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Life Tips #17: Eileen, 92, Retired Nurse Matron

By on May 15, 2012 in Life Tips

1. If there’s another Blitz, stay close to Belsize Park Tube Station. It’s one of the deepest in London. I was a trainee nurse at the Royal Free during WW2. We were evacuated to Epsom for the worst of the Blitz, but I remember the masses of people who would arrive from the East End [...]

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Life Tips #16: Wayne Dhesi, 30, founder of rucomingout

By on May 8, 2012 in Life Tips

1. Complement each other. A really great thing about gay relationships is that the basic differences between men and women are simply not there. My partner Dan and I both leave the toilet seat up and we can share our clothes too. But I’m quite uptight and like to plan things, whereas Dan is very [...]

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Life Tips #15: Julia Riddiough, Artist

By on May 1, 2012 in Art, Life Tips

1. You’ve got to Speculate to Accumulate in this life. So declared our belated and much admired friend P.G. Wodehouse and I think that I’m inclined to agree! 2. Cross Hatch, Cross Pollinate and never turn down a ‘Cut and Shut.’ Be prepared to be flexible and you will be rewarded! 3. Always be Convivial, [...]

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Life Tips #14: Melody Gardot, 25, Recording Artist

By on April 24, 2012 in Life Tips

We grabbed Grammy-nominated songstress Melody Gardot for a chat after the debut London live performance of her forthcoming album at Freemasons Hall. 1. The body is an instrument. Where language falls short of explanation, the mouth, hands, hips – you name it – can all express exactly what needs to be said. Words don’t tell [...]

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Life Tips #13: John, Fisherman

By on April 17, 2012 in Life Tips

1. If I feel lousy, I stand by the sea. That smell gives me life back. 2. Kids should learn a realistic attitude to death. When my two girls saw some mackerel lying still on the deck, they asked: ‘Why have the fish stopped flipping?’ I had to explain that they can’t survive on land [...]

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Life Tips: Alison Naftalin, 33, Charity founder

By on April 10, 2012 in Life Tips

1. If possible, take a year’s break from your job. In 2008 I set up my charity Lively Minds following a two-month volunteer placement in Ghana. I wanted to give children living in poverty some of the opportunities that we have here in the UK. I took 12 months off from my career as a [...]

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Life Tips #11: Rob Cowan, Music School CEO

By on April 3, 2012 in Life Tips

1. Play the right tunes, in the right order. Ultimately that’s all there is to being a DJ. But being responsible for creating mood in this way requires huge sensitivity to how music makes people feel. 2. You can always reinvent yourself, often unintentionally. I’m on my fourth career. I started as bass player who [...]

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Life Tips #10: Joao, Hotel Butler, 39

By on March 27, 2012 in Life Tips

1. A butler is the extension of an arm for the guest. You call me to unpack, book a table, organize laundry. The guest walks back into the room and the pyjamas are on the bed, the shirts hung up. 2. You know straight away when it’s a lover not a wife. The wife normally [...]

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Life Tips #9: Anna Wing, Actor

By on March 20, 2012 in Life Tips

1. Your mother is your best friend, but you only learn that when you’ve lost her. Mine committed suicide when I was 21. The day my father told me, I went home and searched her wardrobe for her clothes, because she always had a wonderful smell about her. I thought I’d been abandoned and it [...]

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Life Tips #8: Kirstin, Toy Shop Owner, Gospel Oak

By on March 13, 2012 in Life Tips, Shopping

1. Constant change is wretched. My window display hasn’t altered since the 70s. People are thrilled to see that. I had one grown woman gasp when she brought her boyfriend here. She said, ‘I didn’t know if you were real or a dream, but it’s exactly the same!‘ 2. It’s good to have your eggs [...]

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