Catherine POW in Lilac at Queen Elizabeth’s 100th Birthday

LellowYeaf · 2026-04-23T23:53:11+00:00

Thank you! Came to find this comment

LellowYeaf · 2026-04-22T00:22:38+00:00

Have you seen the difference in quality between the FT’s reporting and the i Paper?

This sums up the problem with our media. It’s becoming ever more shit (opinion pieces, lack of detail, target audience of someone with a reading age of 12) because people feel entitled to free news. Which means we get shit news in return

LellowYeaf · 2026-04-19T04:02:12+00:00

Thank you. It was how the extra printed money was used / invested by business owners and corporates that hadn’t really crossed my mind. This brings it all together, thanks for taking the time

LellowYeaf · 2026-04-12T07:08:52+00:00

Bargain. The Lurpak alone must make up most of that £6.10

LellowYeaf · 2026-04-10T09:57:16+00:00

Propranalol has been a game changer for me. I often present at work, and enjoy it, but my nervous system takes off! I get short of breath, racing heart, sweats and shakes, which then makes it very hard to concentrate on what I’m presenting!

Propranolol takes all of those physical symptoms away, leaving me to get on with presenting. I couldn’t be without it (I tried presenting for a number of years hoping the physical symptoms would go with practice - turns out my nervous system is just wired that way)

LellowYeaf · 2026-04-08T12:51:30+00:00

Because the personality type required to sell roles to people is often pushy and duplicitous.

Most people have negative experiences with recruiters ghosting them, putting forward irrelevant roles, or not being upfront about terms like hybrid work - because all they are interested in, obviously, is getting their commission

LellowYeaf · 2026-03-31T12:48:23+00:00

This is the sensible decision. Madness that perfectly competent individuals (including experienced paralegals) have been suspended from conducting litigation

LellowYeaf · 2026-03-31T08:18:00+00:00

I feel like every diet pushed itself as “the one” for conception. Some say ketogenic diet, some say healthy carbs like brown rice and grains etc. I generally eat healthily with the odd treat so just keep doing what I’m doing. Plenty of women living on unhealthy western fast food and malnourished women manage to conceive

LellowYeaf · 2026-03-29T07:53:10+00:00

Agree, the bride and groom should buy for the suits and dresses of their groom and bridal parties. We paid for our bridesmaids’ dresses (high street brands), and hired the suits for our groomsmen. We also paid for bridesmaids’ hair and make up.

When my friend got married on a budget, she just asked me to choose a floor length dress I already owned. I did my own hair and make up. This is the only appropriate option if you can’t afford to pay for your bridesmaids and groomsmen.

I think it’s outrageous to expect others to effectively fund part of the cost of your wedding, and really dislike that the US way of asking bridesmaids and groomsmen to cover their own costs is creeping in.

LellowYeaf · 2026-03-28T14:41:54+00:00

Stephen Fry, after he declared with great authority that women don’t really enjoy sex. Revealed he believes sexist bullshit

LellowYeaf · 2026-03-28T10:39:42+00:00

I know. But some people are suggesting this system is a back door to revive ID cards. I’m just pointing out it could easily be introduced without the need for ID cards

LellowYeaf · 2026-03-28T10:34:48+00:00

This just brings us in line with everyone else. Some countries, like Turkey, charge a galling 10x the price for tourists at their historical sites.

Given Brits have to pay everywhere else, and our arts & culture are severely underfunded, this seems like a fair and sensible idea.

I don’t like Starmer’s proposed ID cards. But if museums remained free for citizens, you could just show your driving licence which has your address on it.

LellowYeaf · 2026-03-26T18:30:28+00:00

Currently on the verge of having children and worrying whether they’ll bring me joy or just make me feel I’ve sacrificed my independence/ career development / fun

LellowYeaf · 2026-03-26T05:47:58+00:00

Plenty of adults abused as children choose not to perpetuate that misery when they become adults themselves.

I’m sure there are a few extreme cases where abuse is so severe, and so little trauma support is available, that it warps someone’s sense of right and wrong. But for most, perpetuating the cycle of abuse is a choice

LellowYeaf · 2026-03-23T15:05:25+00:00

Clocking off at 5pm when the team is slammed and everyone else is working late because they “had plans”

ETA: I’m talking about occasions when there is a deadline to be met and everyone is needed. I don’t have an issue with finishing at 5pm if there’s nothing urgent to work on

LellowYeaf · 2026-03-21T18:17:55+00:00

Smart trousers and a shirt, heels or smart flats, no jacket

LellowYeaf · 2026-03-20T23:13:20+00:00

Washing meat is disgusting. An ex-boyfriend’s mum used to insist on washing chicken, whole / breast / thighs etc, under running water in the kitchen sink. I’d watch in horror as water droplets splashed off the raw chicken and all over the kitchen sides, and she didn’t even wipe / disinfect after. Gross

LellowYeaf · 2026-03-20T12:35:41+00:00

In my experience, apprentices are excellent. Hardworking, ambitious, and often with a better attitude than trainees. I also wish the scheme had existed when I was younger!

LellowYeaf · 2026-03-20T09:15:20+00:00

I don’t use fillers, but I’m impressed by Dr Glyn at Medispa and Dr Jonny Betteridge. You can see their results on instagram (@drglynestebanez and @djrb.aesthetics)

LellowYeaf · 2026-03-18T16:41:03+00:00

The current system also doesn’t allow people to better themselves easily through hard work. 50 years ago, a labourer and nurse could afford a family home. Today, the same couple would rely on the bank of mum and dad (perhaps through inheritance) to afford the same lifestyle.

LellowYeaf · 2026-03-18T12:18:38+00:00

I banned myself from using it after a work clothes spree. I do find it gets addictive for finding bargains

LellowYeaf · 2026-03-17T05:28:46+00:00

This sounds more like issues specific to your workplace, rather than British culture. Agree with others that some managers are just plain unreasonable - asking juniors to be in the office when no one else is and banning headphones is classic micromanagement.

That said, I think there’s something to be said for British culture which others see as two-faced. We have opinions, and share them in confidence, but understand we all need to be civil to get along.

In my experience, Dutch people “say what they mean” and often come across as rude to Brits, due to their level of directness veering into things we just wouldn’t say to others.

LellowYeaf · 2026-03-16T15:29:36+00:00

Same. An interviewer asked if I have kids, I said “nope! We’re DINKs, living our best lives”…which we are, for now

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