Author: Sam Wilson-Späth
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My Journey Towards Aligned Family Deliverables
‘I am not sure we’re all aligned as to the weekend deliverables,’ I said to my family over Saturday breakfast two weeks ago. ‘There may be conflicting agendas and I just want to make sure we are all on the same page and expectations are being managed.’
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An expert’s guide to chore chicken
It starts off with the small stuff – ignore that dirty cup in the sink until your partner washes up – but it escalates to billowing laundry baskets, drawers of unopened mail and terribly, terribly dodgy stuff at the back of the fridge.
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My 8 Rules for Surviving a Brave New World
Everything you say on social can be tracked. Add CCTV and Big Brother, the 1984 ‘watching presence’ is officially a real thing.
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11 Ways to Cope With the Horror of Novemberitis
Feeling a little sleepy? Finding it tough to get down to work? Longing for that long-awaited end-of-year break? Sam Wilson says she knows how you can cure yourself of the dreaded Novemberitis.
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Help! My Teenage Son Wants to Become an Actuary!
I was more than a little thrown by this pronouncement. ‘Good God,’ I blurted out. ‘What an incredible waste of an alternative education!’
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How My Nursing Husband Saved My Life, Over & Over Again
Earlier this year, I had a serious bout of meningitis and needed to spend six weeks in bed.
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The Harrowing Truth About Father’s Day, by a Mom
The main thing to know about Parents’ Days like Mother’s and Father’s Day? They are not about the children. They are, for better or for worse, about the relationship between parents. So make some clear rules and stick to them.
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Why I’m So Happy to be Home Alone in My Faraway Tree
I had no idea I was going to love my tree platform so much, but I do. It’s my refuge, my calm-down spot, my ideas hub, my gratitude place and a good hidey hole, all in one.
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How Not to Get Fired on Your First Day at Work
If you follow these rules and unless you have lied massively on your CV and have no hope of actually ever being able to do your new job … you should be golden.
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Happy New Year, Happy Same Old Me!
It’s time to put a stop to the tyranny of reinvention that accompanies the start of each new year. The best resolution? Get comfortable being your good old authentic self. By Sam Wilson