Sitemap - 2024 - The Honesty Box

On being a single woman without kids at Christmas

On trying to write something profound about Christmas

I think I’m hot. And that's OK.

A mid-life nightclubbing renaissance

The joy of auntiehood

If you feel pressure to have kids, read this

Do you know who you are yet?

When was the last time you did something for the first time?

What advice would your older self give you right now?

I am 47 today

Who to watch, read and follow if you’re childfree or childless

Why "I can't believe you're single" is the worst thing to say on a date

I have a 'room of one's own'

There are usually two ways to look at things

Midlife crisis? I’m having a midlife bounce

To my dad

Can everyone please stop asking 'what's next'?

The 'childless cat ladies' are coming

Why I'm reclaiming the phrase 'maiden aunt'

My recommendations this week

Does it feel like 'everyone else' is having children?

"You've lost weight," he says

One tall brunette and one small blonde go on a date

MY NIGHT WITH DAVID BECKHAM!

No newsletter this week I'm afraid

The glory of doing nothing at all

What my random, messy, experimental garden taught me about life

If you open yourself to the world, the world will open itself to you

‘Honesty can really cut through the crap’

I love instant gratification - but wish I could give it up

Do you self-sabotage?

I want to do new things, 'for the adventure of being alive'

My favourite writing this week

The fat buds of spring will bloom

'I do not feel for one single second that my life is missing anything by not having a child'

Big things are coming to The Honesty Box

At 46, this is my ultimate wedding fantasy

Why are we so surprised when ‘old people’ do ‘young’ things?

No kids means I must be so productive, right?

Are you lazier than me?

This is my biggest confession ever

Third date syndrome

What should I look for in a husband?

This is what life is like without kids

Should I get Botox?

Lucy never ages, my aunt says