Monthly Archives: February 2011

Mt Everest – pee bottles and pretty dresses

There’s only a week to go until Mel leaves for Everest, and she’s been getting some exciting things in the mail in anticipation. Not quite on par with the I-tried-to-send-a-puppy-in-the-post styling of Stacey Champion, but fun none the less. On a daily basis she is reminding us where her will is kept (if anybody would  Continue Reading »

Office romances – good for your love life, bad for your career

Our director has a rule. No dating within the office. Simple. And we stick by it too, you see, as she knows everything. Everything. What ever is going on, she always finds out. Alwayyyyys. So while Monday mornings are always a buzz with who did what with whom on the weekend, we can’t help but  Continue Reading »

If the shoe fits..

This week I met a woman who sells shoes to women with big feet. And not just sensible shoes: glamorous shoes, quirky shoes and borderline S&M shoes. Being six foot tall herself, she understood the pain of not being able to find a striking pair of high heels in a size 12. Now she’s making  Continue Reading »

Febrolutions: like NY Resolutions, but much more achievable.

Statistics say that by February, on average 90 percent of New Years resolutions made will be broken. In fact, 30% don’t even make it past the first week of Jan. While this doesn’t say much for the follow through of the human race, it certainly does lend some consolation that we’re not the only ones  Continue Reading »