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We need to talk about Black Friday

November 27, 2019 By Ellen

A happy hour that lasts all night is one thing, but a Friday – and a black one at that – that stretches all week is just not on. Add to that the fact that it’s entirely manufactured and cynical effort to separate you from your hard-earned and you can see how it’s an entirely unsatisfactory […]

Filed Under: boys, family, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: Black Friday, Christmas, humour, in my life, Money, My Life

Best Christmas Decorations to Turn Your Home into a Festive Wonderland

November 6, 2019 By Ellen

With Christmas looming on the horizon, homeowners across the country will be pulling out every stop to get their houses ready for the season. After all, Christmas just doesn’t feel like Christmas unless everything is suitably decorated. Nowadays, we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to festive ornaments. In fact, sometimes the number of options […]

Filed Under: review Tagged With: Christmas, Review

Behold! The Christmas jumper is back

October 29, 2019 By Ellen

They are back. As well as all the usual seasonal unnecessariness, shops are currently flogging festive jumpers. You know the ones, they were almost mythical at first. Not ever seen on real people… in public. Colin Firth wore one but only as a device to show that the wearer was prepared to sacrifice style for […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: Christmas, Colin Firth, family, Glasgow, in my life, in the world, rant

Christmas Budgeting: 6 Easy Ways To Survive The Festive Finances

September 21, 2019 By Ellen

I know it’s ages away and we’re enjoying something that looks like an Indian Summer, but it’ll be here before you know it, so it’s wise to start planning now. The good news is that you don’t have to be over-indulgent at Christmas to have a great time. If you’re looking for ways to keep […]

Filed Under: review, Uncategorized Tagged With: budget, Christmas

Dispatches from the bunker… just after the famous football game where you think it might turn out fine in the end

January 6, 2019 By Ellen

Well, happy new-year-new-you one and all. It’s still peachy here. You know why, don’t you? It’s because we’ve just been off for a few days of ‘sod it, it’s Christmas’ and the cold hard realities are just mustering themselves ready to pounce. So to celebrate the fact that true hostilities haven’t yet resumed, it’s time […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today, Uncategorized Tagged With: boys, bunker, children, Christmas, Edinburgh Zoo, family, having it all, holiday, in my life, My Life, New Year, Penrith

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