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(ep.18) we are not amoused: a single mother’s guide to LA

Cigs: Intake equivalent to amount of self-loathing. Changes daily. Booze: Cracked this baby – I’m on the wagon. Diet: Male actor friend has invented the Naked on TV Diet – for when he has to get his kit off. It’s brutal but I’m following … Continue reading

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(ep.17) we are not amoused: a single mother’s guide to LA

Cigs: New Years Evil – someone had fancy fags.  Booze: Swam a sea of it and currently crawling onto dry land. Diet: Everyone’s on a cleanse. Everyone’s consuming liquids. Restaurants’ foreclosing. Exercise: Celery smoothies do not give you strength. Finger push ups only. Maybe … Continue reading

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(ep.16) we are not amoused: a single mother’s guide to LA

Cigs: Can’t speak; too deep in my shame hole. Booze: Fingers in ears; ‘la, la, la, la, la.’   Diet: Trying to understand nut-cheese. Seriously. Vegan cashew queso fresco, macadamia cheddar, basil nut parmesan…  Exercise: Watching Downton Abbey on iTunes in bed. My heart rate … Continue reading

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(ep.15) we are not amoused: a single mother’s guide to LA

Cigs: Oh dear God, I can’t begin – have turned into Bridget Jones. Booze: Have decided the hangover is the perfect way to avoid your problems as a preferable horror to struggle through the day with. Diet: Forget that. Will be found dead in … Continue reading

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(ep.13) we are not amoused: a single mother’s guide to LA

Booze: Decided organic tequila does qualify as macrobiotic because of the worm. Ate it. Went to Vietnam for fifteen minutes. Cigs: After the Romney/Obama debate, agree with Whoopi Goldberg that pot may be the only way forward. Diet: Concerned that … Continue reading

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(ep.12) we are not amoused: a single mother’s guide to LA

Booze: Trying to persuade myself that sake is Macrobiotic. It is, right? Cigs: A friend left a packet behind. Keeping them in a drawer so I get-off on resisting temptation. Diet: Too much tofu definitely makes your boobs bigger. Exercise: … Continue reading

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miranda kerr in new zealand

No, we’re not homesick for Shelley’s homeland, but we do adore these photos of model Miranda Kerr taken by her husband Orlando Bloom while the pair were in New Zealand. The spread, which was shot for the New York Times Style … Continue reading

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(ep.11) we are not amoused: a single mother’s guide to LA

Twenty ruminations on how not to be a lady in honour of Nora Ephron (1941-2012), who I thank for, among others, Silkwood, Heartburn and When Harry Met Sally. Continue reading

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(ep.10) we are not amoused: a single mother’s guide to LA

Booze: Put hip flask of ketamine and absinthe in the glove compartment. Just in case 40- minute commute takes 4 hours. Cigs: Joint next to hip flask. Flask lonely. Diet: Trail mix is a lie. It’s only for car journeys. No one takes … Continue reading

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(ep.9) we are not amoused: a single mother’s guide to LA

Booze: Faking it with small glasses of soda and lime.  Cigs: Eating pencils instead. Diet: Found taramasalata! Consumed so much I’ve turned baby pink. Exercise: Facial gurning while watching Magic Mike. Quote: “When you ask me what makes us the greatest country in the world, I … Continue reading

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