Ellenarnison

LATEST ARTICLES ( 927 )

• Look at My Interesting Pictures and Sign up for the Newsletter

  

  Hardly any words with this one. Just a bald appeal for you to sign up to the new newsletter signy up thing over there on the right. It's new and I might, if... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sock Mystery Solved, a Few More to Go

  

  For fox sake... That's it then, a domestic mystery solved. It seems that some 5000 socks and pants (yes pants!) turn up in our drains every year. This accounts... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Win a Bounce 'n' Spin Zebra to Celebrate a Splendid Idea for Travelling Families

  

  It was busy at the airport. Between the garish shopfronts, holiday makers waited not so patiently for the instructions to change on the boards"Help. Help me.... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Toasting the Toaster.... Bravo to Breville... and Well Done Mum

  

  And not a little respect to my mother, the Dowager Duchess of the Palace of Bundance...It was lunch time at her place and her grandsons One, Two and Six were... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Men Behaving Reasonably - Sitcom Women Fight Back

  

  Do you remember Terry and June? Margo and Jerry? Victor Meldrew and Margaret? Of course you do... Then there was Basil, Sybil and the rest... It was the stuff o... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• In the Interests of Balance... PR v Journalism

  

  I don't generally have much time for the type of blog post that says PR people are idiots because they don't understand bloggers. Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Postcard from Austria - It's Time to Sack Our National Nanny

  

  There's a bit of a myth about European Union rules - the dull men in grey suits decide that we can't have haggis, bent bananas or certain types of stinky cheese. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2011 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Toddler Did Not Poo in the Baby Pool

  

  last night. Oh no. It wasn't him. My toddler is probably the noisiest child here. It's easy to learn where he is just by cocking your head and opening your... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why Does Blogging When You're on Holiday Feel All Wrong?

  

  I like to blog. It is one of my favourite things. So why then does it feel all wrong to be doing it on holiday?It's not an obsession - honest. Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Safety First - the Suppertime Series

  

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  Posted on 22 July 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Shake up in the Exercise Regime

  

  Self portrait before exercise (credit James Munson)This week I found myself considering a new and revolutionary form of exercise. I was writing about an... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2011 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• At Which Point Do You Become an Author?

  

  Is it when the book is commissioned? When it is actually published? Or when you type the last word?I hope it's the latter because it certainly feels significant. Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Is There a Place for Baby Talk in the Office?

  

  I surprised myself yesterday. Working in an office, I overheard someone talking loudly about their baby. About his sleeping patterns or, actually, the lack... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hotter, Especially for Hobbit Feet

  

  Tasty toesI like my feet. In fact, I'd go as far as saying I'm proud of them. On them I have walked a very long way - it's my favourite way to travel and my fee... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Be Clear, Phone Hacking Has No Place in the Life of Us Hacks

  

  There's a cheque sitting on my desk - made out to me from News International. But if you think I'm going to tell you about a great dilemma or some kind of... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Stratford-upon-Avon: a Few Blissful Days off the Treadmill

  

  Shakespeare's bedroom windaeJuliet yelling out of the windowWatching life flow bySwan lockMy bucket list got a little shorter this week. Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Leaving Primary - Why Does This Move Knock Mums for Six?

  

  The scared-looking grin just about sums it all upToday is Boy Three's last day at primary. It's a Big Step for us all. I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Clash of the Titans Or Aspie Kid Meets Toddler Boy

  

  Who says you can't eat your sausage in a bag? There may well be a rumble in the jungle but it isn't a patch on the noise that's being generated in this house. Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cybermummy: Still a Mummy Nonetheless

  

  Obviously you'll have read all about it in the Independent by now. Cybermummy is the new black.The comments section makes interesting reading. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cybermummy 2011: Who Am I?

  

  I am living in exciting times - tonight I'm going to see Take That, next month I'm going to see Neil Diamond and on Saturday I'm going to see lots of women... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION