Hands up those of you who are sick to the back teeth hearing about this stay-at-home mum versus working mum debate?
I’m right at the top of that list - and I feel that anyone who feels the need to look down on other people’s choices needs to get a life, and I’m not sorry!
Recent BBC research found that the rising cost of living is driving more and more mums back to work. Working and being a mum is now more than ever no longer a choice for a lot of …

- how do they sleep at night? And not with Horlicks I bet!
The fact that Horlicks uses them on their TV ads just says it all. And besides that, I don’t really use buses that much these days. And in the stilettos that I wear , I’m not in danger of their nasty ways.
To be fair, the last time I was running - more like limping - for the bus, the bus driver actually waited for my unfit self to get on the bus. It was so funny, there …

I’ve got a gripe!
What is it about people walking away from their own desk areas and having a full-blown meeting right next to someone else’s? It doesn’t seem to matter how many evils ’shots’ you give them, or ’subtle’ throat-clearing and ‘uhums’, they just don’t seem to get it.
Do I want to know about your weekend, or how you are going to deal with a client, or your end-of-year projections? No! I don’t even know you, and as far as I’m concerned, if it’s not a juicy piece of gossip, …

I feel crap!
Ok, so that didn’t make me feel better - I doubt anything will…
I missed my son’s debut on stage - he doesn’t cope well with huge crowds, but he made his stage debut and had a blast. Reindeer antlers, painted on red nose, brown top and trousers…great effort from the nursery by all accounts (that’s my husband, my mum, and a mum whose son goes to the same nursery as Josh…who actually made it to the BIG matinee performance).
It amazes when people trivialise parents attending their child’s school …

At the risk of never getting a job through my agencies again, I am writing this post to vent!
What is it with recruitment agencies and their time-wasting tactics? Gone are the days when I used to believe them when a consultant told me they were putting me forward for a job. These days, I know that there are some dodgy dealings going on, and if I don’t see the job spec, I don’t want to know about the job!
Why, well it all started a few weeks ago - for those …

What has happened to manners in this country?

Maybe I’ve become obsessed, but I think I’m being seiged by nose pickers! And they’re not discreet about it either.
Gone are the days when someone who was casually reading a book or a newspaper (placed in their lap) would suddenly try to balance the book with one hand, so they could go for the kill down their nasal passage!
Now, people are so blatant about picking out bogies, it’s shocking. They don’t even use their Metro Newspapers to disguise their digging sessions anymore.
And I …

I’m a free bird now… well almost, I only have Thursday to go, then I’m back to the world of freelance journalism until I find a job that is challenging, creative, fun, pays my bills in full and can cover a shopping spree when the need arises…
So, like any lady of leisure, I decide to do a complete overhaul of my life. From the inside to my exterior. Starting with exercise.
Ok, you can stop laughing now - I can hear you so-called friends rolling over like you’re watching a re-run …

1st July and the smoking ban has come and it’s like a breath of fresh air - sorry!
I feel like a child who was none the wiser to smoke-filled bars, restaurants (even I always sit in the non-smoking section), and train stations.

Redundancy doesn’t mean you’re crap at your job.
Honest.
I have been made redundant. I could have looked into redeployment, but I decided to take the money and run with it for three months… hopefully I can get another job at the same company - hope HR don’t read this posting!
I wasn’t shocked by the redundancies made - all seven of them - because I saw that the mags were not doing well and I expected it.
What I didn’t expect was how difficult OTHER PEOPLE in my department would find it to …

I can barely sit still while I write this. Never in my life did I imagine that a contestant from BBC show The Apprentice would ever have an impact on me - let alone be the subject of a blog posting.
But I have to say, I don’t think there are many people like ruthless Katie, whatever her surname. Ok, I know she’s called Katie Hopkins, but my annoyance about her behaviour made me stall.
I watched GMTV on Wednesday morning as Fiona Phillips grilled her about her sacking and, being an …