Ellenarnison

LATEST ARTICLES ( 927 )

• My Portfolio Career: at Last I Have a 'what Do You Do?' Answer

  

  What do you do for a living? Erm, well, it depends... Since I decided to work for myself about four and a half years ago, the answer to that question has been... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Giant Green Win-win Post: Share Your Top Healthy Eating Tips and Veg Box...

  I know five-a-day is what we’re aiming for but, despite my best efforts, I don’t think my kids have ever consistently achieved this. Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Telephone Sales People Your Calling is Leaving Me Cold

  

  Hot rage about cold callersI should start with a disclaimer: I once had a job selling over the phone. While I was a student I had to persuade people to get the... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• If You Go Down to the Woods Today, Don't Forget Your Tea...

  

  It's often hard to know what to give children to drink... clearly they should be having water, but, all day, every day, it just doesn't cut it. It's just... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Was News About the Kids and Dog Poo a Dirty Lie?

  

  Hard to believe it was October in northern Britain as the sun glinted off the water. But it was and the Panther of News romped with the young princes from the... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Truth About PMT

  

  In our co-ed world there are certain things that we aren't supposed to admit to. These include the fact that pregnancy reduces your ability to think and that... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Was #braeheadfail an Issue of Perceptions?

  

  Unrelated picture of my child eating ice cream Braehead fail Unless you have been hiding under the only rock that doesn't have wi-fi you will have seen somethin... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why Football in Our Street is a Balls up

  

  and Christmas on Bonfire Night It's pouring down but my son is out playing football with his friends. He loves it, he sometimes even forgets to come for lunch... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Noises to Make a Mothers Heart Sink...

  

  There I was sitting on the loo. When I heard it and my heart sank. I had sneaked away from the fray children to use the furthest away facility, the one in the... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Melanie Reid's Appeal for The Spinal Injuries Association

  

  Everywhere you turn there is another cause demanding you open your purse. there are impoverished children, killer diseases needing researched, animals in... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2011 DIARIES, HEALTH, SELF EXPRESSION

• Chest Hair: to Baldly Go... Or Not

  

  Sean Connery defies description Tom Jones is not unusual... or at least he wasn't Selleck looks splendid Starsky's chest great George Michael's hair raising day... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Weird Slime Laboratory Review

  

  A Weird Slime Laboratory has made its way into this house. The blurb on the front says things like “make slimy snot”, “make your own real lookin’ guts” and “mak... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Paradox of Being Ladylike

  

  Transatlantic BlondeSo what's feminine? How do you become lady-like? Stage directions suggest the cast dash around turning her into a lady in the manner of the... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Working Mum's Snap, Crackle and Pop

  

  I have a fond memory of mornings a lifetime ago. They were days I could eat a leisurely and nutritious breakfast possibly while reading a book. I could ponder m... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• An E-reader's Lament for the Book Case

  

  What will become of the book case? The shelf, the stack and the pile?Til now, a home is not a home that doesn't have at least one wall given over to jostling... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Panther on Whether Or Not the Twos Are Terrible

  

  The Panther of News went on the prowl to the supermarket with the Panther Cub, (AKA Boy Three) in tow. All did not go according to plan, here's the Panther's ow... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• SMWGla: BlogOff! and Read What I Said

  

  I took part in a Glasgow Social Media week event called BlogOff, run by Ryan Wenstrup-Moore of Social Chemistry. I was asked to speak about why I blog, so I tol... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bucket List Linky: What Do You Want to Do?

  

  What is on your life-long to-do list? Do you have burning ambitions? Of course you do. The 2007 film The Bucket List starred Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman a... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Opposite to My Bucket List

  

  It's called a fuck it list.I recently wrote a post about my bucket list - the things I'd like to spend my life doing, other considerations aside. Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• GlossyBox: Genius in a Pretty Package

  

  Boxing clever OK, what makes your ears sparkle and your eyes prick up? A goodie bag, a free gift, a package just for you, something that smells divine. Oh yes.... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION