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So, how was your weekend? Wild

November 12, 2019 By Ellen

EDIT: When I sat down to write this, I planned to bring it round to some inspiring conclusion about doing what you fancy rather than what looks flash, but I forgot about that bit. Sorry.   There’s another tricky thing to negotiate in the office. Or at least it feels that way to me. It’s […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned Tagged With: boring, children, family, humour, in my life, Something happened in my life, truth, weekend, work

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

My day in numbers: counting to ten slowly

September 21, 2019 By Ellen

This is a post from 7 years ago! But I thought I’d republish it, just in case I was ever thinking that the past was always sunny and serene. Different numbers these days. Boy One’s 20th looming, Boy Two filling the fridge with dozens of jelly shots (don’t ask) and Boy Three’s new school shoes […]

Filed Under: boys, day in numbers, family Tagged With: family, Growing

Small screen drama – giving up TV

July 19, 2019 By Ellen

I don’t watch telly any longer. Not even Killing Eve, or Stranger Things or especially not Love Island. Let me explain. Time poor as I am, I turned to thinking about the things I use my precious minutes on. Obviously, there’s a chunk of time on teeth cleaning, showering, listening to the Archers and other […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned, Uncategorized Tagged With: advice, family, in my life, My Life, quitting, Something happened in my life, televisio, television, TV

Holidays – a time of spiritual renewal or just an excuse for a kip on the beach?

July 2, 2019 By Ellen

sandcastle on the beach

Here’s a thought. Do you think our two-week break from the humdrum restores our souls or is it all about getting a lie-in and on the other side of some large gins? I know the bucket-and-spade ritual has a sacred status – nothing should get in the way of the great British holibags, and everything […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned Tagged With: family, holiday, in the world, meditation, travel

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