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Category Archives: Looking after yourself
washing your hair isn’t the same as cleaning your teeth
I’m not saying dirt in hair is the same as dust around the house and the longer you leave it, the less you’ll notice, even if it is true. Seriously unwashed hair says slob and slob isn’t a defying fashion … Continue reading
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what to do about staying warm if you don’t have central heating
Although I’ve spent more winters in the UK, I’ve never been as cold there as I have been in Australia. When I was growing up, some winter mornings were so bitter you couldn’t hold a toothbrush. My parents, like many … Continue reading
what to do about sheryl crow, cancer and plastic
It’s a couple of years since I first received the ‘Sheryl Crow got cancer from drinking water out of a plastic bottle she left in her car’ email. It was forwarded to me again yesterday which means a few trillion … Continue reading
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sleeping with the radio on
The argument against listening to the radio in bed is that whatever’s on will be so stimulating that instead of nodding off, you’ll be fretting about a mouse plague in the hinterland or whatever. It’s supposed to be as bad … Continue reading
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Barbara Toner
