding time for myself can be rather tricky.
BITCH:LIFE
10 Sep 2010 09:00 GMT
There are lots of superheroes in the world now. Well, not in the real world (as far as I know), but in the world of comic books and films there are lots and lots of options. Some are damaged people with a vendetta born from some childhood tragedy (Batman, I’m looking at you). Others are astonishingly powerful but lonely aliens from a distant planet (why hello, Superman). Yet more are victims of scientific experiments, nuclear exposure, or spider bites. In short, the world of fiction is full o...
BITCH:LIFE
07 Sep 2010 15:00 GMT
The UK has enjoyed its last official three-day weekend for a while, and today the US enjoys a long weekend of its own thanks to Labor Day. Public holidays are great for doing things but, with the inevitable queues involved when going away or talking part in any sort of activity whilst the rest of the country is also off work, many people opt for an extra day of lazing around.
BITCH:LIFE
06 Sep 2010 09:06 GMT
Wouldn't it be great if someone could predict your future, if you could just get a glimpse of what's out there, where your current thoughts and feelings are taking you. I like fortune tellers, but I also know the truth; they can't predict your future. That doesn't mean they're useless though. Getting a reading can be fun, especially if you've never tried it before. Although you don't even have to pay someone to do it. All you have to do is to tap into your inner witchyness.
BITCH:LIFE
03 Sep 2010 13:00 GMT
Pretty much everyone reading this will have been to a mainstream school and most of us will have watched at least one high-school-based movie. That means you'll all know about the jocks versus nerds war. Whatever you call them in your neck of the woods, the sporty guys always get the better of the bookish chaps, and they pretty much always get the girl. In high school at least, muscles beat brains.
BITCH:LIFE
02 Sep 2010 17:00 GMT
A friend of mine was taking his daily commute home on the Tube one evening, people packed in armpit-to-sweaty-armpit, when he witnessed something alarming. A young commuter had made the mistake of standing on the foot of the (noticeably bigger) man beside him. The bigger man was furious, and it seemed an apology wasn’t enough to make him let it...
BITCH:LIFE
31 Aug 2010 12:33 GMT