Get Your Glitter Off My Stegosaurus!

Get Your Glitter Off My Stegosaurus!

Who can remember that episode of the Fast Show with the “WOMEN! KNOW YOUR LIMITS!” sketch, where the darling wifelet batted her eyelashes fetchingly and said ‘well I don’t know anything about the Gold Standard, but oh I do love…
Benign Neglect

Benign Neglect

My parenting style is what I like to term ‘benign neglect’. A lot of thought goes into the lack of attention I pay my kids. My thoughts are that by allowing them the freedom to develop independence and autonomy, I’m…
Give Peace A Chance

Give Peace A Chance

In my younger days, I never dreamed of craving silence. Days and nights were filled with noise; headphones in on the way to work and back, evenings filled with music, radio, films and TV - parties, gigs, bustling pubs. There…