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3 June 2017 9:00 am

‘You’re probably excited about your new service and keen to start using it as soon as you can,’ said the…

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27 May 2017 9:00 am

After spending the day unblocking the gutters and drains in the pouring rain, he wasn’t in the mood for a…

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20 May 2017 9:00 am

The builder boyfriend has dug himself a hole. I don’t mean he’s in trouble with me. I mean he has…

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13 May 2017 9:00 am

Well, there were seven of us in this chain, so it was a bit crowded, to paraphrase a princess. We…

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6 May 2017 9:00 am

A gentleman on Twitter ‘writes’ to say I’m boring him with my house move. ‘Snooze-fest’, says this chap, and he…

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29 April 2017 9:00 am

With so many last-straw moments to choose from in my house-moving experience, it is a close call to pick the…

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22 April 2017 9:00 am

Goodbye then, Bal-ham. You were my gateway to the south. I loved you for so many more reasons than that,…

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14 April 2017 11:00 pm

Some people get into the choosing of tap fittings. I am not a person who gets into the choosing of…

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8 April 2017 9:00 am

‘Information,’ came the reply. ‘We want information.’ The voice echoed in my head. Oh no. Oh please God, no. A…

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1 April 2017 9:00 am

Of all the many indignities I have suffered at the hands of my iPhone, the humiliation that sickens me the…

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25 March 2017 9:00 am

‘Mesdames et messieurs, allow me to introduce you to your meals,’ said the waiter. Oh lordy, I thought. Here we…

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18 March 2017 9:00 am

Someone has given the builder boyfriend an iPhone and things will never be the same. Until now, he has always…

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11 March 2017 9:00 am

If it takes any longer to find a buyer for my London flat I am going to start coming to…

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9 March 2017 3:00 pm

If it takes any longer to find a buyer for my London flat I am going to start coming to…

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4 March 2017 9:00 am

Shoot me if I ever let slip I’ve been mucking out with rubber gloves and a dustpan and brush. As…

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2 March 2017 3:00 pm

Shoot me if I ever let slip I’ve been mucking out with rubber gloves and a dustpan and brush. As…

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23 February 2017 3:00 pm

Unexpectedly re-available is a very good phrase. I have often seen it applied to house advertisements and thought how fabulously…

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23 February 2017 3:00 pm

Unexpectedly re-available is a very good phrase. I have often seen it applied to house advertisements and thought how fabulously…

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18 February 2017 9:00 am

Fine, so I got it completely wrong. It turns out the sale of my flat was not held up by…

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16 February 2017 3:00 pm

Fine, so I got it completely wrong. It turns out the sale of my flat was not held up by…

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11 February 2017 9:00 am

The builder boyfriend declared himself very happy with his £65 pee. He insisted it was good value for money because…

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9 February 2017 3:00 pm

The builder boyfriend declared himself very happy with his £65 pee. He insisted it was good value for money because…

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9 February 2017 3:00 pm

The builder boyfriend declared himself very happy with his £65 pee. He insisted it was good value for money because…

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4 February 2017 9:00 am

As if by magic, a sign that I am doing the right thing by moving out of London arrived in…

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2 February 2017 3:00 pm

As if by magic, a sign that I am doing the right thing by moving out of London arrived in…