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Last time, on ‘Oh My Holy Hell, Will Amber Ever Learn to Write Concisely?’: 1. I had gone to the optician to find out whether or not I had a…
Yesterday afternoon, Terry was out with his friends so I decided to take myself off for a quick spot of shopping. Because that's what I do when I'm left to my own ...
At the start of this week, I noticed a lot of people reintroducing themselves on social media, in a transparent attempt to get new people to follow them, so that ...
Up until last week, I wasn’t hugely worried about AI; or I was, but in a vague, Scarlett O’Hara-ish, I’ll think about that tomorrow kind of way. So, I knew…
For weeks after our dog, Rubin, died, every single thing reminded me of him - and every single memory hurt. What surprised me about this, though, was the fact that ...
Earlier this week I was changing Max's nappy when it suddenly occurred to me that this ordinary, everyday act was actually quite remarkable, really, in the sense that it was ...
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on some of the slightly-strange habits I've developed since becoming a mum, but, to be completely honest, those things are just the ...
Today, as of 11:51am, Max will have been with us for four whole months. Four months, people. A third of a year. An entire season. Er, can someone please tell me ...
When you’re 3 weeks away from giving birth, and you accidentally flood the entire house…
This month marks the one year anniversary of my first pregnancy - and also of my subsequent miscarriage. I remember at the time, I worried obsessively about how I would get ...
"You're a glutton for punishment!" "I hope you aren't planning to sleep again any time soon!" As soon as you announce a pregnancy, the comments start rolling in - and while many ...
Never in my life have I told so many lies, to so many people. The lies started as soon as I came off the pill. When you’re actively trying to…
The grief hits me in both expected and unexpected ways. On the first day, it was the hour he died, then the first visit to my parents without him. We have ...
I've been dreading writing this post for 14 years - almost to the day. Now that I have to do it, I think I'm just going to do it quickly, ...
Clothing care might not be the most exciting topic out there (That would be shoe shopping, just FYI…), but nevertheless, I’m sure no one needs me to point out* that…
So, as I mentioned in Friday's post, last week Boden sent me a super-exciting package filled with items from their current collection: it was one of the best days of my ...
Well, I don't know about you, but for me at least, it turns out Christmas was just what the doctor ordered. (Not literally, obviously: I mean, it would be awesome if ...
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