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Half term adventure to St Peter’s Seminary at Cardross

February 8, 2019 By Ellen

From the archives – we did this seven years ago and the poor old seminary is still abandoned, it’s future uncertain…                   So it was half term and the mooch was upon us all. The sofa was positively sagging at the effort. What were we going to […]

Filed Under: adventurers, boys, Cardross, family, Seminary

On getting dressed in the dark, sexual confusion and hair washing – things I’ve learned lately

February 5, 2019 By Ellen

It’s a huge relief, I must say, to have let myself off the hook and returned to little trivial blog posts like this – but with a structure. You should try it. I could include that as a learning, couldn’t I? Make some rules for yourself, then keep them. But, actually, that’s not really healthy, […]

Filed Under: blogging, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: adventure, age, busy weekend, Glasgow, health, holiday, in my life, Jenny Joseph, poem, purple, sampoo, sexual confusion, Spain, Torrevieja, travel

On being useful, pet potty training and a waste of money, things I’ve learned

January 31, 2019 By Ellen

I thought that blog comments were out of style – so last year – turns out that I just wasn’t writing posts that anyone had anything to say about. So that’s something I learned. People will talk to you if stop trying too hard and just say what’s on your mind. Other things I learned […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: family, guinea pigs, moving, My Life, news, parent, pets, pill, student, things I learned, toilet training., University

On dentists and unexpected super powers, things I’ve learned from my life.

January 27, 2019 By Ellen

It’s true, I’ve been in something of a funk these past few weeks. And I’ve been quite cross with myself about it. Then I overheard a conversation between two of my inner voices which went like this: IV1 We’ve got a fabulous new job, there are new pets in the house and we are between […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned Tagged With: Blogging For Happiness, boys, children, dentists Botox, feminism, Greenock, guinea pigs, in the world, inner voices, parent, positive thinking, scouts, smarter working, things I've learned, work

Dispatches from the bunker… a manifesto

January 20, 2019 By Ellen

What am I fighting for? Belinis on a school night. It was a marvellous mid-week treat of an evening in the company of some fabulous women full of bright ideas and lively conversation. (Apologies to fellow diners who found that it was also loud and possibly a bit rude.) Among other things the conversation swirled […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned Tagged With: boys, children, dispatches, feminism, From the bunker, having it all, house work, manifesto, My Life, patriarchy, Sexism

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