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Aw, man. When it doesn’t seem there’s a bright side to look on…

February 12, 2020 By Ellen

One tries one’s very best to look on the bright side and unearth the silver lining, however deeply it is buried and however malodourous the thing that is burying it. Lately, however, I encountered a couple of moments for which the opportunity was not immediately obvious. You know? The kind of thing that rocks you […]

Filed Under: boys, review, things I learned from my children today, Uncategorized Tagged With: boys, con, creative writing, Herald, in my life, in the world, media, My Life, Newspaper, Penrith, print, School, Something happened in my life, writing, Young Writer

Philip Schofield comes out and I’m very cross about it

February 7, 2020 By Ellen

Philip Schofield is gay – he came out today after 27 years of marriage. And I’m furious. Of course, I’m not angry with the presenter’s sexuality – that just happened to him, in the same way as his silver foxiness did, but I’m hacked off at just about everyone else. The Philster, he’s top of […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned Tagged With: family, gay, homosexuality, in my life, in the world, marriage, My Life, news, Philip Schofield, Something happened in my life, something happened in my world, truth, untold stories

On bad news and good news

February 3, 2020 By Ellen

It’s been a bit of a mixed week for Boy Three – culminating with being fired out of a cannon, cunningly disguised as a cement mixer (the cannon, not the child). He has spent much of the last week twanging with worry about coronavirus. Not surprising really as everywhere he turns, news outlets are giving […]

Filed Under: boys, family, things I learned from my children today, Uncategorized Tagged With: awards, Boy Three, coronavirus, fear, Journalism, news, PTSD, truth

On time: a post that gets dark quite quickly

January 26, 2020 By Ellen

I feel such a sense of loss when I think of the great, unwritten poems that took a backseat to polished floors – Brigid Schulte There’s an essay doing the rounds, it’s called A Woman’s Greatest Enemy? A Lack Of Time For Herself and it’s by Brigid Schulte. It took me days to find the […]

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If the Internet was your boyfriend…

January 23, 2020 By Ellen

If the Internet was your boyfriend, your pals would be trying to tell you that ‘you can do better’, ‘he’s not good enough’ and ‘they’re getting slightly worried about you’. They’d remember a time before the Internet came along, when it was just you gals together, always there for each other. The gang. One of […]

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Four Ways To Make A New Home Ideal For Children

January 21, 2020 By Ellen

If you’re lucky enough to be building your own home, then you’re obviously going want to design a home that will work for you and your family as it grows and changes. Design and decor with growing children can be a challenge, both in terms of the space they need and their changing needs as […]

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Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it… yet

January 19, 2020 By Ellen

The overflowing gutter of gratitude still pours over my life, with so much to be thankful for that it’s hard to know where to start this week. I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers… Books. Books are a great thing to be grateful for. My audiobook of the moment is […]

Filed Under: boys, other things I have learned, review Tagged With: Anne of Green Gables, Blake Crouch, blog, books, Dark Matter, gratitude, in my life, period poverty, Periods

The Journey by Mary Oliver

January 18, 2020 By Ellen

The Journey One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice— though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. “Mend my life!” each voice cried. But you didn’t stop. You knew what you had […]

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