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This time tomorrow…

November 19, 2020 By Ellen

Did I mention that I was moving in? … Tomorrow. Actually tomorrow. Until then, I need to wait. And while I wait I’ve been reading Caitlin Moran’s More Than A Woman. There were moments it felt like she was talking just to me, but then that’s her magic. Specifically on the glory of the hag […]

Filed Under: family Tagged With: books, Caitlin Moran, waiting

Weaning can be fun – and other big fat lies

June 10, 2020 By Ellen

This week’s half-arsed sorting out took the form of clearing book cases and checking whether any of those online book buying businesses were interested in paying hard cash. You’ll notice that I was vague about who was doing the actual work of this decluttering as it wasn’t me. Boy One was tasked with this important […]

Filed Under: boys, family, Uncategorized Tagged With: books, boys, changes, children, decades, discovery, family, history, in my life, musing, Something happened in my life, weaning

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

Grateful for another self-help book…

January 6, 2020 By Ellen

The thing about self-help books is the optimism. Not so much that of the author, thought it helps. How To Win People Who Vaguely Remember Your Face or Feel The Unease And Decide Not To Bother wouldn’t sell very well, would they? No. It’s my optimism. My hope that this one will be the one […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, review Tagged With: advice, books, Gillian Anderson, Scully, self-help, X Files

Please help, I’ve lost my way in the bookshop…

December 29, 2019 By Ellen

My usual mode of book consumption is audiobooks, whilst driving, doing boring domestic things or walking. Generally whilst ignoring other people… Occasionally I want a real one to turn the pages on (even pretend e-reader pages would do). The other day I started browsing for inspiration. A long time ago, I hazily remember, this used […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: books, joy, library, My Life, reading, Something happened in my life

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