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Eating, Sleeping, and Living Right to Get Pregnant

November 2, 2017 By Ellen

When it comes to trying to conceive, it is important to ensure you do all you can to aid your health. Many couples find it difficult to conceive and while this can be for a variety of reasons it can also be due to lifestyle and health issues. Having a healthy body is great for […]

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Slackers’ guide to books – Pearson, Coelho, Liptrot, Greene, Webb, Conrad, Irvine, Auster

October 27, 2017 By Ellen

How Hard Can It Be? By Allison Pearson Kate Reddy is back – teetering on the brink of menopause and marriage breakdown. Just as annoying as she ever was. This time it’s worse because Kate is getting on a bit yet still hasn’t cottoned on to the fact that her children, husband and sister need […]

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Everlasting Entertainment in the Everglades: The Place that Covers All Bases

October 27, 2017 By Ellen

If you think that the expansive Everglades is only for alligators, please think again. Gators are an integral part of the South Florida ecosystem to be sure, but they’re certainly not the only wild thing that makes the Everglades so interesting. Whether you’re in the mood for a short hike on the Anhinga Trail or […]

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Women at work – what do we really want?

October 26, 2017 By Ellen

The more we talk about our experiences, the better. But it’s not always straightforward. My unease about writing freely about the menopause isn’t just that people will now focus on the woman who was once a person but is now just a sweaty bag of past-it symptoms. What bothers me is that the narrative about […]

Filed Under: things I learned from my children today Tagged With: creative writing, equality, feminism, in my life, in the world, menopause, on my mind, pregnancy, Something happened in my life, voices, women, work, working parent

A fresh look at autism with Chris Packham

October 20, 2017 By Ellen

Did you see it? Chris Packham’s documentary Autism and Me. I think you should. You can catch it on iPlayer before it’s too late. He made it because he wants every autistic person to know that they aren’t alone. But I think it’s more important than that. It’s about everyone else learning that autism is […]

Filed Under: Asperger, Asperger's Syndrome, aspergers, Aspie, Aspies, autism, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: Asperger's, Autism, boys, Chris Packham, in the world

Making Your Home Look Grand Without Spending a Grand — It Can Be Done!

October 20, 2017 By Ellen

Making your home look as grand as Buckingham Palace can be done, and you need not spend £1000 or over to do it! Don’t believe this? Well, read on and you might just become a believer. Pay attention to all the trimmings No, the trimmings on your Christmas dinner aren’t the only ones that you […]

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Around the world in 80 dates

October 19, 2017 By Ellen

Planning the perfect date… As a couple, you always try and plan date nights here and there but often our busy lives get in the way. Dates can be expensive too and it can be difficult to find a good location on a budget. Together with Angelic Diamonds, retailers of halo engagement rings, we look […]

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Why #MeToo matters so much

October 16, 2017 By Ellen

Have you seen all the #MeToo posts? They are by women who are putting up their virtual hands to say that they’ve been sexually assaulted or harassed too, in response to the Weinstein scandal. Women like you and I. It’s important to show how wide-spread this is and how, until now, so many women dealt with […]

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