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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

I’m grateful there was a mouse in my house

January 11, 2020 By Ellen

It was early and I was making coffee and thinking about gratitude. A bit like any other day, but with the gratitude. That’s a new thing to replace the usual round of improbable targets followed by self-criticism. I’m grateful there’s milk left I’m grateful there’s coffee left I’m grateful there’s food for lunch (and I […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned Tagged With: gratitude, house, humour, in my life, mouse, Something happened in my life

The Boxing Day words

December 26, 2019 By Ellen

It’s the limbo of it. Christmas Day was full of traditions and purpose. Even the anarchy of consumption and indulgence is ambitious: A systematic approach to emptying fridge and filling belly. Boxing Day, though. That’s a different story. The plan never rolls this far. Shiftless drifting from chocolate box to small screen, pottering, with a […]

Filed Under: blogging, other things I have learned Tagged With: Boxing Day, boys, change, Christmas, creative writing, in my life, My Life

The Christmas post

December 26, 2019 By Ellen

Here we are in the quiet between the unwrapping and the overeating. And as the rest of the world seems to feel compelled to write a festive message, usually, because I’m contrary, I don’t bother. Instead, I’ll tell you a story. Once upon a time ((the day before) yesterday), a dashing prince (the Panther) and […]

Filed Under: blogging, family, other things I have learned, Uncategorized Tagged With: ablogaday, children, Christmas, in my life, Mary and Joseph, story, Tesco

A pain in the bum – quite literally

December 22, 2019 By Ellen

At first, it was a toss-up between a ditty about the joys of guinea pigs and the books I’ve listened to recently. Content, but all a bit so-so. If this blogging exercise is about anything it’s about speaking my truth. Not to say that my thoughts on cavy poo are a fabrication, but, well… Therefore, […]

Filed Under: blogging, other things I have learned Tagged With: ablogaday, colitis, health, IBD, in my life, in the world, things I've learned, ulcerative colitis

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