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Monday, January 21, 2013 at 12:00

Apologies for the interruption in service... I moved to Singapore!

Hello Alphas! Apologies for the radio silence. In my defence, I have in the last year: moved half way around the world, quit my job in London, started up my own business, and a few more things to boot!

Thursday, December 01, 2011 at 12:00

Beating the Monday Blues

I know it, you know it, Monday is rarely anyone's favourite day. In a bid to cheer myself up on grey London winter Mondays, I have embarked upon a campaign of trying out new things that just might be fun. This week: kung fu! In the interests of full disclosure, that's not me in the photo. I did not look nearly that cool

Monday, November 07, 2011 at 12:00

Carol Joy Launch at Harrods

This evening I had a sneak preview of the new Carol Joy facials at Harrod's Urban Retreat. London's plump-skinned and glamorous ladies gathered at Harrod's luscious private events space, the Penthouse, to celebrate the launch of Carol Joy's new spa within Urban Retreat. Knowing her products are pretty fabulous, we went along to check it out

Monday, June 13, 2011 at 12:00

In Praise of Formula One Shopping!

With all this Grand Prix racing stuff on TV, I thought it my duty to draw to your attention the AF effort to match the excitement: turbo-charged shopping, aka “Formula One Shopping”. Why fight your way through crowds and try three branches of a store to find your size, when you can have it all sent to you, and customised to boot?

Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 12:00

Female Breadwinners

Spotted in Central London - a positive new trend: stay-at-home dads.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 12:00

The Greatest Trade Ever (or Almost Never)

I spent a most enjoyable evening chatting to Greg Zuckerman, author of The Greatest Trade Ever, a book which examines the short sub-prime trade, its winners, and why some of the supposedly smart money didn't see it coming. Read on for Greg's thoughts on the matter.

> Pennies The Electronic Charity box
Career > What Makes a Team Smarter? More Women (HBS Study)
> Book club for female breadwinners- what the top women are reading
> Forbes Top 10 Stereotypes About Powerful Women
Chez Vous > Inner Peace via the Life Detective
Fashion > Lara Bohinc has her own e-shop at last!
Going Out > Floral cocktails at Tempo Mayfair
Health > Stressed out? Health tips

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