Tag: celebration
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The 7 Best Ways To Find Your Christmas Spirit When You’re A Grinch
In spite of my newfound, VERY mature thoughts about the insignificance of consumerism in my life at this time here, I have launched myself full throttle into Christmas. Living room with full of Christmas decorations. To be honest, I’m a bit of a Christmas tragic. We were fortunate to have a mother who made the…
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How Do You Defrost A Turkey Quickly? Asking For A Friend
The red cabbage is out of the oven to the somewhat predictable retching noises from NC – proof that she is a rubbish vegetarian. The presents are wrapped and under the tree – apart from mine, which I have no doubt will be remembered sometime between the closing credits of Elf and bedtime. And the…
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Recipe For The Best Christmas Punch, (Or How To Get Your Friends Slaughtered At Your Christmas Party
So, this year’s Christmas party is done and dusted. More than thirty of us sweltered under the deck on what felt like the hottest day of the past month – as ordained by climate change or whichever God seems to take such personal pleasure out of fucking up my life as often as possible. And…
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Celebrating Your Millennial’s Birthday In Style
In spite of Kim Jong-un’s very obvious intention to spoil all our fun, Saturday marked the end of the last birthday “event” in our house for this year, as well as the end of winter and its excuse for visible leg hair. It was NC’s 23rd birthday “event” and she chose to mark its Grand…
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My Seven Secrets To A Lasting Marriage
Apparently, marriage is back in fashion and as it was our anniversary yesterday – hence, that time of the year where I selflessly dedicate twenty-four hours of my time to be nice to my husband in return for a slap-up meal – I’ve decided to share the reasons behind our unmitigated happiness and unbridled passion.…
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Fuck! I’m Nearly Fifty
So I’ve had nearly fifty years to organise my half-century mammoth birthday party to end all birthday parties. FreeImages.com/Yaziki Ekrem And I have thought about it a lot in the past. But now I’m actually here, I’m not sure I can be bothered. What happened to me? I used to pride myself on being an…
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How Do You Keep Your Relationship Alive?
Texting… (Photo credit: j0sh (www.pixael.com)) It was our 21-year anniversary last week. We didn’t forget the date exactly but the old man was away at some conference pretending to be a very important international executive while I was working my butt off from Dysfunctionality House. So aside from a couple of pathetically grovelling texts to…
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10 Best Father’s Day Gifts
Father & Child (Photo credit: absolut xman) As Fathers Day looms the old man has taken to dropping hints at every opportunity. But what can you really buy for the man who doesn’t believe in spending money? To further complicate things, he has also imposed stringent rules about what we can and cannot buy him.…
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