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I’ve always been an emotional one, even from a young age. I can remember becoming hysterical when Sarah Murray left my middle school and we all joined hands at the end of the school disco and sang Starmaker from Fame to her as she stood in the middle of the hall. I meant every damn…

The older I unfortunately get the plainer I like my cake. When I was young I can remember the absolute wonder of a Knickerbocker Glory or the plaintive and desperate desire for as many toppings as humanly possible on my bowl of ice-cream. But those days are long gone. Perhaps it is a sign of…

I am euphoric.Yet another roll of blubber has shuffled off its mortal coil. I am now left with one big, lone sac of fat swinging wildly around my mid riff. Hooray! Like a phoenix I am finally and in the eleventh hour, rising from the ashes of middle age. I am aware that the harsh…

I am a Silly Sue. I always seem to have a hankering for days gone by. For the ways things used to be done, for the sweets we used to buy, for the music we used to listen to. I know not why in the slightest. I have found middle age to be liberating and…

The problem with being a big girl in a heatwave is threefold. Chafing, sweating and swelling. The fattie Trinity. Quite frankly it is a deeply unpleasant experience. I had intended to remove most of my rollage before summer struck to avoid a large proportion of all this squelching but being a devout filler of face…

This week I have been introduced to my daughter’s new alter ego “Crazy Banshee She Devil Thing “. When I liken her performances to that of the girl from The Exorcist I am only exaggerating a little. Her sudden and dramatic appearance seemed to come from nowhere and surprised the hell out of me. I had no…

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