If, like me, you are a tragic victim of the global recession and find yourself unexpectedly ejected from the cut-and-thrust of office life (well, I had a lovely part-time job that finished), then my little guide to maximum productivity while working from home could be just the thing. 1. Do not, on any account, join Twitter …
I love Tara’s gallery but I can’t often enter. My pictures are always rubbish, you see, and I never put photos of my children on my blog. Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s great when other people post photos of their families and I absolutely love to see them, but it just doesn’t feel right for …
Aha, I thought, when I got an invitation to go and check out a mystery cooking ingredient with Michelin starred chef Paul Rankin, they’re not taking any chances. They’re hosting the event in the Hospital Club in Covent Garden. In these days of pigs’ trotter icecream and snail porridge, you can’t be too careful. I’d …
I don’t know who keeps sending me the House of Bruar clothing catalogue, but I would just like to say a very big thank you. No matter how grey the day, no matter how the hormones may rage at Divorce Towers (and boy, do they rage, with me, two teenage girls and a highly-strung cat …
The school run took a bit longer than usual today. About three hours longer. The first sign of something amiss was a lot of rattling in the car as we set off. Then everything seemed a bit bumpy – but then our road is full of lumps and bumps, thanks to snow-induced pot holes. The car still …
Freedom is a tricky issue. Once upon a time, with a toddler attached to each leg, the question was, ‘how do I get five minutes to myself?’ Nowadays, it’s the girls running away from me, as fast as their sickeningly long and gorgeous teenage legs can carry them. I completely understand that teenagers need freedom. But how much …
I sometimes feel I have a bit too much in common with Baldrick, of Blackadder fame. Not the personal hygiene problem (or at least no one has mentioned it ….) but the propensity for coming up with cunning plans. Which don’t always pan out. Take, for instance, the issue of cat food for the lovely …
Ten things I have said since school started: 1. The first day is always the worst. You’ll be back in the swing of things tomorrow. 2. The second day is always the worst. You’ll be back in the swing of things tomorrow. 3. The first week is always the worst. Well, by that I mean …
I’m so grateful to the lovely C this morning. He’s sent me this brilliant clip, which shouldn’t be hilarious – but it really is. Watch it if, like me, you’re having a bit of a grey Wednesday morning: http://www.woot.com/Blog/ViewEntry.aspx?Id=14161 I’m sad because I’ve just heard that my former next-door neighbour in Belgium has been very …
Day Two of school and I feel as though they’ve been back a hundred years. I was merrily tweeting to a friend that I’d beaten my own personal best record of 48 hours before bending the school secretary’s ear – I was on the phone literally the minute we got out of the car after pick-up yesterday – …