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Copywriters – the new superheroes

July 9, 2018 By Ellen

How copywriters and editors can foil the scammers Wouldn’t it be marvellous if there was a stealthy punctuation expert zipping around removing unnecessary apostrophes and commas? Wherever someone got a their, they’re or there confused, Grammar Guy/Girl (delete as applicable) (GG for short) would leap into action. Oh, my. It would be wonderful. GG would […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, words, work, work life balance, working mum Tagged With: copywriting, editing, grammar, phishing, punctuation, scammers, work

How to have a productive weekend

June 20, 2015 By Ellen

To do list

It was Friday again. That sweet spot in the week when the toil is done and anything is possible. Heading home to treat the kids to a pizza and me to a night off making the supper. I didn’t even get annoyed by the people on the train with the bags. You know the ones, […]

Filed Under: juggling, My Life, parenthood, parenting, work life balance, working mum Tagged With: busy weekend, My Life, Something happened in my life, weekend, working parent

Airing my dirty laundry just about everywhere

May 30, 2015 By Ellen

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 […]

Filed Under: Laundry, My Life, Uncategorized, work life balance, working mum Tagged With: laundry, washing machine

217/365 stay-at-home vs working mums – will you all just stop it now!

August 5, 2013 By Ellen

And mummy, you can be the batmobile toy while I’m Santa. This is our sleigh.   Today’s pictures are of Boy Three at our local park. I took him there at the end of a very frustrating afternoon – it was either that or fling him onto the top of the huge heap of toys […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, benefits, george osbourne., government, parents, stay at home mum, working mum

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