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A fine bed

February 21, 2017 By Ellen

A poem inspired by Fionaoutdoors and her adventure in the furniture shop.  A fine bed It will last 20 years, they said. This bed. Like a galleon, strong enough to sail through your stormy nights, safely to the dawns. The wood got ready in forests. Sprouting and branching while you were still rolling through the […]

Filed Under: Creative Writing, other things I have learned, Write, writing Tagged With: creative writing, fun, in my life, in the world, poem, weekend, writing

Is it time to ditch the diet?

February 21, 2017 By Ellen

If you want to lose weight, you have to go on a diet right? It’s all about what types of food you are eating, and how much of each food group you consume, above everything else. But what if we have the wrong end of the stick? What if diets weren’t the best way to […]

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Proposing a Bechdel Test for journalism.

February 12, 2017 By Ellen

I still get cross thinking about it. The story in The Times about spectacularly successful and influential Helena Morrissey and how she copes with her nine children and the fact that her husband is of the ‘house’ persuasion. A successful person with quite a few children is happy to leave them in the care of […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: feminism, humour, jounalism, news, on my mind, rant, Sexism

What’s on my mind this week (the really not very exciting version)

February 11, 2017 By Ellen

Have you ever had so much to write about that you didn’t know where to start? And as a result didn’t start at all? That’s me this week. Not, of course, that any of it is very exciting. Nothing in the realm of ‘you’ll never believe this’ or even ‘wow’, just ordinary stuff, only lots […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned Tagged With: 30% Club, Bechdel Test, boys, creative writing, Cumbria, family, feminism, Helena Morrissey, language, Penrith, Something happened in my life, women, words, writing

Review: Didriksons Angelina Parka

January 31, 2017 By Ellen

UPDATE: A year on and I still love this cosy coat.   I’m not a parka person – if such a thing exists. I confess, I never much liked them, back in the day the ‘fur’ was nasty and matted and that khaki colour, well, yuk. But, then again, I do appreciate a garment that […]

Filed Under: review Tagged With: Angelina, Didricksons, in my life, in the world, Outdoorworlddirect, parka, Review, Reviews, Scotland

Controlling the Chaos: Making Your Family Home Fun and Sophisticated

January 31, 2017 By Ellen

You love your kids and family, but you also love your home. You long to have a picture-perfect home that looks like something from a magazine. However, when you have children and maybe pets too, the idea of having such a pristine home seems impossible. Life is messy, especially when you have kids. But having […]

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How a Career in Nursing Can Benefit Your Family

January 11, 2017 By Ellen

Would you like to become a qualified nurse? It’s a responsible job where many people depend on you to help them. Your family can also benefit in many ways if you decide to choose this health care career. Below are some of the main ways a career in nursing can benefit your family. Nursing Improves […]

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I love my children very much, but I wish they’d stop giving me rubbish

January 9, 2017 By Ellen

My older boys are the most fantastic and generous little people. They are often giving me things… only yesterday Boy Two gave me two of his SillyBandz. It absolutely squeezed my heart when he insisted I have the bands, they were from his first packet. I had to wear them then and there in the […]

Filed Under: boys, family, presents, taste

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