Exam season is here again which means only one thing – revision and lots of it. Seven hours a day was the recommendation of one leading school head for all those facing GCSE’s and A’levels this year. Opinion is divided on whether this is necessary but hard work is…
Musicals have a strong nostalgic resonance with me, reminding me of my own teenage years and many a happy trip to London with my parents to take in the latest show. Love them or hate them they are a big part of London’s theatre culture and hard to…
It is said that behind every successful woman is a best friend giving her crazy ideas and in the case of my next Fabulous Females, Eileen and Nancy this is a reciprocal arrangement which they have turned to their advantage. Their idea, however, is far from crazy. Recognising…
There are some people in this world born to make a difference and my next Fabulous Females interviewee is one of them. At the tender age of 23, Suhani Jalota, the founder and CEO of the Myna Mahila Foundation has already achieved more than most do in a…
What does body positivity mean to you? At it’s most basic it’s about self-acceptance and self-care, but the way we view ourselves as individuals is embedded in a range of feelings, both physical and emotional, guaranteeing that no one view will be the same. Throw cancer into the…
Exercise is the cure to all our ills apparently and particularly if we are moving through the midlife barrier. For my next Fabulous Female, exercise has been her salvation and she is now on a mission (quite literally) to convert as many as she can to her way…
If you are a blogger, or you are over 40, or you live in East Anglia – or indeed if you are all of these – then my next Fabulous Females interview star will need little introduction. Melinda Fargo is a freelance writer, blogger, former newspaper columnist for the UK’s largest…
The stars of my second Fabulous Females Interview series are mother and daughter, Marilyn and Jacynth Bassett. Ahead of a weekend when mothers take centre stage it seems only appropriate to put the spotlight on a very special mother-daughter relationship which lies at the heart of Jacynth’s online…
