Monthly Archives: March 2013

March Goals Recap 1

Posted on March 9, 2013 by nicdempsey

  So week one of March over and done with. I caught a cold (another one for crying out loud!) at the beginning of the week and ended up spending yesterday at home with another very sore throat! As if … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on March 8, 2013 by nicdempsey

1) Is feminism still a useful term. During her tenure at Google, she took pains to accommodate working mothers, only she did in a way that did not give them special status. (She allowed employees to identify their personal priorities, … Continue reading →

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Rich or poor, people matter (guest post)

Posted on March 7, 2013 by nicdempsey

As you may have guessed, I’m really close to my mum, she reads the blog and tells me what she thinks about it (and nags me about my inability to proof read properly.) I’ve been telling her she should write … Continue reading →

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Chicken and Goats Cheese Risotto

Posted on March 6, 2013 by nicdempsey

I used to cook risotto all the time, it’s a nice easy thing to cook. You can use the rice as a blank canvas and anything you like and it normally turns out really well. I’m not a risotto purist, … Continue reading →

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Wash your make up brushes

Posted on March 5, 2013 by nicdempsey

Last week after the gym, I was saying that regular gym going and then having to put make up on myself while I was hot and a bit sweaty was at least making sure that I washed my make up … Continue reading →

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The Weekend

Posted on March 4, 2013 by nicdempsey

This weekend was very Oli-centric so if small children aren’t your thing, look away now. On Friday, I left work at 4pm and Ma and I headed up to Watford to pick Oli up. Oli had (according to Kai and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music

Posted on March 3, 2013 by nicdempsey

Last week, on the radio, I heard this song. It’s best known as a Groucho Marx song and I know it from my favourite film, The Philadelphia Story*. Russell Davis recalled that Groucho was a great fan of Gilbert and … Continue reading →

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February Goal Recap / March Goals

Posted on March 2, 2013 by nicdempsey

Hello, we are now in March and it’s time to recap February and tell everyone what I’m planning for March. After January’s success, February has been a bit of a disappointment, I failed at exercise and while I was ok … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Posted on March 1, 2013 by nicdempsey

Some time ago I made a negroni and I wasn’t enamoured with it. It was a bit too bitter for  me. It was the Campari, it looks lovely but it is bitter and it was just too much for me. … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on March 1, 2013 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Something to read while you’re waiting for the weekend… 1) Boris Johnson is a bad mayor. I’ve never been on the ‘the dangleway’, to be honest, I don’t often venture into East London. I thought it was a … Continue reading →

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