Loss of Innocence
“Certain things they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone. I know that's impossible, but it's too bad...
View ArticleOh no, Taleo
A few weeks ago, I spent an agonising day filling in a job application using a HR programme called Taleo (talent acquisition system). To say it was painful is an understatement. It's suffers from very...
View ArticleWorking from home
So the new CEO of Yahoo Marisa Mayers, wants to stop all working from home. We should applaud her for having a baby and returning to work in no time at all.Sorry, what was I writing....we should be...
View ArticleBudgetting
I'm grappling with a course assignment at the moment - I have to work out a week's menu for a family of four with a budget of just over £36. The course I'm on is all about healthy eating, so the menu...
View ArticleMy best friend is Muslim
My best friend is Muslim. She's a normal person. We first met at a north west London school 35 years ago when she sat at the desk in front of me cos her surname began with an "A" and mine with a...
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The Original Plummy Mummy back again...
Well only briefly. Last week I was down in London with the kiddo and we stayed overnight at a lovely friend's house in Plumstead.During the day, we met with another friend in Greenwich. God I miss the...
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Ketchup? No catch up
Time for a bit of a catch up and I'll try to make sure it's not like a Christmas letter! (Yes I mentioned Xmas and it's only July)Work: I did a course with the local council trying to teach kids who...
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Museums and other stuff
We are a third of the way through the kid's summer holiday. In the run up to the start of the hols I spent a bundle on buying lots of crafty kits and games for us to play ready for a dreary rainy...
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Gullane Bents
One of the lovely things about starting work at 8am is that as a part-timer I finish by 12. When the sun is hot as it has been this amazing summer, it's time to go to the beach. It was Mr P.M.'s week...
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Huffed and puffed and blew the house down
There is a building on St Andrew's Square which for ages has intrigued me. The architecture is not in line with the buildings around but I really liked it. I am sure a lot of visitors get confused as...
View ArticleOur kiddo free week parts 1 and 2
Routine again rules our house. At 7.30 I had the battle to take kiddo for her shower - she always enjoys herself in there so the battle is doubly frustrating. Now it's around 8pm and Mr P.M. is...
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Our kiddo free week part 3 - Imran Yusuf / Josie Long pre-Fringe show.
Wednesday A luxurious lie in until 10am as I was working the afternoon. But urgh - dehli belly caused by those hot chillies so no left overs for lunch just a yummy Red Delicious apple and a cuppa.That...
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Our kiddo free week part 4: Thai food and Danny Bhoy
ThursdayAnother lovely lie in. Another small lunch - this time because I was expecting a gorgeous dinner. Another late start to work. A shock at the Edinburgh Waverley which was packed full of tourists...
View ArticleOur kiddo free week parts 5 and 6
FridayOk so this is the release date for Guardians of the Galaxy. I had half a day but worked late (unpaid, my own fault but grrrrr). At home, I realised the house was a mess so I tried to clean but...
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Beggars and bagpipes and stuff
There are things you cannot get away from in Edinburgh. Some I think about too much.BeggarsThere are beggars on the street. Whenever I've visited the city (including years before we moved to...
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Platform 2, LocalMotiveMarkets
Ah here's me thinking I was done for the night but there's one more: Platform 2 from LocalMotiveMarkets.This is the new market that will be at Edinburgh Waverley station every Friday from 1pm to 7pm. I...
View ArticleJudy's affordable vintage fair Edinburgh
I went along to the Assembly Rooms again today but this time it wasn't for a show, it was for the fun Judy's Affordable Vintage fair. I arrived around 1pm and though there was a very short queue,...
View Article10 years...
10 years ago I wasSingle6 months into a job as a designer (though my title was Research Engineer!)Travelling up to 3 hours a day to get to my jobLiving back in London, with Dad, saving up to buy a...
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John Byrne and Contemporary Artists
I was very lucky on Sunday to be child/hubby free so that I could meet a friend in town who wanted to see some art exhibitions. He was a very old colleague who contacted me out of the blue which was a...
View ArticleAre we there yet?
For the last few weeks, my kiddo has been asking" Is it Spring yet" much in the same tone as the ever reliable "Are we there yet?" which she utters as we are ten minutes out of the house on the way to...
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