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I’m on the slippery slope to living like Stig of the Dump. Can a £12 towel rail turn things around?

After years of slovenliness, I finally have somewhere to hang all my worn-but-not-dirty clothes. That just leaves the rest of my mess, says Emma Beddington

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Should all workers get unhappiness leave? It beats awaydays, work-life balance seminars and company yoga

Staff at a Chinese supermarket chain can take ‘unhappy days’ whenever they want. Perhaps we’re finally recognising a basic truth: work doesn’t make us happy, says Emma Beddington

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I love Vogue’s idea of ‘British girl energy’. But what does it involve? M&S knickers? Weaponised politeness?

Our national style is ‘not too polished’, apparently, and ‘a little bit undone’. Can we be a bit more specific, writes Emma Beddington

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My life is all food stains and dead pot plants – no wonder I dream of beauty and good taste

I’m tired of the dull, drab and mundane. Bring on the gold lamé dresses and pomegranate-scented potpourri, writes Emma Beddington

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What have I learned from 20 years of parenting? Never to underestimate how wrong I can be

We often have as much in common with strangers as our relatives, according to studies – so why do we still love to say our children are like us, asks Emma Beddington

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Let’s hear it for the true geniuses: the people who name paints

It’s easy to mock – and I fully intend to – but it takes real imagination to come up with something like Elephant’s Breath or Overcome Nymph’s Thigh, writes Emma Beddington

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Seven things you really don’t need to worry about, from ‘straw wrinkles’ to sitting too much

If I’m not worries about these modern dilemmas, then trust me, you needn’t be either, writes Emma Beddington

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Is writing down my rage the secret to resolving it?

New research reveals that listing your grievances on a piece of paper, then throwing them away may make you less angry. So I gave it a try, writes Emma Beddington

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Why do US celebrities love the UK? Because they don’t live here

Sarah Jessica Parker is the latest A-lister to lavish our fair isles with praise, from the transport networks to the eggs. I guess it’s easy to overlook problems when you’re a wealthy tourist, writes Emma Beddington

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Can a three-word style mantra save me from lifelong dishevelment?

Ideally, I want Lydia Tár’s wardrobe or to look like a liberated 1930s heiress. But I need to be realistic, writes Emma Beddington

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To brag or not to brag? The etiquette is more confusing than ever

Do you shout your achievements from the rooftops, or ‘move in silence’ while waiting for the perfect moment to flex online? If only we could all sit this one out, writes Emma Beddington

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The latest advice is to behave like a toddler. Is this the secret to happiness?

They laugh more than adults, have no fear and are experts at drawing boundaries. But we may not want a world full of them, writes Emma Beddington

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I am obsessed with my blood pressure. Can I hack my way out of high readings?

Whether I’m relaxed, stressed, doing yoga or ingesting enough salt to kill a slug, there seems to be no rhyme or reason to the figures, writes Emma Beddington

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The closure of my childhood Sainsbury’s has tipped me over the edge

It might seem weird to be attached to an orange grocery behemoth – but this is about emotional geography, family history and the loss of all our darlings, writes Emma Beddington

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I loved having teenage kids – but I was often terrible at it. Here are eight things I eventually learned

There will always be battles when you’re raising adolescents. But it’s just about possible for everyone to come out as winners, writes Emma Beddington

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Greyhound racing moves upmarket, 1987

The cloth-cap image was out of date already, long before Blur and the Parklife LP cover. By Emma Beddington

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I have been forced into a month of minimalism – and I hate it

Far from home, in a rental apartment, the scarcity of my own stuff is making me strange, writes Emma Beddington. Where is the focus, calm and happiness I was promised?

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The "bowlification" of fast-casual food

Food in bowls is gentrifying traditional dishes and stripping them of their authentic flavors and seasonings

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That’s our duvet cover! If you grew up in the 80s, the thrill of One Day is all the tiny details of way back when

From the polka-dot dress to the white Fairy Liquid bottle to the cassette tapes, everything has been meticulously recreated. For my generation, it brings up bittersweet memories, writes Emma Beddington

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Bowlification, from Britain to Boston and beyond

Letters: Readers respond to Emma Beddington’s article on the bowl food culture she encountered on a trip to the US

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I still love my husband after 30 years. But I have no idea how we’ve stayed together

He is emotionally generous; I look at the world as if it’s trying to steal my handbag. Yet we’re about to celebrate another decade, writes Emma Beddington

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Think Emmanuel Macron has problems? Wait until the French find out about the existential threat to camembert

With mass production of the cheese threatening to wipe out the fungus needed to produce it, the troubled French president could do worse than throwing money at the problem

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Sometimes I long for the life of a tradwife. Then I remember it’s a reactionary fantasy

It’s easy to get lost in the idea that the traditional housewife role is a soothing existence of baking bread and Agas. The reality is so much darker, writes Emma Beddington

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Too proud of your home to shut the curtains? Pull yourself together

The wealthy seem to love showing off their houses in all their World of Interiors glory. But they’re playing with fire, writes Emma Beddington

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Does having babies really make women more productive? I felt as if I had been dismantled

Well done, all the new mothers who cram a full day’s work into their child’s nap time. But, writes Emma Beddington, let’s not pretend it’s easy

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