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The iPhone can tell your family where your careers will lie

January 5, 2015 By Ellen

In this country, it’s probably fair to say we have a bit if an obsession with “real work”. And by this we’re talking about real physical work in primary industries such as mining and farming etc., and secondary industries including all types of manufacturing. This may be down to our industrial history when Great Britain […]

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What the Glasgow bin lorry tragedy might tell us

December 22, 2014 By Ellen

Costly beyond imagining, but there must be a lesson in there. There has to be.  This morning I was feeling properly meh, my big Boys are away and the Panther of News is working this Christmas. I’m having a self-pity party with a Santa hat on it.  At lunch-time I had an appointment at a tattoo […]

Filed Under: accident, bin lorry, Christmas, city, crash, George Square, glasgow, shock, shopping, tattoo, tragedy

Any fool can be uncomfortable

December 17, 2014 By Ellen

“There’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.”   That’s what my dad used to say when he thought that someone wasn’t properly kitted out for whatever activity they were embarking on. And, as someone who loved being outside walking or cycling, he had years of experience to draw on.   The point […]

Filed Under: Berghaus, cold, dad, dressing, fool, layers, rain, Scotland, waterproof, weather

Keeping your children safe online

December 17, 2014 By Ellen

It seems that our children are getting into technology younger and younger. Toddlers can use tablets, and kids seem to get on social media as soon as they reach school age, which can leave many parents feeling anxious about what their children might be doing and seeing online. That’s why it’s essential for us parents […]

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Christmas shouldn’t be this difficult

December 16, 2014 By Ellen

Little faces lit up with joy, families coming together over good food and laughter and a few days off the treadmill. The most wonderful time of the year. Why then are so many people looking stressed and knackered? Normally calm children are barely making it to bedtime without a fit of sobbing and minutes are […]

Filed Under: budget, Christmas, commercialisation, expectation, gifts, money, pressure, rant, stress, tension

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