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Sports Relief: Things I learned from #teamhonkrelay

March 23, 2014 By Ellen

 Donate now An unexpected addition to the family album Months ago, Team Honk Relay seemed like an excellent idea. Months ago, it was nothing more than a “wow, that sounds fun. We could raise some money”. Months ago, I would never have predicted that my sister and I would be in identical matching onesies beside a […]

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Team Honk Relay Scotland – a onesie in a lifetime chance

March 19, 2014 By Ellen

Can’t be bothered to read this? Donate now. We all have our rules. The things we’ll never, ever, ever do, no matter what. You know? Like never dancing, always wearing makeup, insisting on thank you letters, fish on Fridays, ironed pants.  I’m not so troubled about makeup, flat pants or dancing… but I do have […]

Filed Under: bloggers, charity, donate, onesie, Scotland, Sport Relief, Team Honk, teamhonkrelay

Come on summer, we’re ready now…

March 18, 2014 By Ellen

This morning on my constitutional trot, I spotted this chap trotting across the road. By the time I’d fished my phone out from under several layers to take a photo, he’d reached the shelter of a hedge. It was pouring down.  According to the wisdom of the internet, hedgehogs don’t come out of hibernation until […]

Filed Under: clothes, hedgehog, Hotter, seasons, shoes, spring, summer, Vertbaudet

Today’s word is frustration

March 17, 2014 By Ellen

Grrrrrr. Have you ever felt that the thing you need is just out of reach? You can smell it and see it, but you just can’t get grip of it. I’ve been feeling like that for a while. The very thing, is just over there. Or, in fact, it might be right here if only […]

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Purple patch: review of Snugg iPad 3 Case

March 14, 2014 By Ellen

An iPad is like a new-born baby.  How so?  It’s beautiful and awe-inspiring, but also so fragile that it brings a slightly sick feeling to the pit of one’s stomach – especially when you live somewhere that’s full of clumsy boys and has hard floors.  The answer, in both cases, is to wrap it up […]

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Oi Family, I’m On To You…

March 14, 2014 By Ellen

A day out at the wind farm in the rain, that’ll teach them Sometimes I think the people with whom I live must believe me to be a bit stupid. They repeatedly do things that they tell me are one thing, but that I know to be something entirely different. Here are some of their ruses:Unnecessarily […]

Filed Under: children, family, humour, things I've learned

How To Improve Your Relationship With Your Children

March 14, 2014 By Ellen

Guest editorial Most parents will admit that they aren’t as close to their children as they’d like to be. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Forge strong family ties before they reach teenage age, as you may struggle to coax them away from their Facebook page to spend quality time with you then. […]

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Things I learned from a Red Cross First Aid Course

March 12, 2014 By Ellen

Or the day I spent blowing into a small, plastic child. I have been very, very fortunate. In 14 years of parenthood, I have never had a real, proper medical emergency. We haven’t had any broken bones or stitches and here haven’t been any A&E visits. Of course, there have been bumps, bruises, cuts and […]

Filed Under: first aid, mumsnet, recovery position, Red Cross

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