I’m talking about the dreaded ‘Manflu’! Now, don’t laugh, maybe it’s not a ‘killer disease’ but this is a serious matter, because the women of the world don’t seem to have any sympathy when this wretched malady infests itself within the male species.

You see, Sam is one of the most hard-working, most sensible people I know…(ha!) and even in tragic times like this, he still pushes himself into work to keep the team together and educate us even more about the world of seo and online pr.

But then yesterday, it just all got a bit too much, he couldn’t take it anymore and the Manflu or ‘Samflu’ took a turn for the worse. Bedbound, helpless and dysfunctional, Sam just couldn’t make it into the office but instead like the dedicated man that he is he set up shop at home and pushed himself through with a full hard day of work (so I’m informed)!  It’s obvious that Sam is trying hard to battle it off, but for some guys, it’s just not that easy and all that you can do is wallow in sorrow as nobody comes to the rescue.  Yesterday, Emma found a quote that sums up this situation down to a tee:

“Men suffering from Man-Flu want nothing more than to get out of bed and come to work, but they are too selfless to risk spreading this awful condition amongst their friends and colleagues. In this sense, they are the greatest heroes this country has ever known.”

Manflu has even made Internet News this week, and men have been dubbed the “weaker sex” because a “minor ailment is enough to morph us into helpless babies.”  Now, don’t get me wrong, I am far from a sexist person, however, you can tell that this was written by someone who hasn’t been there, someone who just hasn’t experienced the pain and drama that we have to go through, someone who just doesn’t understand!

The following clip is the epitome of what men have to go through.  Take a look, maybe it will make ladies more aware of the kind of state we go through, and maybe you will think twice next time.

I should state before you watch, that no man was injured during the making of this video, and is inserted for educational purposes only. Women, don’t try this at home!

When our female counterparts are poorly or sick, we men can relate and know how you feel, so we wait on you, hand and foot and nurse you back to full health, and when the tables are turned, what a different story.  We get taken advantage of and I think it’s time we make a stand.

So next time one of your employees, employers, husbands or boyfriends have to pull a sicky due to the dreaded Manflu, just remember…they are off for your own good!

This is all I want to do... I don't want to fight!

I come into the office every day and quietly get on with my online PR work, causing no trouble or no harm to anybody.

I am a quiet person who is very inoffensive yet I have caused a massive rift in the office and it has nearly being going on for three weeks.

You see a few weeks back we joined a website called Makethetea.com, an amazing website which randomly selects someone to make the tea in the office so it is not left down to one person all the time….or so I thought.

The first week went well and in fact I was leading the way making the most brews out of everyone in the office….but now that has all changed.

I haven’t been picked to make one in 2 1/2 weeks and it is causing great tension and frustration in the office.

The first week was funny and everyone was having a laugh and a joke about it. I was loving the fact I hadn’t made one cup of tea and was really rubbing it in to everyone thinking, “It isn’t my fault, it is the websites decision, it will be my turn soon.” How wrong was I?!

The second week has proved to be a living hell. Each time the ‘Brew’ button is pressed I panick and actually say a little prayer that it is me and every time it is not.

I have no idea how this has happened and I have contemplated contacting customer services (which Ayman has kindly done already) to find out why I haven’t brewed up in a while.

Rick, the apprentice in the office, has made the most brews and his name comes up all the time. I feel terrible. I even offered to take his next turn I feel that bad!

Now we are into week three and I still haven’t made one.

I now feel guilty drinking tea (but still say I want one anyway) in the office and may surprise them all soon and randomly offer….or I may not!

They are convinced I have secretly contacted customer services and asked them not to select me to brew up, or I have magically changed the site or worst still I actually own the site. It is bad times.

What I thought was a cool and really fair website has turned out to be the bane of my existence. I think I actually hate it. (but I still like tea!) It is very tough at the moment and I hope the tension in the office cools off soon.

I will keep you posted on my tea making and let you know how I get on.

Me walking to work this morning

Most of us walk happily into work bright eyed, bushy tailed and in the working mode. Well I was bushy tailed and in the working mode but I definitely wasn’t bright eyed!

On my drive into work this morning I lost one contact lense. Don’t ask how, it really doesn’t make any sense. I hadn’t touched my eye or moved my head, it just simply fell out!

I pulled into the carpark and slowly began searching myself to see if I could find it. I carefully stepped out of the car removing my scarf in slow motion in case it dropped out. Ayman, PR Manager at Custard Media, had just pulled up in the car park and was looking at me doing this rather strange-looking ritual dance and thought I had lost the plot.

Gave up hope and made my way into the office. At 2.30pm the blurred affect is pretty normal now but I will be bringing my spare lenses next time.

Now we are sat here listening to this rather strange choir outside our office. They turned up yesterday and began singing really loudly and apparently we are to expect it every day this week.

They re enacted scenes from the bible and it genuinely sounded like someone was actually being crucified.

We are also convinced that Richard, Custard Media’s apprentice is actually a part of the choir. Every time, just before they are due to start, he seems to need to ‘get some fresh air’ or ‘asks does anyone want anything from Tesco’…we are not so sure!

A normal day in the office at Custard Media but we have fun!