THE QUACK

THE MUSICAL THEATRE FAILURE.

🎶Oh, look what I have…. another emotionally unavailable man. 🎶
 
A passion for musical theatre but without the talent. This week on The Quack, Sex-Ed Tom and I go to see the musical Titanique. And it brings back memories of when I dropped out of theatre school...

SEEKING APPROVAL FROM MY FARROW & BALL MOTHER.

She can list the names of Farrow & Ball paints as if they were her nephews and nieces...
This week on The Quack, I'm decorating my bathroom with Hermione. 👯‍♀️But will my interior designer mum approve of the colour? 🎨👩 Find me on TikTok @MaryNewnham for an attempted ‘before and after’ time-lapse video
Skip Introduction | 1:35
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#BODYGOALS

"By 5 pm, I was such a hangry goblin that I could have jumped on someone’s shoulders and ripped their head off like the vampire in Twilight."
Gym-uary is here, and everyone is pumped! I may groan, but it's far better than the Size 0 trend that was around when I was a teen. 
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HOW TO GET GUTS WITHOUT ALCOHOL

"I realised that if I was ever going to achieve my goal, I either needed singing lessons.... or alcohol." 
 
Happy New Year! Today, I am reflecting on my New Year's resolution to try to gain enough courage to perform karaoke while sober.  
 
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Book recommendation | This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol by Annie Grace. 
 
 

A CHRISTMAS TREE FOR ONE.

"If you want to attract attention to yourself, I highly recommend walking around with a tree."
 
This week's episode features a history-ish lesson about the Christmas tree and a very dramatic journey carrying a tree. Check out The Quack for photos of the journey. 
 
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'TIS THE SEASON TO FACE THE MUSIC.

"I’m relieved Spotify Wrapped was not around in my school days because my delicate ego would have been smashed to pieces."
 
This week on the Quack is about Spotify Wrapped and how it exposes your true cringe-worthy self.
 
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THE OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY 🎄

 If David Cameron were to peep out of his curtain, he would have seen a blob of tangled fairy lights running down the street.
 
The Christmas season is here! 🎄 Today's muddled observation is about how the office Christmas party has changed over the last decade. Featuring a facepalm moment about my first office Christmas party.
 
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A DOG NAMED CLEMENTINE

Clementine glared at me as if to say, “Please give her a grandchild.”
 
Today I tell a story about the time Mum adopted an old Cornish Retriever named Clementine. 🐕🦴🌊☀️
 
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HOW TO FIND LOVE WITHOUT DATING APPS.

"DO NOT join a running club!" 🏃‍♀️
 
Redownloading Hinge. Deleting Hinge. A rejection from RAYA. How to attract someone without the apps? 
 
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HOW DID THEY SURVIVE WITHOUT PUMPKIN SPICE LATTES?

He took great joy in telling me that the word ‘avocado’ translates into ‘testicle’.
A muddled observation about the differences between millennials and boomers.  Skip Introduction 2:00.
 
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