Ellenarnison

LATEST ARTICLES ( 927 )

• Scottish Independence Referendum: Things I've Learned

  

  Not long now. In a fortnight we'll know whether we're in or out, yes or no, back to normal (ish) or beginning the end (or beginning depending on how you view... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wife Hacks: Tips to Get It All Done... Please

  

  It didn't used to be like this. I'm sure I remember a time of long evenings, packed with productivity or leisure, or both even. The hours were slack with... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Go Ape Aberfoyle: Hanging Around in the Trees

  

  "Go Ape," the signs urge all the way through sleepy Aberfoyle on a slightly damp Sunday morning. It's hard to imagine the crimplened coach passengers (the only... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Snowflakes of Fear

  

  It starts with a chill, prickling shift. Loitering behind, just out of sight. A malevolent whiff, fast and sneaky. The fear. I'm not talking about what you get... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Karcher Cordless Broom K65 Review

  

  On the face of it an electric broom sounds brilliant, like a laundry that sorts itself or children who wipe their own faces. And I'm always on the lookout for... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 17 Years at the School Gates: What I Have Learned So Far....

  

  My baby, he's all grown up. It doesn't seem a minute since... Yada yada yada. You know the stuff - uttered by runny-mascaraed mothers waving children off to... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Glasgow 2014: My Hopes for the Legacy

  

  It started with a heat wave and ended with a monsoon. Glasgow 2014: the party's more or less over. As I write Kylie (or someone who sounds an awful lot like her... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Gaza: For the Love of Humanity, Can't We Stop the Killing?

  I am not a political person - big P, small P or middle-sized P. Wading into debate where feelings run high makes me feel queasy. It's not that I don't believe... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Signs You've Embraced the Spirit of the Commonwealth Games.

  

  Slap bang in the middle of the Commonwealth Games it feels like it's been going on for ages, in fact sometimes it's hard to imagine life without it... or maybe... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• When Will There Be Rain?

  

  "And we've been so lucky with the weather...," they cry, perspiring pinkly. "It's hotter than the Seychelles, here. In Glasgow." Right. It's true. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Commonwealth Games: Being Part of It

  

  You've probably noticed. There's something going on in Glasgow this week. It's a little bit like an artist's impression of some improbably marvellous... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• NT Live Skylight: How Perfection is Only Ever a Few Pixels Away

  

  Not only was the sun shining, making a walk through Glasgow's West End feel like going on holiday, but I'd got parked exactly where I wanted to. Twice. Things... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Things I've Learned About the First Day at School

  

  In less than a month my youngest son, Boy Three, will be joining the ranks of school pupils as he goes through the classroom door for the first time. Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Call Me Ms and Mind Your Own Business

  

  When a ms is far better than a mile, a mrs and a miss...It has never crossed my mind to change my second name to that of my husband (either of them -... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Karcher Review: It's Hip to Be Very, Very Long

  

  Also known as the post in which I learn how hard it is to take a selfie while cleaning a very far away window while standing on one leg. Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Views from a Week in Wales

  

  The boys make bread at Castell Henllys fort. Listening out for banjos on the River Teifi Oarsome outing for Team Bundance Every little helps with Boy Three... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Things I Learned from Going off Grid (ish) for a Week

  

  Did you notice? No? I wasn't here for a week - not here, not on Facebook, not on Twitter, not even really on email or text. We were in Wales on our hols and... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why The Fault In Our Stars Is Not A Chic Flick

  

  Boys One and Two had the cinema to themselves when they went to see this summer's hot hit film. They were a bit surprised as the hype had them believing they'd... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Movin' on up

  

  You might be mistaken for thinking this is a young starlet on the red carpet at Cannes (maybe), but it isn't. It's Boy Two before his end of primary school danc... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Do Sting’s Thoughts on Giving Kids Money Have Value?

  

  Partnered post The rock star Sting will not be leaving the bulk of his £180 million fortune to his kids, according to recent reports. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION