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Is anyone else losing their marbles?

October 1, 2017 By Ellen

Sometimes I find that I have dropped not just the ball, but the rest of the equipment and most of my clothes. I don’t want to make a drama about it, but it does seem to have been particularly theatre-related this year. First there was the time that Boy Two and I headed off into […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: ageing, boys, family, forgetting, in my life, memory, mental health, Something happened in my life, something happened in my world, Theatre

Erskine Bridge: It probably should be a metaphor

September 8, 2017 By Ellen

There’s an idea bouncing around here. Boing. I’m sure you’re familiar with it. It’s something about the fact that there’s something remarkable under your nose if only you paid attention and stopped hurling yourself around looking for other things. Boing. There it goes again. Though, the only remarkable thing under my nose is philtrum – […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: adventure, beach, Clyde, creative writing, Erskine Bridge, Glasgow, in my life, My Life, on my mind, Scotland, Something happened in my life, story, things I've learned

Flying the nest – and some things don’t change

September 3, 2017 By Ellen

A week ago, I took Boy One to his place of education – car laden with lots of things I was quite happy to see the back of and lots of other stuff that it had somehow come essential for me to buy.  A big step for us both. Not least because his Asperger’s has, […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: boys, children, flying the nest, in my life, My Life, on my mind, parenting, School, Something happened in my life, things I've learned, University, wisdom, writing

What do the voices in your head tell you?

August 28, 2017 By Ellen

One of my current topics of ponder is why it’s so hard to silence the inner critic (or critics – I’ve got dozens, go me!). Not being in anyone else’s head, I can’t speak for them, but I know there’s often a clamour going on in mine. Getting older and spending quite a lot of […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: confidence, health, in my life, inner voices, meditation, mindfulness, My Life, on my mind, things I've learned

Jurassic Kingdom Glasgow – things we learned from a visit

August 28, 2017 By Ellen

There’s no limit to dinosaur-related humour A roar-some day out. What do you call a blind stegosaurus? Do-you-think-he-saw-us. Why can’t you hear a pterodactyl in the bathroom? Because the p is silent. And so on… Skye is the best place to find Scottish dinosaurs Or maybe even the only place. Apparently, the hills are hoaching […]

Filed Under: family, review, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: Botanics, boys, children, dinosaurs, family, Glasgow, in my life, Jurassic kingdom, My Life, Review, summer

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