A rare, rare skill that – I think – is getting ever-rarer. Is being bothered. Have a think about that for a moment. (If…
It’s a great question. And, I suppose, it’s also how to be really rude to somebody at a party. (If I ever got invited…
It is important to have someone in your life that you professionally dislike. For me, it’s Keri. In her professional field Keri is, and…
I wonder Whilst I go to Wetherspoons to (mostly) hide from conversation. Do others go there to start one? I suspect they do. Life…
I talk too much. ‘Always have. Sometimes it’s nerves. Sometimes it’s insecurity. Sometimes it’s to hear my thoughts out loud so I can at…
The only norm I ever liked was Norm in Cheers. All other norms… bloody boring. Here’s my favourite Norm greeting, by the way: Sam/Woody:…
Asking clearly for what I wanted, helped. But it was never as effective as tangible, passonable shorthand that ignited conversation about universal standards. Something…
I noticed recently that – all her life – Izobel has saved her shittiest handprints for our shiniest mirrors. Some of Izobel’s handprints are…
When you’re thinking about how to show up on LinkedIn. Think about whether you would want to sit next to you at dinner. And…
If you’re going to be a fraud. (And if you are progressive, you are definitely going to be a fraud). You may as well…
I decided. Today. That I’d like to write for a Business Magazine. Not just any Business Magazine, though. The very best and funnest Business…
I should leave the house more. That way, I meet more people. And I do love people. People are amazing. And surprising. I like…
Look at the state of this knife. Look at that gunk. By the blade. On the steel. That black, waxy stuff. That gunk reminds…
When I look at my old work, I tend to think it’s mostly rubbish. I flush and I blush when I reread it. 50odd…
There’s a lot to be said for doing what we really, really love. It makes us young again. It turns us into unguarded, free-flowing,…
Over the last four years, we’ve spent thousands of pounds making sure our guests in River Cottage and Garden Cottage, at Old Post Office…
Boredom, for me, is a gift. A signal. I welcome it. Because as soon as I feel it. As soon as I sense it.…