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A pain in the bum – quite literally

December 22, 2019 By Ellen

At first, it was a toss-up between a ditty about the joys of guinea pigs and the books I’ve listened to recently. Content, but all a bit so-so. If this blogging exercise is about anything it’s about speaking my truth. Not to say that my thoughts on cavy poo are a fabrication, but, well… Therefore, […]

Filed Under: blogging, other things I have learned Tagged With: ablogaday, colitis, health, IBD, in my life, in the world, things I've learned, ulcerative colitis

Put your own oxygen mask on first

December 21, 2019 By Ellen

Today, the last Saturday before Christmas is normally reserved for either frenzied elbow jabbing in the shops or equally frenzied searching of the house because I can’t remember what I bought or where I hid it. If I’m really out of luck, I do one followed by the other. Not today. Today, the prime weekend […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: blogaday, core beliefs, responsiblity

Where was the last place you had it?

December 20, 2019 By Ellen

That, along with ‘just tidy up and you’ll find it’ or ‘retrace your steps’, are what my children hear every time they mournfully tell me that they’ve lost something or, worse, that ‘it’s gone…’. Apparently, among the many other things that mothers are supposed to be is the role of Finder, Rememberer and Keeper, particularly […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned, Uncategorized Tagged With: Blogging, challenge, Christmas, creative writing, in my life, lostandfound, muse

You want the tooth…

December 12, 2019 By Ellen

From left the teeth were in apple juice, vinegar, coke, water and milk Things we learned from our dental experiment. No one knows what to do with their children’s baby teeth. That is no one except sister-in-law A (aka Healthandsafety) who suggested we carry out an experiment on ours. What else would you do? Make […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, science, things I learned from my children today

So, how was your weekend? Wild

November 12, 2019 By Ellen

EDIT: When I sat down to write this, I planned to bring it round to some inspiring conclusion about doing what you fancy rather than what looks flash, but I forgot about that bit. Sorry.   There’s another tricky thing to negotiate in the office. Or at least it feels that way to me. It’s […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned Tagged With: boring, children, family, humour, in my life, Something happened in my life, truth, weekend, work

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