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10 inspiring quotes you don’t need

October 20, 2014 By Ellen

“If you’ve got your feet in a uni-slipper, concentrate on being comfy instead of wearing yourself out jumping upstairs.”I don’t know if you’ve noticed or not, but the internet runs on quotes. Wise, appropriate, succinct and preferably on a soft-focus sunset background. And most of them are mush. Like Big Macs for the soul.“If you […]

Filed Under: humour, inspiration, lists, quotes

Locked in Waterstones for the night – book me in

October 17, 2014 By Ellen

Imagine it. A night to yourself. The luxury of pleasing yourself. Piles of books stand attentive – you can dip in for a paddle or wallow for hours. There are no children, no housework, nothing else to do. When you’re peckish, there’s a coffee shop. You might have to help yourself, but that’s OK. That’s […]

Filed Under: book, books, idea, treat, Waterstones

Tea time and the vortex of doom

October 16, 2014 By Ellen

Scoffing another fishfinger even though I’m stuffed. Seven and a half minutes and it’ll be The Archers and, before long it’s bed time. Yawn. Evening after evening. Nothing gets accomplished except bickering, cajoling and over eating. It’s not as if I don’t have high hopes. I dash home – usually extracting Boy Three from whichever […]

Filed Under: blog, blogging, family, vortex of doom, work

Things I’ve learned from STV’s RBS- Finding Scotland’s Real Heroes

October 14, 2014 By Ellen

Celebs and award winners on the shiny stage I’ve often said how blogging has been the inspiration for so much for me. And once again I can say this has been the case, but with knobs on this time.  Recently I had the enormous honour of being invited to be a blogging ambassador for a […]

Filed Under: heroes, Maw's Mafia, Mo and Roxy Razzaq, RBS- Finding Scotland's Real Heroes, Scotlandsrealheroes, STV

Jai is for….

October 14, 2014 By Ellen

Jam, jelly, jumping, juggernauts and jackboot.It’s also for yet another almighty row with Boy Three. “A B C D E F L M N O P X Y Z,” he trills jauntily. Then stops: “Where’s Q. I missed Q. It’s my favourite. Quickly queen.”Sensing the volume of our outing was about to rise with his dropping […]

Filed Under: alphabet, glasgow, J, jai, pronunciation. language. west, Scotland

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