Ellenarnison

LATEST ARTICLES ( 927 )

• Team Honk Relay Scotland - a Onesie in a Lifetime Chance

  

  Can't be bothered to read this? Donate now. We all have our rules. The things we'll never, ever, ever do, no matter what. You know? Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Come on Summer, We're Ready Now...

  

  This morning on my constitutional trot, I spotted this chap trotting across the road. By the time I'd fished my phone out from under several layers to take a... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Today's Word is Frustration

  

  Grrrrrr. Have you ever felt that the thing you need is just out of reach? You can smell it and see it, but you just can't get grip of it.I've been feeling like... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Purple Patch: Review of Snugg iPad 3 Case

  

  An iPad is like a new-born baby. How so? It's beautiful and awe-inspiring, but also so fragile that it brings a slightly sick feeling to the pit of one's stomac... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oi Family, I'm On To You...

  

  A day out at the wind farm in the rain, that'll teach them Sometimes I think the people with whom I live must believe me to be a bit stupid. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• How To Improve Your Relationship With Your Children

  

  Guest editorial Most parents will admit that they aren’t as close to their children as they’d like to be. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Things I Learned from a Red Cross First Aid Course

  

  Or the day I spent blowing into a small, plastic child. I have been very, very fortunate. In 14 years of parenthood, I have never had a real, proper medical... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• An Uplifting Conversation That Turns out to Be Rubbish.

  

  I owe my neighbours an apology for the mess that's cluttering up our road. If you pass, you'll notice that there's a big heap of unsightly rubbish outside our... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• An Easy Fix

  Before you get rid of that appliance that doesn’t work, consider getting it repaired. Some appliances only have minor problems that can be corrected by... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Night Night, a Bed-by-bed Look at Childhood

  

  Sleep is probably the best bit about parenthood. Not my own, although that is never to be underrated. I mean the moment your little darling surrenders to the... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• International Women's Day: My Wishes

  

  Happy International Women's Day. Did you know that in some countries IWD is a public holiday? An extra day off would be lovely, but that's not really what it's... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• LEAP: Going Green on Film #ecoclips

  I'm blown away by the creative entries in the LEAP Ecoclips competition. Local youngsters put their thinking caps on and answered the call to create a short fil... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Has Anybody Seen My Monkey?

  

  You know. The one that always shoves ideas for things that must be blogged about into my head. The monkey with pretentious to be a muse. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Norovirus: A Sword of Damocles

  

  A plague has arrived. So far three of our number have succumbed. So pretty but you probably don't want to get this close to norovirus First Boy Two was struck... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Karcher Steam Cleaner 2.500 – Much More Than a Jet of Steam

  

  I love housework, I do. That’s something no one ever said in the Palace of Bundance. Not once, ever. Therefore, when I find a housework gadget (that isn’t a... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Joy of Six: Getting Stuff Done

  

  How's your to-do list? Miles and miles of things that need done... urgently, or sooner? If it's anything like mine the urgent is mixed in with dreary must dos,... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Sexiest Men in Books

  

  When you think of hot literary heroes, perhaps the first fellows to come to mind are the obvious ones - Mr Darcy, Rhett Butler or even Christian Grey if that's... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Top Free Family Activities in London

  

  Despite being a few months into the New Year, most people are still feeling the post Christmas pinch and are trying to make pennies go that little bit further. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Memories Are Made of This

  

  For children, and the young at heart for that matter, a holiday is as much about the accommodation you stay in as the destination itself. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Retro Sweets: Like the 1970s but Better...

  

  I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for Collectiv... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION