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Other people’s kids

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 “Hell is other people,” according to Sartre. Though what he really meant is “hell is other people’s kids”. Probably. I don’t mean the kids themselves – most of them as lovely – in fact, all of Boy Three’s wee pals are super. What’s hell is being responsible for other people’s kids. Boy Three has his […]

Deadline for a bicycling beaver…

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Way past bedtime on a wet Monday evening and the Panther and I were to be found running up and down a slight slope in the park, him in his work trousers.  Not, of course, that we had found a new exercise fad. In fact, the Panther was putting more effort into shouting instructions and […]

Airing my dirty laundry just about everywhere

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It began with a most insignificant click. Then the lights went out and it was apparent – after several optimistic attempts to ignore all evidence – that the washing machine was, in fact, a dampening and flooding the floor machine.  There are some definitive parenting moments. The first steps, the gummy smiles, the first time […]

5X50 Challenge – springing into action

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I know it’s snowing outside, but soon it’ll get warmer, brighter and springier. Then there will be no excuse for skulking by the fire. So it’ll be the time of year for taking up a challenge, or it might be if I could be bothered. In previous years I’ve done half marathons, got on my […]

5 benefits of quitting smoking

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According to surveys, approximately two-thirds of smokers would like to break the habit, but only 30 to 40 per cent try to quit every year. If you are on the verge of making the leap to a smoke-free life, this post might give you the push you need. If you’ve tried and failed to stop […]