Favourite Posts

If you’re a new reader and are wondering what in the wide world this blog is supposed to be about, here are some of my favourite posts, to give you a flavour:

The One Where I Fall Off My Bike Twice in Thirty Seconds
A perfect example of the Random Acts of Stupidity I oh-so-frequently indulge in.

MO(T-Day)
The sixth month anniversary of Terry’s kidney transplant. Oh, and my car gets an MOT.

It Shouldn’t Happen to a Freelance Writer
What it’s REALLY like working from home.

No One Loves a Redhaired Baby
My most-commented entry, and the reason I get so many Google searches involving some variation of the terms “Why are redheads all so ugly?” and “If my baby has red hair, can I kill it?”

Telemarketer-baiting
An actual conversation I had with “Lynette” from MBNA.

Your pedestal is falling down, falling down, falling down…
A short rant about Perfect People and how much I hate them. Also an explanation as to why I’ll delete your comment if you try to correct my typos.

A Day in the Life
A typical day in the life of Forever Amber. You know, just in case you care.

Old Skool Amber
Excerpts from my childhood diary. I REALLY liked ponies.

The One Where I’m a Spoiled Brat
Should really have been called, “The one where the dressmaker who is altering my wedding dress is really, really rude to me…”

A Long December
The 1st anniversary of Terry’s transplant

Dental Etiquette
A Peg Tooth in a Round Hole
Oranges are Not the Only Teeth
Three entries all detailing the saga of that time I got two veneers on my teeth replaced, and the temporary veneers went orange and then fell out. Clearly it was a traumatic experience.

Amber & Terry Get Married – photo extravaganza
Just what it says on the tin.

How to Hold a Vigil
In which Terry has a minor operation and I almost die of stress.

The One with the Quad Bike Safari
That’s not what this post is called, but it’s what it’s about.

Now Facebook Hates Redheads Too
Another rant about redhead hatrz…

The Whistler
Just one of many Tales from the Gym…

Watergate
The sad tale of that time Terry flooded the bathroom and almost brought the ceiling down in the living room.

Inadvertently Ask Amber
Some of the really strange Google searches that bring people to this site.

Things We Learned from The Famous Five
We owe them so, so much…

The Mysterious Incident of the Dog Turd in the Night time
Don’t read this one while you’re eating.

A Tale of Two Cities. That we didn’t intend to visit.
Two days, two horrendous plane trips. This is why I’m frightened of flying.

Forever Amber: The Early Years. Part 1 – The Blue Moovy
Forever Amber: The Early Years. Part 2 – Toylet Humour
Forever Amber: The Early Years. Part 3 – Pants
Excerpts from my “news book” from primary school, in which I embarass the hell out of my parents by writing about a) porn b) peeing dogs and c) pants.