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11:49am Monday 15th March 2010
Helen Mead column: My husband is in demand. As an artist, he belongs to a profession that a third of British women love in a man.
I have a plan... But mum’s the word
10:27am Monday 8th March 2010
Helen Mead column: Only another five days to go. Another five days before I can – hopefully – enjoy a day of relative calm and contentment.
I can resist anything but chocolate
11:01am Monday 1st March 2010
Helen Mead column: If you’re going to give up something, this is the time of year to do it.
The power of negative thinking...
10:49am Monday 22nd February 2010
Helen Mead column: Today celebrates something I do far too much of.
Women are categorised by their handbags
12:00pm Monday 15th February 2010
Helen Mead column: I was disappointed not to receive a bordeaux porosus crocodile Hermes Birkin handbag for my birthday.
Hubby won’t be going for a thong on Feb 14
11:10am Monday 8th February 2010
Helen Mead column: As I’m trying to be a bit more adventurous in 2010, I could follow up this piece of Valentine website advice.
Text maniacs ... I’m bleeping sick of them
1:15pm Monday 1st February 2010
Helen Mead column: Mum, you’ve got 300 free texts! My daughter exclaimed excitedly.
Approaching 50 could be an adventure
9:41am Monday 25th January 2010
Helen Mead column: People often talk about things they want to do before they’re 50.
Snow teaches kids that it’s great outdoors
9:29am Monday 18th January 2010
Helen Mead column: It may take seven hours to get to work, and it may lead to the odd broken limb, but the recent snow has a sliver lining.
I’m exhausted and it’s only January
2:34pm Monday 11th January 2010
Helen Mead column: We are barely halfway through January and already it is filled with commitments.
I resolve to try my best to keep my resolutions
11:57am Monday 4th January 2010
Helen Mead column: I hate all the soul-searching that comes with New Year.
Twelve days of Christmas? More like 365
11:08am Monday 21st December 2009
Helen Mead column: On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… When, exactly is the first day of Christmas?
Put down that PS3 and play at skipping!
10:48am Monday 14th December 2009
Helen Mead column: Skipping rope or DS game? Frisbee or mobile phone? What should I give my children for Christmas?
Suddenly my crisis kit was not so stupid...
5:34pm Tuesday 8th December 2009
Helen Mead column: Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. The famous quotation could have been applied to my home village when, a few days ago, the heavens were open, but our taps were dry.
Yucky medicine was a rite of passage for us
10:33am Monday 30th November 2009
Helen Mead column: ‘A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.’ The significance of this line from the well-known song is lost on today’s youngsters.
I looked OK in jeans until my mid-20s
1:59pm Monday 23rd November 2009
Helen Mead column: Why is buying jeans such a nightmare?
Blasted lottery is a pedlar of false hope!
11:00am Monday 16th November 2009
Helen Mead column: You’ve got to be in it to win it. That’s the phrase most people bandy about when debating whether or not to play the lottery.
Nan would be proud of new line of jokers
11:13am Monday 2nd November 2009
Helen Mead column: I’m not a lover of practical jokes but I did laugh the time my husband enthusiastically sucked on a sweet given to him by our daughters.
National Sleep In Day was a waste for me
1:18pm Monday 26th October 2009
Helen Mead column: I wonder how many people took advantage of National Sleep In Day.
The pressure cooker of the car salesroom
8:40am Monday 19th October 2009
Helen Mead column: You’ve heard of Four Weddings and a Funeral. Well, I’m writing a script for a sequel: Five Garages and a Breakdown.
Why I could never join the Cougars
10:45am Monday 12th October 2009
Helen Mead column: I always believed that Cougars were a rugby team league. But following a popular TV series in the USA, the word has taken on a new meaning — older women who date younger men.
I can predict my predictions are way off
12:15pm Monday 5th October 2009
Helen Mead column: I didn't watch Derren Brown predict the National Lottery numbers, but I suspect there was more than a little hocus pocus involved.
Schooldays? More like school daze
11:16am Monday 28th September 2009
Helen Mead column: It’s been a long time since I was last in a classroom; since I whiled away the hours dreamily leaning on my elbow while sending rolled-up messages to my best friend, and giggling.
Be car-full – game could really hurt!
5:05pm Thursday 24th September 2009
Helen Mead column: A few weeks ago, while driving the car, I received a punch on the arm from my daughter.
I’ve got art of stress-busting down to a ‘tea’
10:32am Monday 14th September 2009
Helen Mead column: Funny, I’ve been told by many a doctor that cutting down on tea has health benefits, most vitally reducing stress.
Ain’t no cure for the ‘back to school’ blues
11:25am Monday 7th September 2009
Helen Mead column: Help – I’ve got the back-to-school blues.
The jobs that only men can do ... they say
4:02pm Tuesday 1st September 2009
Helen Mead column: What is it with men and barbecues? Why do they always take the reins, don an apron (usually one with fake breasts on the front bought solely for this purpose), pick up a pair of tongs and act like Gordon Ramsay for a couple of hours?
Community spirit sparked by power cuts
10:40am Monday 24th August 2009
Helen Mead column: “What have you done to the television — I don’t want you to touch it again without asking me!”
I’ve not got swine flu – it’s Vesuvius
1:26pm Monday 17th August 2009
Helen Mead column: I haven’t succumbed to swine flu – but I am suffering from Vesuvius Syndrome.
I look vaguely like Demis Roussos
11:34am Monday 10th August 2009
Helen Mead column: The most sensible bit of holiday packing advice I’ve read was: “Firstly, lay out on the bed what you think you want to take – and then halve it.”
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