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Why #MeToo matters so much

October 16, 2017 By Ellen

Have you seen all the #MeToo posts? They are by women who are putting up their virtual hands to say that they’ve been sexually assaulted or harassed too, in response to the Weinstein scandal. Women like you and I. It’s important to show how wide-spread this is and how, until now, so many women dealt with […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: #MeToo, feminism, in the world, My Life, Sexism, sexist, Something happened in my life, Weinstein, women, women's issues

Where are all the menopause shops?

September 22, 2017 By Ellen

There is not another human experience that has escaped the attentions of the commercially-minded folk of the internet. Really – whatever it is – untidy cupboards, the inability to get off your sofa to do things or the need to detoxify something that was never toxic in the first place – there’s not just one […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: feminism, feminist, hot flash, hot flush, menopause, My Life, on my mind, rant, Sexism, women

Eden: Paradise Lost – some questions

August 13, 2017 By Ellen

Eden: Paradise Lost Well, that was a depressing programme? Eden: Paradise Lost was an ‘experiment’ where 23 people were put into a remote part of Scotland to create a community over a year. The original plan of regular episodes to watch progress was canned and, instead, we ended up with a five-part summary of what […]

Filed Under: review Tagged With: Eden, in the world, on my mind, Review, Reviews, Sexism, TV, women

A happy Bert day and other matters

July 22, 2017 By Ellen

What’s been going on? Let me tell you… Practically perfect in every way Boy Three has been treading the boards this week with Pace  and came home one afternoon to announce that he’d been cast as Bert. His accent was every bit as good as DVD’s. I know they’ve had a bit of practice, but […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: boys, children, family, feminism, Glasgow, humour, in my life, lemonade, Mary Poppins, mental load, PACE, Paisley, trello, women

Life is too short for making excuses

July 16, 2017 By Ellen

Today began with the shocking news that a very lovely woman had died. I met her on my writing course and hoped that we could become friends. My heart aches and I struggle to understand how so much life could simply be gone – it must be unbearable for her family. However, I’m not going […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: cancer, creative writing, in my life, inspiration, loss, Something happened in my life, women, writing

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