As others have already written it is easy to summarise ones life into facebook status updates. I am one of those people that think of what they would like to say but I never quite get around to updating my wall. Yesterday was one of those days where I would have like to have said: [...]
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As ever BBC breakfast news got me thinking this morning. The boss of RBS will probably find out today how much his annual bonus will be, it is reported this is likely to amount to £963,000, this is in addition to the salary he already receives of £1.2 million. Now he won’t be getting a [...]
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This morning I have been to the doctor for the 6th time in as many weeks. I don’t have some sort of horrible tropical disease, I have a baby. Fortunately the surgery is on our road but as I marched him, bundled in a hat and blanket up to see the doctor, yet again, I [...]
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Yesterday I drove to my sisters and part of the journey is on a little wiggly road with variable speed limits along its length. It’s a stretch of road where people often drive quickly, linking small villages with the motorway. As I was winding my way in a world of my own I noticed all [...]
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I, dear friends, am a Christmas fan. I love the carols, the candlelight, the food and festivities. I love the opportunity to take stock, reflect on the year that has been and to give thanks for the birth of our Saviour. Church services take on a special resonance at this time of year and even [...]
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I have been a keen baker since forever. My mum is a chef and I love looking at the childhood photos of us cooking together, wooden spoon in hand, chocolate buttercream spread across face. This ‘hobby’ developed through my teens where I would bake when I was ill, feeling restless or sad as a [...]
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I’ve been thinking a lot recently about identity: who we are and how we define ourselves. In my view we are a complex hodge podge of beliefs, education, relationships, work, family and interests – all the things that shape us and make us – well, us. But if these elements are what makes us up, is that [...]
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I am a Cambridge graduate with a keen interest in the charitable sector, overseas and here in the UK. I have worked for the last 6 years for a variety of third sector organisations from the UN High Commission for Refugees, All Saints Church Peckham and CAP (a national debt counselling charity). I am [...]
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