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196/365 what do you do with the school stuff?

July 15, 2013 By Ellen

My boys are brilliant. Of course I would say that, wouldn’t I? But their teachers agree, when I see them at parents’ night and, then, if I wasn’t convinced by all that, piles, and piles, and piles of stuff comes home with them at the end of term. There are the works of art […]

120/365 Glasgow 2014: Volunteering for a good time…

April 30, 2013 By Ellen

Do you know what you’re going to be doing at the end of July and beginning of August next year? Generally more than a year ahead, I don’t have a clue. Only this year, I have a plan… whether it comes to fruition is now out of my hands. Let me explain. Today I had an interview… […]

Review: Fit Britches (for when magic fails you)

March 1, 2013 By Ellen

Not me, by the way. There’s a bit of me that wants to believe in pixies and unicorns. That by doing some magical incantations, wishes will come true and endings will be happy. So when I saw a product that offers to yield inch loss with no changes in lifestyle or diet, my attention was […]

How do you know when you’re happy?

November 4, 2012 By Ellen

Brighter ahead: The view from Chillout Scotland We all want to be happy. Right? Of course we do… but what exactly is happy and how do we know when we’ve got there?Is it about having a nice house, a nice spouse and nice children? It might, but, then again, I know a few people with all […]

Oh my dog: karma from the canine world.

June 11, 2012 By Ellen

Preparing for downward dog We have had a house guest for the past week – a large black Labrador called Pinto. He’s lovely and perfectly well behaved, a credit to his owner. And he’s also been very instructive. I hadn’t previously pawsed to consider how much wisdom there is in the wag of a tail […]

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