~/Life/::Page:: en-gb BABE v1 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:42:57 GMT 20 ~//Life/testosterone-and-stand-up-female-comedians.html We often hear about the ‘testosterone-packed’ atmosphere of stand-up comedy being one reason less women are drawn to it as a profession? Yet, we forget that women have testosterone too, albeit at a lower level. A recent article in Wired highlighted the research of neuroscientist and former Wall Street trader John Coates linking high levels of the hormo... Rosie Wilby Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:45:44 GMT Life 4600 ~//Life/stop-stalking-your-ex-on-facebook-seriously.html Facebook-stalking your ex is a bad idea. Anyone disagree? This guy does… In his article "In Defense Of Never Moving On", Brett Hannons describes how he thinks it’s OK to never really get over your exes. He says: Amy Rutter Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:30:46 GMT Life 4598 ~//Life/getting-rid-of-your-unnecessary-baggage.html We can all be a little guilty of keeping unnecessary baggage in our lives; we lug around useless information, bad habits and unsatisfying relationships in a metaphorical suitcase that’s been greatly over packed. We have zero hope of zipping that baby up, yet we carry this weight around every day, allowing it to drag us down and get in our way. Kate Henley Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:30:10 GMT Life 4586 ~//Life/dont-let-january-destroy-your-body-confidence.html It is January and the spirit of change is in the air. Suddenly, nothing is quite good enough anymore. Be it our eating habits or exercise regimes, we are surrounded by urgent calls to improve ourselves, which tends to amount to one thing: being slimmer. Unimaginative magazine covers call upon readers to seize the chance for reinvention. Dull diet tips and fitness features stuff the pages, interspersed with the token “how to get a promotion in 2013” article. Jen Evans Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:00:34 GMT Life 4570 ~//Life/making-routines-work-for-you.html I am a creature of habit. I like things 'just so' and like to know what I am doing and when. I also don't deal very well with change and enjoy the sense of stability I receive from routine and tradition. Like most people, my daily life is made up of lots of different routines. My alarm goes off at the same time every morning, I get the bus to work at the same time every day, I eat the same thing for lunch, I go home and watch TV, I have a bath and I go to bed. Even my days off ... Emma Carroll Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:00:44 GMT Life 4563 ~//Life/reading-is-sexy.html I believe that intelligence is sexy. I believe that reading is sexy. Fewer things are sexier to me than a well read individual; someone who gets their kicks from learning, escaping and indulging over an oversized cup of coffee. Back when I was a teenager, it was deemed extraordinarily uncool to willingly spend any longer than necessary in the library. But, even then, I knew that people who considered reading to be geeky had it all wrong. Kate Henley Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:00:01 GMT Life 4562 ~//Life/making-easy-goals-for-2013.html Hands up, who’s guilty of making ambitious resolutions at the beginning of the year? Who is fully aware from the start that these resolutions are going to be like a daunting grey cloud hanging over your head all year long? All to often, people know what they hope to achieve throughout the year, but they have no idea where to start. This inevitably leads to hours of procrastination, feeling like a bit of a fail-face and the all too familiar “tomorrow, I’ll start tomorrow&r... Kate Henley Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:00:10 GMT Life 4546 ~//Life/easy-ways-to-save-money-in-january.html January is a dreary month. All the food, alcohol and festive partying is catching up with us. We've got to go back to work after having time off with our family and get back into our normal routine, and to top it off, we don't have any money because we spent it all on Christmas presents. To help prevent an entire month of eating Smart Price noodles and staying in every weekend watching re-runs of Only Fools and Horses, here are some handy ways to save m... Emma Carroll Tue, 01 Jan 2013 13:00:54 GMT Life 4555 ~//Life/energy-vampires-why-keep-them-in-your-life.html Everybody knows at least one person; if you’re fortunate, several people, who light up the room simply by walking into it with their cheerful disposition and usual bounce. They seem to be permanently radiant and uplifting, greeting everybody enthusiastically, forever having charming things to say. Their energy is electric and contagious, we feel inexplicably brighter and we always look forward to seeing them. Kate Henley Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:00:57 GMT Life 4552 ~//Life/a-christmas-present-with-a-difference.html Looking for an alternative, last minute Christmas present this year? Perhaps you’ve got a difficult-to-buy-for sister, an aunt who has everything or a dad who deserves more than a pair of thermal socks?Why not give them a gift that will benefit more than its recipient: a donation to a charity. Amy Rutter Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:00:16 GMT Life 4542 ~//Life/make-the-yuletide-gay-going-home-for-christmas.html 'In the holidays, the lonely gays are everywhere’ sings Krystle Warren, in her track "Yuletide Carol" from the album Circles. She may have a point. Apparently, it was penned whilst strolling through bars in San Francisco’s queer district on Christmas Eve on spotting many lone drinkers who hadn’t done the conventional ‘going home to the family’ thing. Rosie Wilby Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:00:26 GMT Life 4536 ~//Life/the-difference-between-regrets-and-lessons.html “You’ll regret those when you’re 80.” I’m not a heavily tattooed lady, but anyone with some ink will know that the tiniest of tattoos seems to permit those who don’t like them to tell you how stupid you are. I am forever told that I’ll regret getting tattooed by the time I’m a grandmother. Kate Henley Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:00:17 GMT Life 4518 ~//Life/making-your-resolutions-for-2013-stick.html Christmas is the only time of year that it's okay to look forward to a fat old man sneaking into your bedroom while you sleep. It's the only time of year that it's socially acceptable to munch your way through an entire tin of Quality Street in your pyjamas. It's also the time of year that you have to smile and nod politely, resisting the urge to throw your Bucks Fizz all over a distant relative telling you all about her fungal toenail infection. Emma Carroll Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:30:21 GMT Life 4515 ~//Life/the-half-arsed-girls-christmas-party-plan.html There is something wrong with my diary. It should be full of festive soirees and events yet, alas, there are vast expanses of blankness where the Christmas drinks and office parties should be. That’s what happens when you become a hermit post-graduate student and writer. Office Christmas shindigs vanish from the yuletide timetable and you find yourself alone at the computer, wearing a reindeer jumper and wondering if it would be acceptable to have a drop of sherry and a mince pie for... Jen Evans Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:00:35 GMT Life 4512 ~//Life/ex-girlfriends-roller-skates-online-dating.html Nowadays meeting on the Internet is so common that cruising in bars, at parties and in the supermarket aisles (just me?) seems almost passé. Yet there are still plenty of horror stories out there. I once met a date who decided to bring her ex and best mate along. They fired questions at me like a bizarre interview panel. Then the woman and her ex disappeared to the loo together for a while. On their return, I decided to make my excuses and leave. The woman suddenly s... Rosie Wilby Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:00:46 GMT Life 4503 ~//Life/gift-guide-men-who-are-impossible-to-shop-for.html Shopping for men tends to send me into some sort of Christmas Meltdown. I don't know what it is about my male family members and friends, but when it comes to trying to figure out what to buy them, I'm at a loss. Quite frankly they're harder to please than the women I know. (Sweeping generalisations, I know...) Cate Sevilla Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:30:43 GMT Life 4495 ~//Life/social-media-the-bystander-effect.html A few days ago I read a really heart wrenching article about Ki Suk Han, a man from New York who was pushed off the Subway Platform in front of an approaching train by a stranger he had been arguing with. Emma Carroll Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:57:55 GMT Life 4494 ~//Life/the-christmas-survival-guide-part-two.html Behold part two of Kate Henley's Christmas Survival Guide. If you missed it last week, here is the Christmas Survival Guide: Part One.  If you’re not enjoying the Christmas season yet and my previous tips on limiting the stress haven’t washed away the anxiety of the dreaded day itself, you require another mince pie, some online shopping (for yourself ... Kate Henley Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:25:32 GMT Life 4487 ~//Life/the-acod-adult-child-of-divorce.html It’s amazing what you can find while aimlessly Googling. Today I was plugging things like ‘new families after parents’ divorce’ into it, as I was trying to work out what I should call my Dad’s fiancée once they get married next year. To my surprise, I found that there is a comedy called ‘A.C.O.D’, the commonly used acronym for Adult Children of Divorce, slated for release... Siobhan Harper Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:00:34 GMT Life 4483 ~//Life/sex-blog-or-it-didnt-happen.html Calling all lifestyle bloggers, you’re doing it wrong! Actually, you’re not doing IT enough and, by IT, I mean sex. At least that’s the view of New York Magazine’s Broadminded columnist, Lauren Sandler. In her latest column, ‘No Sex Please – We’re Domestic Goddesses’, Sandler bemoans the lack of sex in the blogosphere. Why... Jen Evans Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:00:16 GMT Life 4477  ~/Life/::Page:: en-gb BABE v1 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:42:57 GMT 20 ~//Life/testosterone-and-stand-up-female-comedians.html We often hear about the ‘testosterone-packed’ atmosphere of stand-up comedy being one reason less women are drawn to it as a profession? Yet, we forget that women have testosterone too, albeit at a lower level. A recent article in Wired highlighted the research of neuroscientist and former Wall Street trader John Coates linking high levels of the hormo... Rosie Wilby Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:45:44 GMT Life 4600 ~//Life/stop-stalking-your-ex-on-facebook-seriously.html Facebook-stalking your ex is a bad idea. Anyone disagree? This guy does… In his article "In Defense Of Never Moving On", Brett Hannons describes how he thinks it’s OK to never really get over your exes. He says: Amy Rutter Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:30:46 GMT Life 4598 ~//Life/getting-rid-of-your-unnecessary-baggage.html We can all be a little guilty of keeping unnecessary baggage in our lives; we lug around useless information, bad habits and unsatisfying relationships in a metaphorical suitcase that’s been greatly over packed. We have zero hope of zipping that baby up, yet we carry this weight around every day, allowing it to drag us down and get in our way. Kate Henley Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:30:10 GMT Life 4586 ~//Life/dont-let-january-destroy-your-body-confidence.html It is January and the spirit of change is in the air. Suddenly, nothing is quite good enough anymore. Be it our eating habits or exercise regimes, we are surrounded by urgent calls to improve ourselves, which tends to amount to one thing: being slimmer. Unimaginative magazine covers call upon readers to seize the chance for reinvention. Dull diet tips and fitness features stuff the pages, interspersed with the token “how to get a promotion in 2013” article. Jen Evans Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:00:34 GMT Life 4570 ~//Life/making-routines-work-for-you.html I am a creature of habit. I like things 'just so' and like to know what I am doing and when. I also don't deal very well with change and enjoy the sense of stability I receive from routine and tradition. Like most people, my daily life is made up of lots of different routines. My alarm goes off at the same time every morning, I get the bus to work at the same time every day, I eat the same thing for lunch, I go home and watch TV, I have a bath and I go to bed. Even my days off ... Emma Carroll Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:00:44 GMT Life 4563 ~//Life/reading-is-sexy.html I believe that intelligence is sexy. I believe that reading is sexy. Fewer things are sexier to me than a well read individual; someone who gets their kicks from learning, escaping and indulging over an oversized cup of coffee. Back when I was a teenager, it was deemed extraordinarily uncool to willingly spend any longer than necessary in the library. But, even then, I knew that people who considered reading to be geeky had it all wrong. Kate Henley Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:00:01 GMT Life 4562 ~//Life/making-easy-goals-for-2013.html Hands up, who’s guilty of making ambitious resolutions at the beginning of the year? Who is fully aware from the start that these resolutions are going to be like a daunting grey cloud hanging over your head all year long? All to often, people know what they hope to achieve throughout the year, but they have no idea where to start. This inevitably leads to hours of procrastination, feeling like a bit of a fail-face and the all too familiar “tomorrow, I’ll start tomorrow&r... Kate Henley Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:00:10 GMT Life 4546 ~//Life/easy-ways-to-save-money-in-january.html January is a dreary month. All the food, alcohol and festive partying is catching up with us. We've got to go back to work after having time off with our family and get back into our normal routine, and to top it off, we don't have any money because we spent it all on Christmas presents. To help prevent an entire month of eating Smart Price noodles and staying in every weekend watching re-runs of Only Fools and Horses, here are some handy ways to save m... Emma Carroll Tue, 01 Jan 2013 13:00:54 GMT Life 4555 ~//Life/energy-vampires-why-keep-them-in-your-life.html Everybody knows at least one person; if you’re fortunate, several people, who light up the room simply by walking into it with their cheerful disposition and usual bounce. They seem to be permanently radiant and uplifting, greeting everybody enthusiastically, forever having charming things to say. Their energy is electric and contagious, we feel inexplicably brighter and we always look forward to seeing them. Kate Henley Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:00:57 GMT Life 4552 ~//Life/a-christmas-present-with-a-difference.html Looking for an alternative, last minute Christmas present this year? Perhaps you’ve got a difficult-to-buy-for sister, an aunt who has everything or a dad who deserves more than a pair of thermal socks?Why not give them a gift that will benefit more than its recipient: a donation to a charity. Amy Rutter Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:00:16 GMT Life 4542 ~//Life/make-the-yuletide-gay-going-home-for-christmas.html 'In the holidays, the lonely gays are everywhere’ sings Krystle Warren, in her track "Yuletide Carol" from the album Circles. She may have a point. Apparently, it was penned whilst strolling through bars in San Francisco’s queer district on Christmas Eve on spotting many lone drinkers who hadn’t done the conventional ‘going home to the family’ thing. Rosie Wilby Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:00:26 GMT Life 4536 ~//Life/the-difference-between-regrets-and-lessons.html “You’ll regret those when you’re 80.” I’m not a heavily tattooed lady, but anyone with some ink will know that the tiniest of tattoos seems to permit those who don’t like them to tell you how stupid you are. I am forever told that I’ll regret getting tattooed by the time I’m a grandmother. Kate Henley Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:00:17 GMT Life 4518 ~//Life/making-your-resolutions-for-2013-stick.html Christmas is the only time of year that it's okay to look forward to a fat old man sneaking into your bedroom while you sleep. It's the only time of year that it's socially acceptable to munch your way through an entire tin of Quality Street in your pyjamas. It's also the time of year that you have to smile and nod politely, resisting the urge to throw your Bucks Fizz all over a distant relative telling you all about her fungal toenail infection. Emma Carroll Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:30:21 GMT Life 4515 ~//Life/the-half-arsed-girls-christmas-party-plan.html There is something wrong with my diary. It should be full of festive soirees and events yet, alas, there are vast expanses of blankness where the Christmas drinks and office parties should be. That’s what happens when you become a hermit post-graduate student and writer. Office Christmas shindigs vanish from the yuletide timetable and you find yourself alone at the computer, wearing a reindeer jumper and wondering if it would be acceptable to have a drop of sherry and a mince pie for... Jen Evans Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:00:35 GMT Life 4512 ~//Life/ex-girlfriends-roller-skates-online-dating.html Nowadays meeting on the Internet is so common that cruising in bars, at parties and in the supermarket aisles (just me?) seems almost passé. Yet there are still plenty of horror stories out there. I once met a date who decided to bring her ex and best mate along. They fired questions at me like a bizarre interview panel. Then the woman and her ex disappeared to the loo together for a while. On their return, I decided to make my excuses and leave. The woman suddenly s... Rosie Wilby Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:00:46 GMT Life 4503 ~//Life/gift-guide-men-who-are-impossible-to-shop-for.html Shopping for men tends to send me into some sort of Christmas Meltdown. I don't know what it is about my male family members and friends, but when it comes to trying to figure out what to buy them, I'm at a loss. Quite frankly they're harder to please than the women I know. (Sweeping generalisations, I know...) Cate Sevilla Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:30:43 GMT Life 4495 ~//Life/social-media-the-bystander-effect.html A few days ago I read a really heart wrenching article about Ki Suk Han, a man from New York who was pushed off the Subway Platform in front of an approaching train by a stranger he had been arguing with. Emma Carroll Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:57:55 GMT Life 4494 ~//Life/the-christmas-survival-guide-part-two.html Behold part two of Kate Henley's Christmas Survival Guide. If you missed it last week, here is the Christmas Survival Guide: Part One.  If you’re not enjoying the Christmas season yet and my previous tips on limiting the stress haven’t washed away the anxiety of the dreaded day itself, you require another mince pie, some online shopping (for yourself ... Kate Henley Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:25:32 GMT Life 4487 ~//Life/the-acod-adult-child-of-divorce.html It’s amazing what you can find while aimlessly Googling. Today I was plugging things like ‘new families after parents’ divorce’ into it, as I was trying to work out what I should call my Dad’s fiancée once they get married next year. To my surprise, I found that there is a comedy called ‘A.C.O.D’, the commonly used acronym for Adult Children of Divorce, slated for release... Siobhan Harper Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:00:34 GMT Life 4483 ~//Life/sex-blog-or-it-didnt-happen.html Calling all lifestyle bloggers, you’re doing it wrong! Actually, you’re not doing IT enough and, by IT, I mean sex. At least that’s the view of New York Magazine’s Broadminded columnist, Lauren Sandler. In her latest column, ‘No Sex Please – We’re Domestic Goddesses’, Sandler bemoans the lack of sex in the blogosphere. Why... Jen Evans Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:00:16 GMT Life 4477