Ellenarnison

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• Things I've Learned but Wish I Hadn't

  

  Boys about to discover that it's really cold in there This week I made the rather surprising discovery that poo doesn't melt or dissolve when washed at 90... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Teenagers: the Stereotype is True

  

  At first when you get a baby (once the colic and breastfeeding misery is over with) it is really rather lovely. They smile sweetly and you adore them. People sa... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Looking a Gift Shop in the Mouth - Achica

  

  What do you do when you get offered the chance to 'buy' something for free from a 'luxury lifestyle store'? Do you: A pick an early Christmas present for your... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ritual Abuse - They Told Me She Was Crazy.

  

  A little under 20 years ago I was news editor of the Big Issue in Scotland. As a young journalist, it was an exciting job and I felt I might be doing some good. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shortbreading the News - Whitworths

  

  Yes it really was as messy as this! As, ahem, a baking ambassador for Whitbread it is clear that some baking is required. Normally the baking in our house is... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Christmas: This Year It's Going to Be Different

  

  I know there is still a sixth of a year to go and by the measure of anyone sane this is far too early for mention of the c word, and certainly not time for any... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Calling All Teachers: Come and Have a Look at Kent

  

  Competition for teachers to win a luxury weekend in beautiful Kent. Have you explored Kent? It’s in the very south east of the country and offers everything fro... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Are You Really Angry About?

  

  Seeing red? I'm still here cross-legged on the mat, pondering. The weekend's large helping of Om has still not worn off, or at least my coat still smells faintl... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2012 DIARIES, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• You Know You're a Blogger When...

  

  ... You're hungry but you have to take a photo of your lunch before you can eat it. From time to time I review things on my blog. It's a public service,... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• How Do You Know When You're Happy?

  

  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... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Surprise in My Pyjamas - Whitworths

  

  There was I on Saturday morning considering making honeycomb crunch. Now this is reasonably unlikely behavior for me, to be honest. Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Extreme Parenting - Motherhood Doesn't Get Much Tougher Than This

  

  Children: It's downhill from here If I could be bothered with video it would show my shiny face shouting into the camera and lots of zoomy, angled shots to try... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Halloween Post: a Bad Day in the Land of Cars

  

  Asda Spooky Scribes Challenge Whooooo. Yup it's the time when front halls up and down the land fill with the smell of slowly decaying pumpkin and the annual... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Everyday Sexism - Get Your Examples out for the Boys

  

  It was a sunny day towards the end of the last century. I was leaving my job - again - to go off and mess about on boats. (I did this several times until... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Brotherly Love... Death is Not Enough

  

  This charming notice has appeared on Boy One's bedroom door. Interesting to note that moron was rejected in favour of baboon and that death is not enough as... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Review: Fancy Dress Ball Costume

  

  Halloween party time again - and this time Boy Two was looking for some inspiration. He found it on the Fancy Dress Ball site - and we were invited to choose a... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Review: Hot Wheels Power Tower

  

  The ads have started - it's really difficult to pick the good playsets from the, frankly, flipping awful ones. So when we got offered the chance to review the... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why Shouldn't Porn Stars Be in Panto?

  

  Craig's not going to the ball this year... Poor Craig Chalmers. He has just been sacked from his next job, Playing Prince Charming in patio in Dunfermline. Crai... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT, LOVE & SEX, SELF EXPRESSION

• Things Intended to Be Funny, That Aren't.

  

  Clowns The boys and I popped into Ikea for a meat-ball based lunch and found, to our utter disinterest, that it was a family day. That's why there was a... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Your Soreen Says About You.

  

  Soreenly happy whichever way you slice it... Soreen. Oh yes, put butter on it... and eat. Not so. There are as many ways to scoff Soreen lunch box loaves as... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION