Experienced parents are pretty good at knowing what's useful rather than falling for gimmickry, but if you haven't yet or aren't going to have kids, where do you start to choose a really good gift for your sprogging pals? I started thinking about this subject when I came across a Which? article on the items parents wished they hadn't ...
BITCH:LIFE
18 May 2011 14:05 GMT
How do we all survive rough patches in relationships? Sometimes it can be really tricky to carry on after a massive argument. What happens when it feels as if the magic has gone? How on earth does anyone keep going once the first rush of love fades? Well, perhaps the tough times are simply a result of entering a new relationship stage.
BITCH:LIFE
06 May 2011 08:30 GMT
Sure you’re tired and distracted, but aren’t accusations of the dreaded ‘baby brain’ just another excuse to belittle women?I first heard it after I’d barely announced my pregnancy: the first joke, from a friend, about ‘baby brain’. It’s the kind of condition that is beloved of publications like the Daily Mail because it basically suggests that working women should get back into the kitchen. But there is actually no convincing evidence for its existence. Indeed...
BITCH:LIFE
04 May 2011 14:18 GMT
If there is one thing I have learnt in the course of the past few years, it is that love is spectacularly hard to define. There is, it turns out, a reason that people say “you’ll just know” when pushed to tell us how we’ll be able to tell if we’re feeling the big L. It pops up in so many different forms – one person’s love is another’s lust, and even from love interest to love interest the experience and feelings of “love” are highly changeable.
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02 May 2011 14:00 GMT
Pretty much everyone has sexual fantasies and they're always so enjoyable when kept to ourselves. When we come to describe them to others though, that's when things start to get tricky. Is there anything that shouldn't be the stuff of fantasy? You wouldn't think so, but some women do find it hard to cross the boundary between fantasy and reality... especially when it comes to words.
BITCH:LIFE
22 Apr 2011 18:00 GMT
Humble Porridge Hits The SpotPorridge is officially a UK superfood. Not only is helping the nation to health it also is helping the flailing UK economy as it bolsters one of our biggest sandwich chain brands. Last month, UK sandwich chain Pret A Manger announced a 37% increase in profits attributed to a dramatic rise in the sales of their ready-to-eat hot porridge. They are selling bucket-loads of the stuff, 50,000 pots per week at the last count.
BITCH:LIFE
19 Apr 2011 08:00 GMT
Sure, you have a first aid kit. But what happens when the emergency is the other kind of accident? Here are my must-have items for a nappy bag or the car. After several weeks without a nappy explosion and never having been sick in public, my daughter puked copiously after lunch today. Luckily, these days I never emerge from the house without a full emergency kit. Pretty much all of it is common sense, but it's amazing how much of it simply didn't occur to me u...
BITCH:LIFE
13 Apr 2011 14:45 GMT
Coping with a distressing new baby phase is loaded with issues: the whys, hows and what nows. Looking for advice is risky because you'll get it - sane, stupid, weird and just judgemental - in droves, and just get overwhelmed. So what do you do? In my case, possibly bang my head against a wall.
BITCH:LIFE
07 Apr 2011 15:00 GMT
As everyone who has been single at any time in their life will know, re-entering the dating game can be rather daunting at the best of times. But what if you're a parent too? It's a challenge to fit everything you need to do into your day when you have kids, so not only do single parents have to find the time for dating, they also need to find potential partners who are understanding of their situation. Not an easy task!
BITCH:LIFE
06 Apr 2011 08:35 GMT
If you’ve got a long commute and a busy schedule, there are ways you can make the most of the journey…Get a MiFiIf you must have Internet access on your daily commute, then consider getting a MiFi. It’s basically a super compact wireless router that fits in the palm of your hand, making it ideal for...
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29 Mar 2011 15:44 GMT