Posted on June 9, 2009 by Rachel
Now no one ever said being a dog owner was a glamorous affair, but even I didn’t envisage the day I would find myself out in the garden at night, giving Charlie a colonic.
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Posted on May 18, 2009 by Rachel
Charlie turned 2 on Saturday. He celebrated his big day with a chicken thigh and a biscuit.
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Posted on March 6, 2009 by Rachel
Last night was one of those nights that just makes you want to crawl under the duvet and sleep for a week. It was one of those nights when your children don’t want to eat what you have cooked and you wonder why you bothered in the first place.
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Posted on December 1, 2008 by Rachel
Earlier in the year, after agonising about whether cutting the apron strings would really stunt my son’s future development and catapult him into therapy, I decided to bite the bullet, put him into nursery for a few days every week and get back to work…
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Posted on November 26, 2008 by Rachel
All these years I have been living under the assumption that it pays to be healthy, to watch my weight and try and refrain from eating my weight in Pringles every night. Apparently this is not the case. Apparently it pays to be obese. Literally…..
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Posted on August 23, 2008 by Rachel
Australia, a country renowned for it’s love of sports and outdoor lifestyle has just been named the ‘Fattest Nation in the World’. Oh what a proud moment in history that is, let’s bring out a double cheese burger and chuck it on the barbie to celebrate…
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Posted on May 24, 2008 by Rachel
While most food found in the supermarkets over here is pretty much what you can expect to find anywhere in the UK, (with possibly the exception of kangaroo meat)
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Posted on May 22, 2008 by Rachel
Barbies, as in the ‘throw a shrimp on the barbie’ variety and not the plastic bimbo with unrealistically long legs, play a crucial role in entertaining in Australia.
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Posted on May 12, 2008 by Rachel
Working from home is great. I can arrive at my desk within minutes, breakfast still in hand. I can look like the ‘before’ shot, on a ‘fright of the week’ makeover. I can wear fluffy slippers, have a chronic hair day and still not worry about public humiliation. If I resist the overwhelming urge to climb back into bed, along with the contents of my fridge, then I can even pass for a pretty dedicated writer. I work, as and when it suits me and I only have to answer to my conscience.
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