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2014 resolutions? Make them respect-olutions and they might just stick

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Sally Nursten

The echoes of new year resolutions are still ringing around the streets, even as the first ‘dry-athalon’ casualties slink back to the pub. True story: A friend of mine, one January years ago, joined a gym to get fit. He only … Continue reading →

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Little big things and magic goop

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Sally Nursten

Humans are genetically programmed to avoid illness and a morbid fear of death is perfectly normal. But we’ve become so used to guzzling antibiotics to fend off the slightest cough, that tiny, but dastardly powerful germs are growing armour against … Continue reading →

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Hear the F.E.A.R. and do it anyway

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Sally Nursten

I usually listen to music when I’m working but it has to be a certain kind of music. Wordy songs take my mind away from what I’m supposed to be doing because I just can’t resist being swept off on … Continue reading →

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Fancy escaping the British winter? Is that a stupid question?

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Sally Nursten

This article is a few years old (click the pic) – I wrote it for a now defunct travel mag – but all the beautiful places featured are still very much there. In the sunshine. Being gorgeous. (Even the one in … Continue reading →

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What’s down the rabbit hole?

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Sally Nursten

Every morning, once my kids are dropped at school and the necessary jobs around the house are done, I take a cup of something hot up to my desk in the spare bedroom office I share with my man. That’s … Continue reading →

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