We need to normalise breaking up for little reasons. — Little reasons (and rational, simplistic ones) are often the best reasons: our survival instinct doesn’t always speak to us through dramatic and spectacular premonitions, or even via an unmistakable physical discomfort. Sometimes the clues are subtler and may come disguised as a petty annoyance one can’t shake off. A thinker…

Trying to get back to your usual (or preferred) size? Discover how to look fabulous while you work on it — Post-baby weight gain, recovering from sickness or surgery, life-changing events, hormones gone crazy, a change in fitness or diet habits, stress, holiday splurges…all of these are factors that can make someone go up or down in size. This can be upsetting, especially if you were previously at your desired, usual…

If you are a mother (or parent) and a content creator who works from home, you know how bl*ody real the struggle is. Gospel truth: all working mothers deserve a flippin’ medal. And with each working arrangement and childhood stage, come different challenges. Mothers who work from home have their…

Now that Britney Spears finally got her freedom back, she gets hitched. Bad idea? — After a long battle to be released from the conservatorship that held her virtually prisoner for 14 years, fans and bystanders would expect the Pop Princess to take time to heal and live life to the fullest. Maybe making a big bang comeback with all the bells (not that she…

Toxic clients are as old as time. Here’s a lesson from an old-school businessman to deal with them, that stands valid in this digital age. My family is huge and I have more cousins and relatives than I am able to count, from different walks of life, spread across different…

The singer just dodged a bullet, and she should be rejoicing. — Recently, a video trending on social media showed Henry Cavill (who seems to be every woman’s dream man these days- unless you live in West London, that is- because, with no detriment to the handsome actor, his looks are fairly usual around those parts) almost twisting his neck when he…

‘Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.’ — Margaret Thatcher — The trial of the year (so far…) has raised a lot of questions and (re) ignited a heated debate about domestic abuse and gender issues. It also made a few people famous- with the most front and centre figure being one of Mr Depp’s legal team members, Ms Camille Vasquez…

Money might not buy happiness, but… — Tim Denning, our very own Medium Superstar, recently published a piece that I loved and quoted in a previous post. Your 9-5 Pays the Bills. Your 6-12 Builds You F*ck You Money. You work for roughly 40 years. Then relax in retirement for 14 years before you die. Am I the only one who sees the…entrepreneurshandbook.co In the article, Mr Denning mentions the interesting concept of “F*ck you money”- that is, when one is wealthy enough to become immune to most of the ordinary man’s troubles.

2022 is barely halfway, but I think we have our winners! — 2022 is being an odd year. Which is no small feat after two years of a global pandemic. A while ago, someone here on Medium said something along the lines of “ it takes a special kind of stupid to do what Putin is doing” (kindly remind me who it…