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  • This is a man’s world?

    This is a man’s world?

    I am the first to admit that I’m far from being a feminist.  Perhaps not quite as far as my father-in-law (to be), who has been heard to say that women are not equipped to use measuring tapes.  But far enough that I’m more than happy to take a “traditional maternal” role in our household. … Read more

  • Money for nothing

    Money for nothing

    I have just read an article about a young woman in China who had 20 boyfriends.  She asked each boyfriend to buy her the latest iPhone, and they all did.  She then sold all 20 of them (iPhones, not boyfriends) to the Chinese version of Cash Converters and got over £700 for each one.  She… Read more

  • Baby Brain

    Baby Brain

    For many, many years, I didn’t think I’d have any kids of my own.  I don’t know what it was that led me to this conclusion exactly, but for whatever reason, I’d resigned myself to remaining “always the aunty, never the mum”.  What I did know for sure, was that I would certainly have to… Read more

  • School of Thought

    School of Thought

    Today saw the wonderful return of the school term.  And with it came the usual, last minute realisation that Midi Silver’s trainers had worn out and his new ones had not arrived.  To be fair, last term it was jeans that were too short, and next term it will most likely be another catastrophic wardrobe… Read more

  • The Blog Life Chose Me

    The Blog Life Chose Me

    Life is a bizarre mix of chances missed and opportunities grabbed.  And whether you intend to miss those chances or grab those opportunities, sometimes you find yourself somewhere unexpected.  You see, this whole blogging business is something I’ve muttered about for nearly 13 years. Back when I was 21, I was invited to write a… Read more

  • Wet Wednesday

    Wet Wednesday

    8am in Silver Family HQ. I’ve already been elbowed in the boob, kicked in the face and peed on. Today is going to be a wonderful day. Midi Silver is distraught as he can’t get the Sky box to work, and a morning without Disney XD is just too awful to consider.  Mini Milk is… Read more