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Telling Porkies

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:55:24 +0000

As we sat watching TV like zombies, I thought I would try something new.

Fastened Up

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:08:43 +0000

My husband and I had a strange conversation the other night. It involved hair accessories.

"Are you wearing one of those clipinators tomorrow?" Chris enquired, referring to my outfit for a wedding the following day.

"A what-inator babe?" I asked, quite intrigued by his bizarre question.

Hung Up

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:32:10 +0000

"It's arrived!" exclaimed Chris, beaming as he opened the door to greet me from work.

"Great," I said, none too enthused by the gadget that will see me sidelined for at least a few months.

Pigs Might Fly

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:42:40 +0000

How many men have now uttered the same phrase? My husband decided to speak the immortal words after a sneeze and a sniffle the other night....

Fever Pitch

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:56:09 +0000

Hay fever has hit the Smiles household and hit it hard.

Faking It

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:00:55 +0000

It's that time of year. The sun is out (hopefully) and women everywhere are ditching itchy tights to bare their pasty pins to the world.

Luckily us women have a secret weapon to help us through this often testing transitional period, and it comes in a bottle. My husband is not the biggest fan...

Very Superstitious...

Wed, 27 May 2009 13:17:52 +0000

A lot is resting on our computer's screen saver.

Katie and Peter - The Last Chapter?

Tue, 19 May 2009 10:38:35 +0000

IT'S the reality show curse; sell your marriage to the TV execs and it's doomed to failure. First it was MTV Newlyweds Nick and Jessica and now, horror of horrors, it could be our very own Katie and Peter. And I, for one, am gutted.

Foot Note

Tue, 05 May 2009 14:48:13 +0000

I'm sad to say that I may have put the final nail into the coffin of romance...

Movie Night

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:22:52 +0000

My husband is a total film buff. He has pretty much seen them all. Sadly, however, he has seen the majority of them without me sitting by his side...

Crazy Golf

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:00:57 +0000

When Chris insisted we watched The Masters it was probably the first time in our married life that I didn't object to sport invading the living room for the evening.

Fins Can Only Get Better

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:08:01 +0000

MOST husbands give their wives affectionate pet names. Unfortunately I have no such luck.

Football Fever

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:50:40 +0000

Last weekend I committed a cardinal sin: I banned my husband from watching the football.

Pick Your Battles...

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:01:28 +0000

Concerned about my husband's increasing reliance on Dominos pizzas for his daily sustenance, I have decided to try and up his intake of fruit and vegetables (no, jalapenos do not count as one of your five a day).

Thrilling News - For Me at Least...

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:48:30 +0000

MJ is back! And I, for one, am in my element...

I have certainly had some flack over the years for standing by Jacko. But I only have to catch one of his epic videos on MTV or a rift from Smooth Criminal on the radio, to remind me that it's his musical achievements which make me a fan, not his bizarre personal life.