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Self-isolation: Day two, things I’ve learned

March 18, 2020 By Ellen

I think it was the piano that did it. Googling the piano like the yamaha dgx 640 digital piano, and wondering whether Amazon (or whoever) would be able to deliver it. In a dull moment (of which there have been surprisingly few) I found myself wondering about all the marvelous things we could learn during […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: children, coronavirus, Covid 19, family, help, in my life, in the world, isolation, plans, quarantine, Something happened in my life, WFH, wifi, working from home

Self isolation: Day one, things I’ve learned

March 17, 2020 By Ellen

It’s funny how the significant moments happen without fanfare, rather than to the big hulloo you think they deserve. Working from home this lunchtime when Boy Two came in from school looking clammy and pale. He flopped onto the spare bed and said: “Urgh.” He was shivery and warm, achy, coughing and tired.  Oh, shit. […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned, review, Uncategorized Tagged With: boys, children, coronavirus, Covid 19, family, in my life, in the world, My Life, parenting, School, Scotland, self-isolation, virus, WFH

6 super tips for travelling abroad with children  

March 10, 2020 By Ellen

Treating your children to a holiday abroad is one of the most exciting and rewarding things you can do as a parent. However, as we know, children can be a bit of handful, even more so when they’re removed from their everyday routine and environment. So, to help you out, we’ve put together this list […]

Filed Under: review Tagged With: airport, family, Review, travel

Review : Childcare – the easy way to find local childcare

March 1, 2020 By Ellen

Finding childcare is troublesome, isn’t it? The first time childcare crossed my mind was around 20 years ago when I realised that I had both a tiny baby and the need to get a job to feed the aforementioned tiny baby. At that time, my best money earning option was in back-shift newspaper production. There […]

Filed Under: review Tagged With: boys, childcare, childminder, family, My Life, nanny, parent, Review

Curtain up on getting your theatre tickets…

March 1, 2020 By Ellen

I love a night at the theatre – the whole experience, from overture to curtain call via over-priced ice cream.   I go as often as I can to see as many different shows as I can – last week I was, in equal measure, baffled and beguiled by Scottish Opera’s production of Nixon in […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, review Tagged With: children, concert, David Essex, family, Glasgow, humour, out, prices, show, Theatre, tickets

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