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SPYING ON YOUR CHILDMINDER — Parentdish.co.uk

April 30, 2013 Posted by olivia under family, friendship, the way we live, women's issues, work
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Nanny Debbie is ‘rough and rude’ with the little boy in her care. She sits on benches chatting with her friends while the child wanders around the playground, shoeless, looking for her. The reports and photographs on NannySightings.com make chilling reading…

THE MUMMY RULES — Parentdish.co.uk

April 15, 2013 Posted by olivia under family, friendship, the way we live, women's issues
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All mothers know about the mummy rules…don’t they?

FROM LADY GAGA TO APPLE: MEET THE UBERFANS — The Guardian Weekend magazine

November 24, 2012 Posted by olivia under books, arts & culture, fashion & beauty, friendship, the way we live
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These four people were some of the nicest, funniest interviewees I’ve ever worked with.

WEDDING IDENTITY THEFT — Conde Nast Brides

July 1, 2010 Posted by olivia under friendship, mental health, weddings, women's issues
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Getting married within months of your friends and furious they’re stealing your ideas? Some brides find that imitation can spiral out of control, reports Olivia Gordon. Think a mixture of Bride Wars and Single White Female

BOYS NOT ALLOWED – Sunday Telegraph Stella

February 16, 2010 Posted by olivia under friendship, the way we live
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From alpha-female networkers to a group of thirtysomethings united by a love of cheesy pop, women-only clubs are enjoying a resurgence across Britain. Olivia Gordon meets some members of this new breed of sisterhoods.  

WE’RE PROOF THAT PEOPLE POWER WORKS — Red

January 13, 2010 Posted by olivia under books, arts & culture, family, friendship, mental health, relationships, the way we live, women's issues
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Four groups of women who are tight-knit families, yet none of them are related. The shared interests and concerns of the mummy bloggers, Tamzin Malleson’s artists’ collective, a group of IVF mothers and Lucy Cavendish’s writing group have bonded each collective for life…

YOU’RE INVITED…I THINK — Cosmo Bride

October 1, 2008 Posted by olivia under friendship, relationships, weddings, women's issues
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In the first months of engagement, sitting down with a piece of A4 and a glittery pen to draw up a wedding guest list is as fun as it is totally vague and impractical…From semi-friends to pesky plus-ones, here’s a guide to beating guest-list angst.

ARE YOU TOO CLOSE TO YOUR BEST FRIEND? — Sunday Times Style

February 10, 2008 Posted by olivia under friendship, the way we live
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Are You Too Close To Your Best Friend? – Sunday Times Style Some women have an intensity to their friendship that borders on the bizarre. Olivia Gordon talks to the women who write each other poems, describe each other as twins, talk in code – and even ‘marry’.

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I am currently building this site and am in the process of uploading my archive of past features. Just a fraction of my writing over the last few years is here so far - please keep checking back for more!

I'm also only working part-time at the moment (May 2013) what with being a busy mum and all that...

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