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I'd Rather Get a Cat and Save the Planet: Conversations With Child-free Women
I'd Rather Get a Cat and Save the Planet: Conversations With Child-free Women

A warm, witty, and searingly honest look at the oft-unspoken “me too!” moments of being child-free.

2020

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Nina Jervis
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Hi, I’m Nina

· For the past five years I’ve been living my dream, working as a writer-for-hire. · For the previous fifteen-or-so I was living my nightmare, working in customer services management and corporate HR. · I write for myself (on here, mostly) and for my clients (on their websites and in…

Hello

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Hi, I’m Nina
Hi, I’m Nina
Hello

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Notes on Identity

·Sep 6

The Joys Of Planning My Second Wedding, 20 Years After The First One

I think everyone should plan a wedding in their forties. It’ll probably be the most liberating thing they’ve ever done. When I got married for the first time — aged 27 — there were expectations to manage. Mostly, they were from family members who wanted us to invite people we…

Weddings

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The Joys Of Planning My Second Wedding, 20 Years After The First One
The Joys Of Planning My Second Wedding, 20 Years After The First One
Weddings

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Aug 31

“So… What Have You Been Up To?” And Other Tough Questions To Answer Out Loud

I dread people asking me what I’ve “been up to recently”. Not because of anything I actually get up to; let me make that clear from the off. No, I dread that question because it equals pressure. I’ve got to mine my ailing memory (OK, what have I been up…

Random Thoughts

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“So… What Have You Been Up To?” And Other Tough Questions To Answer Out Loud
“So… What Have You Been Up To?” And Other Tough Questions To Answer Out Loud
Random Thoughts

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Jul 24

What My Ill-Advised Return to Facebook Reminded Me About Online Communication

I left Facebook in a spitting haze of anger last year. I vowed never to return. It’s a vow I’d have kept, had I not stupidly offered to manage my best friend’s Facebook page last month. She’d just bought a gorgeous little tea room in our hometown, realising a long-held…

Facebook

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What My Ill-Advised Return to Facebook Reminded Me About Online Communication
What My Ill-Advised Return to Facebook Reminded Me About Online Communication
Facebook

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Jun 23

The ‘baby bust’ is good news for older workers. Here’s why.

When was the first moment you knew you were “old”? At almost 46, I had no idea I was just four years away from being classed as an “older worker”. Specifically, an “older worker” who qualifies for special help from the likes of the Centre for Ageing Better. I discovered this personally devastating fact recently, while researching a client article…

Older Workers

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The ‘baby bust’ is good news for older workers. Here’s why.
The ‘baby bust’ is good news for older workers. Here’s why.
Older Workers

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Jun 14

The Meandering Story of a (Not Quite Finished) Novel

Can it be a good thing to sleep with your boss, just as you’re about to marry someone else? For the past decade, I’ve been writing a novel that tries to answer that question. Well, I say for the past decade; it’s not like I’ve written faithfully every single day of those ten years. More like every single month. (Actually, no… sometimes two, three, four, or even five months…

Novel Writing

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The Meandering Story of a (Not Quite Finished) Novel
The Meandering Story of a (Not Quite Finished) Novel
Novel Writing

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Jun 8

Stop spying on me! Why tracking website visitors is creepy and weird

Here’s one for all you freelancers and small business owners out there. Do you care if your competitors look at your website? If so, have you ever dreamed about a snoopy software package that would tell you EXACTLY who those competitors are, when they looked, and for how long? Well…

Tracking Software

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Stop spying on me! Why tracking website visitors is creepy and weird
Stop spying on me! Why tracking website visitors is creepy and weird
Tracking Software

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Everyday Childfree

·Jun 2

Why War and Peace is Better Than Putin: How to Leave a Child-Free Legacy

Losing people to the Dark Side — i.e. parenthood — makes me feel a tiny bit sad. Even when the person in question isn’t an actual friend; just someone I’ve vaguely heard of. Case in point: two of the luminaries I quoted in my 2020 book, I’d Rather Get a…

Childfree

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Why War and Peace is Better Than Putin: How to Leave a Child-Free Legacy
Why War and Peace is Better Than Putin: How to Leave a Child-Free Legacy
Childfree

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Freelance Writing, etc.

·May 4

Could ChatGPT write the next Jabberwocky?

Don’t worry. This isn’t one of those ubiquitous social-media scenarios: someone asks ChatGPT a question, then posts a screenshot of its polite and cheery answer. (If you really want a key differentiator between human and machine, manners might be it. ChatGPT is unfailingly nice). Instead, I’m going to discuss some…

Creativity

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Could ChatGPT write the next Jabberwocky?
Could ChatGPT write the next Jabberwocky?
Creativity

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Freelance Writing, etc.

·Apr 19

These Three Common Sayings (Probably) Don’t Mean What You Think!

I love the little fizz that illuminates the back of my brain when I discover a surprising “did you know?” fact. Classic sayings are a case in point. Generally, when people learn the real meaning behind an age-old idiom, they can’t wait to smugly correct the next person who mentions…

Did You Know

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These Three Common Sayings (Probably) Don’t Mean What You Think!
These Three Common Sayings (Probably) Don’t Mean What You Think!
Did You Know

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