The Importance of Feeling Useful

The Importance of Feeling Useful

If you’re looking for validation that you’re doing a good job as a parent, you’re playing the long game. You invest a massive amount up front, in those early days, and although they still need me a great deal, I know that the importance of my role in...
Renouncing the Aggression of The Apprentice

Renouncing the Aggression of The Apprentice

The Apprentice returned this week – and I do love that programme. I know it’s been many years now, so it’s hardly the new phenomenon it was; much like X-Factor, it’s become a bit tired and predictable in many ways, not least in the number of...
August Bank Holiday โ€“ My New Yearโ€™s Eve

August Bank Holiday โ€“ My New Yearโ€™s Eve

For once, we chose the best week to go on holiday this year. The heatwave cooled the day we travelled to Gatwick, and the August heavens finally opened โ€“ for the first time in weeks โ€“ as we settled into the airport hotel room. Now, after a week of being blasted by...
The Art of the Covering Letter

The Art of the Covering Letter

โ€œTo apply for this position, send a copy of your CV and a covering letterโ€ฆโ€ Or, equally terrifying on an application form: “Please provide an outline of your skills and experience” These are the things that strikes real fear into the heart of the...
Online Parent Communities – the Saviours of Sanity

Online Parent Communities – the Saviours of Sanity

Have you ever tried to play a board game with a toddler? This description of the experience is fabulous. I found it on one of the online parent communities I belong to, The Motherload,ย and it’s just one of the many reasons I love online parent communities....
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