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Christmas: This year it’s going to be different

November 9, 2012 By Ellen

I know there is still a sixth of a year to go and by the measure of anyone sane this is far too early for mention of the c word, and certainly not time for any ho ho ho.I have already met three people who have done ALL Their Christmas shopping. All of it. How […]

Filed Under: Christmas, festive, Is it me?, panic, rant

What are you really angry about?

November 7, 2012 By Ellen

Seeing red? I’m still here cross-legged on the mat, pondering. The weekend’s large helping of Om has still not worn off, or at least my coat still smells faintly of incense. Clearly too much gazing at one’s navel is not a good thing. Especially if it means children go unfed and husbands un-husbanded. However, a […]

Filed Under: anger, emotions, husband, navel gazing, reflection, yoga, yoga retreat

You know you’re a blogger when…

November 6, 2012 By Ellen

… You’re hungry but you have to take a photo of your lunch before you can eat it. From time to time I review things on my blog. It’s a public service, something I endure for your benefit, dear reader. But his time I must confess I don’t really care what you think. The people […]

Filed Under: blogger, blogging, food, Handpicked Collection., smoked salmon, you know you're a blogger when

How do you know when you’re happy?

November 4, 2012 By Ellen

Brighter ahead: The view from Chillout Scotland We all want to be happy. Right? Of course we do… but what exactly is happy and how do we know when we’ve got there?Is it about having a nice house, a nice spouse and nice children? It might, but, then again, I know a few people with all […]

Filed Under: a little bit woo, enlightenment, happiness, money, yoga Tagged With: family, life, Something happened in my life

A surprise in my pyjamas – Whitworths

October 31, 2012 By Ellen

  There was I on Saturday morning considering making honeycomb crunch. Now this is reasonably unlikely behaviour for me, to be honest. I love to cook but I’m far more likely to be considering making a bacon and avocado wrap or wondering what else will benefit from the addition of melted cheese. But two things […]

Filed Under: baking, bakingsos, cooking, pyjamas, sugar, whitworths

Extreme parenting – motherhood doesn’t get much tougher than this

October 30, 2012 By Ellen

Children: It’s downhill from here If I could be bothered with video it would show my shiny face shouting into the camera and lots of zoomy, angled shots to try to create excitement where there is none. But I can’t, so tough. I thought I might share my current parenting challenges and some possible solutions. […]

Filed Under: children, funny, humour, nappies, naughty step, parenthood, parenting, poo, Things I've learned from my children., toilet training

Halloween post: a bad day in the land of cars

October 29, 2012 By Ellen

  Whooooo. Yup it’s the time when front halls up and down the landfill with the smell of slowly decaying pumpkin and the annual sweetie circulation begins.  Are you scared yet?  To help get us in the mood Asda asked if we’d like to take part in their Spooky Scribes Challenge and sent us a […]

Filed Under: Asda, fancy dress, Halloween, pumpkin, short story, sponsored post

Everyday sexism – get your examples out for the boys

October 28, 2012 By Ellen

It was a sunny day towards the end of the last century. I was leaving my job – again – to go off and mess about on boats. (I did this several times until motherhood put a stop to it.) My colleagues at the newspaper I’d been working at had clubbed together to get me […]

Filed Under: boys, breasts, feminism, melon, newspaper, school, sexism

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