Ellenarnison

LATEST ARTICLES ( 927 )

• It's Raining Early Signs of Sexism

  

  Proving that boys do sing Boy Three is something of a music fan. From behind me in the car he will yell his approval or otherwise of whatever choons Radio Two i... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Review: Press and Fresh Lids

  

  What if you could make the plastic box drawer extinct? Imagine – that there was a way of keeping leftovers fresh without needing to resort to cling film.... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Break From the Routine This Lunchtime

  

  A word from a sponsor: Packing a lunchbox for a child surely requires a lot of creativity and variety on the parent’s side; the contents of the lunchbox should... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bloggers v Journalists, Unnecessary Enemies

  

  At a conference of bloggers the weekend, amongst the general loveliness of it all, there seemed to be one or two notions about journalists and journalism that... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bratlag - Or How It's Almost Good to Be Home

  

  I had time to amble about taking pictures I've been home for more than 24 hours and I'm just about over mine. How about you? I'm talking about bratlag -... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hailing Black Cab Wisdom

  

  Hot foot from Cybher - the blogging conference for women - my head is rather full of things to write and stuff to do. But where to start? I'll begin with the... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Review: Emeli Sande's Our Version of Events

  

  Music, yeah. It's nice, innit? Generally that's the extent of my commentary on contemporary choonz. These days, the music is what happens to make it past... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Little Rant: How Xbox LIVE Will Try to Mug You in Your Own Sitting Room

  

  Hamesucken. Wonderful word, it is from Scots law and refers to someone being assaulted in their own home. It nearly happened right here tonight, but luckily I... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Is It Time for a Change?

  

  Alert: Navels may be inspected. There's been a little voice in my head for a while. (No, not that voice. I don't like to talk about that one.) It keeps saying:... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Commercial Break: Are You Likely to Turn Green at the Thought of Pollution?

  

  Colour is everywhere, red for danger, black for your mood on a Monday morning when the alarm rages into life, blue for the color of the sky on long summer day... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Banished Body Hair is the (arm) Pits

  

  Emer O'Toole Do you shave, wax or use a nasty, smelly cream? I'll wager that if you are an adult woman, you are bound to do one of them. And have done hundreds... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ben Nevis: Soreen to New Heights

  

  It all began at the tail end of last year. Half way up a hill with Fionaoutdoors we suddenly realised that neither of us had climbed Ben Nevis. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• They Had Me at "we'll Supply You with Soreen"...

  

  Inboxes are funny old things. One minute they're full of once-in-a-lunchtime offers to do something you don't fancy for a few quid off and dodgy press... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• No Smoke Without... Smoke

  

  Here's a sort of dilemma or, at least, a head-scratching kind of tale. For reasons too tedious, convoluted and cross-making to recount the chariot of the Panthe... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Commercial Break: Whatever Happened to the Personalised Touch?

  

  When did you last send a birthday message to a friend without that omnipresent Facebook sidebar having to remind you first? Or can you recall the last time you... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mothers - the Fourth Emergency Service

  

  It is not the AA, your local taxi, the coastguard or even the mountain rescue. I can officially reveal that the fourth emergency service is a mother. Or at leas... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Competition: Win a Pickle Pie 'loves' Print

  

  "We would love to design a free print for you," said the lovely ladies from Pickle Pie in an email. "Sure," I said. Well, you would, wouldn't you? They asked... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Housework is a Feminist Issue

  

  Only joking a bit One of today's jobs A woman's work is never done. Barefoot, pregnant and chained to the kitchen sink. Maybe that's a joke, a cliche that's... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy Birthday Blog

  

  Five years ago this blog was born. As Joanne Mallon pointed out, that's 103 in blog years. Obviously 734 posts ago I had no idea it would end up so important... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Review: Josef Seibel Sandals (sunshine Not Included)

  

  This post could also be titled 'Instagram for lazy cows who can't be bothered to paint their toenails'. I got these sandals from Josef Seibel to try out and I... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SHOPPING