Grieving the loss of a pet: One Year On. Macintosh Robson - who clearly knew his place in the family. A year ago today I lost my boy. And I've been thinking about what to say, because grief is funny like that. It sits quietly most of the time and then taps you on the shoulder when you least expect it. A grief when you lose a pet is another thing altogether because it's almost something to be ashamed of. They were after all...just a cat. Let me tell you about that creature who

Why the opt-out email is worse than the one it’s trying to spare you from There’s an email sitting in your inbox. It arrived on a Tuesday, which feels fitting somehow — not even the dignity of a Monday or a Friday, just a Tuesday — and the subject line reads: “We know Mother’s Day can be difficult. Click here to opt out of our upcoming emails.” How thoughtful. How progressive. How utterly, spectacularly useless. Because here’s the thing nobody at the marketing meeting conside

If you’ve started planning a wedding in the UK (congratulations and all that shizzle) and found yourself quietly wondering why this all feels more complicated than it needs to be, you’re not alone. And one of the most confusing things is 'What's the difference between a celebrant and a registrar......So let’s talk about it properly. A registrar celebrant and an independent (or Humanist) celebrant are not the same thing. They do different jobs, work under different rules, and

Once upon a time, funerals were fairly straightforward. Someone died, you wore something black, stood in a crematorium trying not to cry...