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Vinyl flooring for the bedroom

May 8, 2020 By Ellen

THE DURABLE OPTION FOR YOUR CHILD’S SPACE Out of all of the rooms within your home, your child’s bedroom is the one that will see the most challenge when it comes to flooring options. Whether it’s spilled food and drink, dirty footprints or crayon you can be sure that every parent has experienced the discovery […]

Filed Under: family, review Tagged With: interiors, Review, vinyl floor

Lockdown parenting – the real deal isn’t pretty

May 4, 2020 By Ellen

It’s sickening, isn’t it? From Facebook to Instagram and back again, families hand-in-hand on sunlit meadows, tiny hands baking cupcakes, wobbly colourful art, snuggling up on sofas and the results of tie-dye. Where on earth has the tie-dye fascination come from? Up and down the nation, parents are doing their best, and putting the most […]

Filed Under: boys, family, things I learned from my children today, Uncategorized Tagged With: boys, children, coronavirus, Covid 19, humour, in my life, on my mind, parenting, public service, reality, Something happened in my life, stories, truth

Coronavirus: the education continues

April 21, 2020 By Ellen

Can you believe that it’s more than a month since we started this particular adventure? Back in early March we didn’t know what furlough, self-isolation, social distancing and PPE were. Remember? A different country. Well, we’re lucky to be healthy and adjusting to this life. And the education continues. Here’s what I’ve learned. Do not […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: boys, children, coronavirus, Covid 19, family, food, golf courses, pizza, Something happened in my life, things I've learned, work

Happy Birthday Boy Two

April 15, 2020 By Ellen

Hurrah for me – today I got my second child to technical adulthood. Boy Two turned 18. I’m a tremendous mother, only one more to go. This will undoubtedly be a memorable birthday because instead of the usual, ahem, first drink in a pub, he’s having a zoom party in his room. He did, however, […]

Filed Under: boys, family, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: 18, birthday, Boy Two

Coronavirus: What I have in common with an oyster

April 12, 2020 By Ellen

Any noise annoys an oyster and a noisy noise annoys an oyster most. The stress of this coronavirus business is getting to us all, apparently. Around the world, those of us not on the front line of this battle are left stumbling around at home not quite knowing what to do with ourselves. Our amygdala […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned, review Tagged With: annoy, coronavirus, Covid 19, emotion, humour, irritation, lockdown, My Life, Something happened in my life, women

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