I don’t have time for ads, generally speaking. Largely for this reason, I don’t watch tv except online or on dvd, and I rarely read newspapers and magazines in print anymore. But yesterday I caught up with two contrasting ad campaigns, both for men’s formalwear. (My interest in my husband’s wardrobe makes me more their […]
My baby is pretty flipping lucky. Born in a well-funded hospital with well-trained staff. Immunised to keep him safe from dangerous diseases. Lots of friends and family able to support him and his parents. Clean, warm clothes, a well-nourished mother to feed him, laundry and sanitation facilities to keep his bottom dry and his gut […]
Oops. I bought shampoo and conditioner today. Normally it’s an oops if I forget to get more in time – frequently – and spend a few days eking out a dwindling supply, only ever remembering the need to restock when I’m actually in the shower. But it’s oops today because I have been meaning and meaning and meaning to begin […]
To remind you, this is the pin that redeems my Pinterest obsession with home organisation. I may have been a bit hard on good old Pinterest the other week. It’s simple and clever and handy for keeping track of things efficiently and prettily. And I use it plenty, so need to watch my kettle-black-calling! When […]
What was your all-time favourite kids’ tv programme? Te Hatapihopatapui ‘Olly’ Ohlson (Ngati Whare) transformed children’s television in New Zealand, in his generation-shaping show After School. He was the first to use sign language and te reo, in his ‘Keep cool till after school’ catchphrase and greetings, and he was just so nice. He used to sing […]
Ok, this is a-mazing. These days she works at a fancy business school as a social scientist, but Amy Cuddy knows what it’s like to feel incompetent, to feel like an imposter. Watch this TED talk for her science and her story. This video has everything: it leads you through exciting, easy-to-understand science; you can […]
Hip, hip, hurray for funny feminism. These satirical reviews of Bic’s new pink pen ‘for Her’ are the laughingest thing I’ve read so far this year. I think I’m too earnest, a lot of the time. Not to say self-righteous… Funny is better than scoldy, right? I care about things, though. When I was thirteen […]