new blogger here!  I have just spent 6 weeks fighting with intense pain in my back: now diagnosed as 3 prolapsed discs, and suddenly as it has a name, I am giving myself permission to lie down during the working day, and setting time limits on meetings.  How come I needed to have a name of the pain to be nice to myself?

As independent women, we should take note of what our bodies

A few weeks ago I treated my husband (who also happens to be the Caradiaz IT Manager) to a posh meal for his birthday. The chosen venue: Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's.

We hadn't been there before and upon making that admission our waiter asked 'Are you exicted to be here?', a comment that we actually thought a bit