London Part 2: Ghost Stories & gift shops
I can only apologise for the hideously inconsiderate way in which I’ve carried on about my business this past fortnight without posting so much as…
Stuff Sam Says: Part 5 – Sell in a goms
Easter is nearly upon us, which means that the year is speeding by so quickly I could vomit. It also means Sam is growing up…
Hunger
I was finishing work on a client’s end of year review when Jeremy Vine announced that today he’d be covering the subject of diets. Do…
Stop it and tidy up
I’m not sure whether it’s because I’m getting older, but lately I’ve found myself with an insatiable desire to get my shit together. There was…
Stuff Sam Says: Part 4 – Individual liberty and freedom
It’s been a pretty good start to the year for Sam. He’s returned to school with all the enthusiasm you can expect from an 8-year-old.…
The trouble with job interviews
When the story of one woman’s humiliating and tortuous two-hour job interview began doing the rounds last week, it got me thinking about the whole awkward…
Highlights from the family WhatsApp group
WhatsApp is both a blessing and a curse. You can keep in touch with your nearest and dearest daily (without paying text message premiums), but…
The Magic of Christmas in your 30’s…a Christmas Eve waffle
I still vividly recall all the things that made Christmas special when I was child sized. Walking into the living room and finding a sack…
Stuff Sam says: Part 2
We are now careening towards Christmas at break-neck speed, which means one of several things. On Boxing Day my nephew, Sam, will morph into an…
Stuff Sam says: Chronicles of a 7-year-old
Listening to some of the totally and utterly mad shit that children say is one of the simplest joys in life. I discovered this in…
