I have never been in a position where I felt I needed to identify or characterise myself as a feminist. However, I do know how fortunate I am to live in a social environment where I feel equal. And if pushed by commentary or controversy, without hesitation I would thank all those women before me […]
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The Business Insider magazine has run a ‘puff piece’ about BIZARRE sleeping habits. Can I note however, that these aren’t just the BIZARRE habits of ordinary people, they are the habits of SUPER SUCCESSFUL people. Is it time to get on board? Personally, I don’t so much find these sleeping habits bizarre, but beautifully characteristic
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“Let’s talk about you and me, let’s talk about all the good things and the bad things that may be….” (Minor apologies to Salt-N-Peppa) While a commitment at 48 mins and 57 secs this discussion on Radio Times this discussion delves well into some familiar themes of the separate sleeping debate.
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By definition a paradox is: ‘ a statement that apparently contradicts itself and yet might be true’ The by line of the definition goes on to say that ‘most logical paradoxes are known to be invalid arguments but are still valuable in promoting critical thinking’. Let’s consider this statement: “My sleep is so disturbed by
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Orienteering is the ‘crossing of unknown land with the aid of a map and a compass’. I wonder how popular the actual sport of orienteering is these days? My only knowledge of it comes from my time as a high school teacher, watching students stress at not finding their way during the exam and finding
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If (as a single person enjoying all the luxuries of your own bed and bedroom) you have been lying awake in bed at night wondering what the Top 5 ‘turn offs’ and ‘favourite’ things to do in bed if you are about to share with a new partner….. Wonder. No. More. Ergoflex’s latest investigation into
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FiveThirtyEight is a polling aggregation website created by Nate Silver. Sometimes referred to as 538, the website takes its name from the number of electors in the United States electoral college. While the site’s beginnings were focussed on political analysis, a post yesterday strayed into my fav subject – separate sleeping. Written by Mona Chalabi,
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I have always been clear that the main reason I sleep separately from my husband (and he from me) is that I simply CANNOT function when I don’t have enough sleep (nor he). I have a fuzzy head. I am unproductive. I’m not pleasant company. This fact alone has always been the singular
So it would seem that to have a REALLY happy relationship, you’ve got to sleep no further than one inch apart from your partner. If only someone had told me that ten years ago, I wouldn’t have embarked on this folly of a relationship and marriage. All those years I’ve wasted not having a REALLY
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And if you don’t believe me, just check out the comments section in response to an article about separate sleeping on slate.com – an American daily, online magazine. I have highlighted the response to the article as it’s one of the highest response rates I’ve seen for an article about separate sleeping (and there are
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