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Winter is coming: The chilling effect of Game of Thrones

May 17, 2016 By Ellen

You know something serious has happened when, despite the deadline clock ticking, you find yourself on a website that discusses the relative hotness of the male characters of a TV series. Furthermore, you catch yourself vehemently disagreeing with the opinions therein. Even if he wasn’t a psychopath, Joffrey Lannister wouldn’t muster tepid, let alone hot. […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, review Tagged With: Game of Thrones, humour, in the world, My Life, Something happened in my life

Review: Mum Hacks – time-saving tips to calm the chaos of family life

April 29, 2016 By Ellen

It’s become the Holy Grail, hasn’t it? The ultimate tip – or hack – that will Change Your Life. The one thing you can do that will make you instantly thin, popular and tidy. After all, just consider the enormity of your achievements if only you didn’t have all of everything to do every day. […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, review Tagged With: children, family, hacks, in the world, mum hacks, My Life, Review, Tanith Carey, working parent

Say I don’t to Leap Year sexism

February 29, 2016 By Ellen

Leap Year. Cue swoopy violin music and soft focus pinkness The magical once-in-a-four-year opportunity to ask a man to marry you. How romantic and wonderful. What are you waiting for, ladies? Er.. Wait a minute. Unplug the mushy stringed instrument sounds and the identikit roses-for-lovers nonsense. What this is saying is that the only time […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, review Tagged With: 29 February., feminism, in my life, in the world, Leap Year, on my mind, proposal, Sexism, something happened in my world, women

Christmas reflections: the empty grotto

December 20, 2015 By Ellen

It suddenly struck me yesterday. In Sainsbury’s in Braehead, since you ask. The Thing that had been worrying me this Christmas, and probably many previous ones too. I was in browsing the bog roll as Boy One was at the Saturday Sweep – the regular have-a-go curling session. It’s a new venture (curling not toilet […]

Filed Under: boys, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: Asperger's, Autism, boys, Christmas, curling, family, Glasgow, in the world, Something happened in my life

To be a pinball wizard…

December 13, 2015 By Ellen

It’s been busy here. I know, I know. Less than two weeks to Christmas, of course, it’s busy and if you’re not busy you’re doing it wrong. Bag-laden folk rushing about with clenched jaws and rapidly emptying wallets. Ho ho hum. Anyhow, it’s not just the annual jollities that have kept me busy… Among other […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned, Uncategorized Tagged With: busy weekend, children, family, humour, in the world, My Life, pinball, Something happened in my life, women

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