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Catherine writes about the ups and downs of modern life, motherhood and anything else that takes her fancy at Cup of Tea and a Blog.
'Weight management'
Why do we keep clothes that don't fit?
Catherine Rodie According to a fashion theory study, 85 per cent of women are hanging on to clothes that are too small for them. Why? Apparently it boils down to 'weight management'.
The dry argument: Are alcohol abstinence challenges worth the slog?
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Catherine Rodie Can giving up booze for just one month really make a long-term difference to our health, wellbeing and relationship with alcohol?
Could you go tantric?
Catherine Rodie Although the origins of tantra are steeped in Eastern philosophy, today in the West it is simply a way of having sex that offers greater connection and value.
Is having fun the key to getting fit?
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Catherine Rodie Skate-fit, POUND and Zumba ... how the 'fun-factor' is getting people who resist exercise over the line.