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Practical Tips for Stress-Free Finances

May 19, 2021 By Ellen

Do you ever feel like money trickles through your fingers almost without you realising? That sinking feeling of having more month than money is one that’s familiar to most of us as some point in our lives. And it’s not really about how much you earn either, because we do tend to live up to […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: advice, budget, finances, humour, Money, My Life, Review

Thoughts on the end of home learning (fingers crossed)

March 6, 2021 By Ellen

Back to school – real, actual, muddy knees, bell going school – next week. I have never been keener for a Monday morning scurry. And neither has Boy Three. At first it was interesting to peep into the classroom through the Zoom window and my theoretical admiration for teachers now has more evidence than any […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: boys, children, coronavirus, covid, Covid 19, home learning, in the world, My Life, School, something happened in my world, Zoom

Why dogs are better than children…

February 25, 2021 By Ellen

I’ve been a ‘puppy parent’ for three weeks and already it feels like Yumi has been here forever, I’m even considering getting a French Bulldog. This is exactly the same with human babies, but, for me, a three-week old baby was still mysterious and imprisoning whereas with a dog I feel like I’m getting the […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned, review Tagged With: boys, children, dog, family, humour, My Life, Yumi

Things I have learned from 21.5 hours of dog ownership

January 31, 2021 By Ellen

Oh my dog! It’s been intense. Little Yumi hasn’t been in the family for very long but she’s turned our lives upside down already. It’s clear that the learning curves are steep on all sides. If you’re a dog owner as well, it might help a ton to learn details such as diabetes in dogs. […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: dog, in my life, in the world, My Life, Patterdale Terrier, Something happened in my life, Yumi

You can’t have Narnia without first stepping into the wardrobe

January 17, 2021 By Ellen

The snow’s all gone now. Four tiny degrees (the buttoning of a meteorological cardigan) and we’re back to watery grey and green, plough lines and mud. It’s making me think about all the small things and their big consequences. You know – the lines that create a novel, the chocolates resisted and the pennies not […]

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