Ellenarnison

LATEST ARTICLES ( 927 )

• A Cautionary Tale About Making Assumptions

  

  Once upon a time there was a nation and that nation was up the proverbial without a paddle. The rulers of the nation had borrowed lots and lots of gold to buy... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cold Comfort: Ten Ways I Know It Really is Winter

  

  Obviously a quick glance at the calendar tells me that it's early December and the fact we are at 55 degrees north mean that it's winter. Autumn is over and... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Review: Light Strike the Interactive Gaming System

  

  My boys got very excited about this “interactive gaming system” when a whole heap of interesting looking boxes arrived for us. We had been some Light Strike... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Christmas with an Aspie: the Present Problem

  

  It's a nightmare to pick presents for someone with Asperger's - or at least my someone with Asperger's. I've spent hours and hundreds of pounds on the very,... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Review: Blott Shop Stationary - Pencil Case Envy Resolved

  

  When is a 44-year-old woman not a 44-year-old woman? When she's presented with a package of amazing cute and funky stationary. When I was at school I had seriou... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• In the Twilight Zone and Wondering Why It Took Me So Long

  

  The laddie is a vampAdmittedly not first with the latest, but his weekend I watched the first of the Twilight movies... just to see what the fuss is all about,... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 DIARIES, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Pitfalls of My New Exercise Regime

  

  I'm making a bit of an effort to get rid of a few pounds at the moment. Kind of like the kids clearing out their cupboards in anticipation of a festive haul...... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wild Geese by Mary Oliver

  

  You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Should Aspie Kids Be Made to Join In?

  

  Does your child join in? Do you have to make them take part or do they go willingly? My son is 12 and over the years we've been to drama (until the teacher... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2011 DIARIES, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Blogging for Happiness: There's More to Writing a Book Than Writing a Book

  

  So that's it. My book Blogging for Happiness is at the printers, nine months our so after the idea was conceived. It would be really easy to draw parallels to... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Red Rover, Red Rover - Did This Game Win Us Over?

  

  Was the Red Rover game by Mattel a boy's best friend or a pitiful pooch? The game is very simple, it's a talking dog that asks for certain colours, numbers or... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Grown up Women Will Clean up in the I'm A Celeb Jungle

  

  Lorraine Chase I spent today with my chums at stv.tv and had a bit of fun writing about this year's I'm A Celeb crop. I think this will be the year of the Old... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• X Factor is the New Sunday Lunch

  

  Apparently watching telly on a Saturday night is the new Sunday lunch. Or at least M S say so and thats about as official as it gets in some circles.That means... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Take a Moment, Please

  

  pic: Luckynick @ Dreamstime Kelly, aka Domesticgoddessque, has hosted a series of guest posts about Remembrance Day. They are an arresting and thoughful... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• You Know You're a Blogger When...

  

  This morning I found myself standing at the kitchen sink. Three inches of cold scummy water glinted in the sunlight. Congealed grease had set like the skin of... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hands up If You Find Justin Fletcher Fascinating

  

  We love Justin, Mr Tumble, Shaun the Sheep, Gail Force, Anna Conda or simply Justin. He's fantastic doing Makaton, falling over and especially looking in the... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sticking Point

  

  At the moment everything in my house is sticky. Boy Three is exploring drinking vessels. He is combining this with experiments about the properties of various... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Disney Universe - Suit up Or Shut up

  

  So Disney have launched their video game right splat into the middle of the Christmas present pitch. Disney Universe is aimed at kids aged seven and over and... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• If Sundays Aren't Best, Am I a Bad Mother?

  

  Every other Sunday the Panther of News prowels off to lead his editorial pack in their search for fresh prey. This means that I am alone in the Palace of... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lightning McQueen in Trouble, Let's Send Fireman Sam to the Rescue

  

  You'd think that by the time you get to your third child you'd have some idea about that oxymoron that is toddler logic. But this weekend I got caught out again... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION