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Reframing specs appeal

October 28, 2020 By Ellen 1 Comment

New glasses yesterday. They’re purple and I can see clearly* through them. (*insert music) It would be easy to write a(nother) post about how things change as time passes. You know? Night life is all about the right moment for giving in to the call of the PJs rather than the hall with the DJs. […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: advice, aging, creative writing, glasses, health, in my life, in the world, My Life, on my mind, Something happened in my life, specs

Escaping the curse of the to-do list with a ta-da list

May 27, 2020 By Ellen Leave a Comment

It may be another universal division – the list-makers and the, well, frankly mysterious people who don’t have to write their tasks down. (If that’s you… please explain how it works?) I have lists. Sometimes I have lists of list. I have systems of lists. I have lists with different timescales (today, tomorrow, sometime – […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: advice, boys, busy weekend, family, humour, in my life, self-help, Something happened in my life, to-do

Coronavirus: Things I’ve learned from school at home

May 26, 2020 By Ellen Leave a Comment

How long has this been goin’ on? asked Ace in 2975. Flippin’ ages, comes the answer in a warble. Yes. It all started so suddenly, so unthinkably, with our usual lives unceremoniously parked. Nothing was normal – work, going to the shops, school. Nothing. No more school bags, PE kit, packed lunches or 11th hour […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned, Uncategorized Tagged With: advice, boys, children, coronovirus, education, family, home schooling, humour, in my life, Something happened in my life, things I've learned

Five top tips for small business content marketing success

April 15, 2020 By Ellen Leave a Comment

When you run your own business, it’s fairly certain that you’re responsible for everything that helps keep it going. You’ll find yourself as receptionist, cleaner and accountant, and possibly all before you’ve started your actual job. One of the most important roles a small business owner has is that Head of Marketing and Communications. Especially […]

Filed Under: review Tagged With: advice, business, freelance

Coronavirus: What are we going to talk about today?

April 2, 2020 By Ellen Leave a Comment

“Mum, you’ve said that four times already today.” “I have?” “Yes. You telling people that the quality of the chat is going to get pretty skinny pretty quickly.” That was back at the start of the Time We Couldn’t Believe Was Happening when even our astonishment was worth commenting on. How quickly we’ve got used […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned, Uncategorized Tagged With: advice, bored, boys, conversation, coronavirus, Covid 19, in my life, in the world, My Life, something happened in my world, talking points, virus

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