The Yes Woman: Pitter-patter of tiny paws – it’s like having another baby to raise
If you fall prey to puppy love, make sure you’re in it for the long haul
The Yes Woman: I run away with the circus and my life turns upside down
At Dublin Circus Project’s practice space, I fall over. I get up and try again. I look silly. And it’s fun
The Yes Woman: the catharsis of a constitutional
Giving myself time to walk everywhere reduced the sense of chaos that can come of constantly rushing
The Yes Woman: Ulysses, my old foe, we meet again
I tried and failed to read Joyce’s epic before. This time I’m determined to see it through
The Yes Woman: Horror films are like discovering Ted Bundy in your kitchen
Linda Blair’s head isn’t the only thing spinning when I join friends for an evening in hell
Going without make-up is easy? That’s a bare-faced lie
The Yes Woman: It’s all very well to talk about being comfortable in your own skin, but actually dropping the powder and paint is a different matter
Just when I thought it might be safe to go back in the water
The Yes Woman: My phobia of the sea goes back quite far, so I visit the Brighton seafront to see if I can get over it
The Yes Woman: Jiu-jitsu’s not about muscle
The beauty of jiu-jitsu is that it is not always the strongest person who wins but the most inventive and clever. Women needn’t be put off
The Yes Woman: Vegan for a week and hungry the entire time
If you remove meat and animal derivatives from my diet, I’m in trouble. I don’t know any other foods. Does salt count?
The Yes Woman: daily stresses of my newly long tresses
As part of my undertaking to try new things for a year, I agree to get hair extensions. Men are nicer and more patronising, whereas women are less friendly towards me
Introducing . . . The Yes Woman
The world of academia I’ve been cocooned in is by turns satisfying and weird, but now it’s time to choose life. I will be saying yes to something new each week for a year
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