Being single I hadn’t really planned a ‘valentines’ post. So why do I find myself writing one and why is a day late? I have an urge to start this post with, ‘Once upon a time, in a far distant place……..” and give you a story about being single on valentines night. How I don’t …
Year 6 is a milestone year for kids. The last year at primary school. Preparing a move to a bigger school away from their creature comfort and safety. They also complete their SAT tests. However, for one day at least, my middle boy got to forget all of that. Finally it had arrived, after months …
No kitchen is complete without a microwave, especially mine it seems. I may need to defrost some ingredients or re-heat a meal that had been cooked before. There are also so many delicious microwave recipes out there these days. So when approached by Panasonic, I literally jumped at the idea of writing a post about …
When I heard that the team over at The Dads Net were starting a campaign about baby changing facilities in men’s toilets, I immediately wanted to get involved. Not because I need such facilities these days. More because on a social level it should already be happening. So, not my normal type of blog today, …
Every year, towards the end of summer, as a family we participate in a kids’s and parent’s football tournament for the charity Winston’s Wish. With out going in to any details, it a charity close to our local community heart’s and we all feel rather proud to be invited to partake. Like many of these …
The kids have been back at school a week now, long gone are the thoughts of Christmas and routines have started to reform. The morning routine can be a stressful time for any parent. This clearly rubs off on the kids too. I don’t know many parents from the school that actually enjoy the …
As a parent there will always be milestones or challenges. This goes without saying. Sometimes you manage to take these as either lessons learned, or masterful achievements. Unfortunately, the results for my next crash course in parenting wont be realised for years to come, if ever. I find myself writing this, the day after my …
With the kids being with their Mum for a few days. I thought it was the perfect time to sit back and reflect on the year and where better to start than with the photos on my phone. It didn’t take long until I was back on a beach in Southern Spain. Due to my …
With the festive period in full swing and reaching that point where nobody seem’s to know what day it actually is. Or, if it’s still sociably except-able to have a sneaky G&T with one of the last remaining Quality Streets at two in the afternoon. With the kids playing happily and not arguing, I wanted …
Please, please, please, don’t hold that against me. Many moons ago, in what felt like a different life, I worked as an Estate Agent for a reputable (yes I did use the words estate agent and reputable in the same sentence), independent agent. The reason I am telling you this isn’t some form of therapy …
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