In our co-ed world there are certain things that we aren’t supposed to admit to. These include the fact that pregnancy reduces your ability to think and that women like a good fart too (only we’d rather poke our eyes with leftover pizza crusts than indulge in public). There’s something else too – PMT is […]
Was #braeheadfail an issue of perceptions?
Unrelated picture of my child eating ice cream Braehead fail Unless you have been hiding under the only rock that doesn’t have wi-fi you will have seen something of the story about what happened when a parent took pictures of a child in a Scottish shopping centre. The furious parent posted the sorry tale on […]
Why football in our street is a balls up
Why football in our street is a balls up and Christmas on Bonfire Night It’s pouring down but my son is out playing football with his friends. He loves it, he sometimes even forgets to come for lunch and, eventually, turns up shivering and exhausted. This weekend the kids organised themselves into a tournament with […]
Noises to make a mother’s heart sink…
Melanie Reid’s appeal for The Spinal Injuries Association
Everywhere you turn there is another cause demanding you open your purse. there are impoverished children, killer diseases needing researched, animals in danger and even writer’s sheds appealing to be saved. And as the crunch threatens to turn into a depression I have less and less money to spare on charity that begins outside the […]
Weird Slime Laboratory review
A Weird Slime Laboratory has made its way into this house. The blurb on the front says things like “make slimy snot”, “make your own real lookin’ guts” and “make slippery slugs”. Hmm. In my opinion there is no shortage of slimy snot or other loathsome and goopy stuff here already. However, it also says […]
The paradox of being ladylike
Transatlantic Blonde‘s Feminist Friday prompt is myth busting. In the spirit of taking a theme and largely ignoring it, I’d like to explore the contradiction of our ideals of femininity. So what’s feminine? How do you become lady-like? Possibly the best medium to explain this is, obviously, musical theatre. The orchestra strikes up and the […]
A working mum’s snap, crackle and pop
I have a fond memory of mornings a lifetime ago. They were days I could eat a leisurely and nutritious breakfast possibly while reading a book. I could ponder my choice of outfit before setting off to work, probably early. I was thinking of that this morning as I prepared for one of my occasional […]