The Lockdown Diaries

Well my friends, that’s it. Gavin Williamson has said the return to school is irreversible so, from today, life begins to return to...

I’ve often admired the way children’s authors weave life lessons into their stories in a way that probably go way over the kids’ heads...

How was week one for you? Or series 3, episode 1. We’ve done ok for being shut in the house together in the middle of winter. However,...

Now you’d think on Day One of Lockdown 3.0 I’d have more important things to worry about than a blog post. In the first lockdown my work...

I’m sorry to say we have, once again, gone a bit feral. It happened a lot faster than in the first lockdown but I’m putting that down to...

It’s funny - I wrote yesterday’s blog on Monday evening but didn’t post it then because I was dashing out to the Staines Supper Club...

I’ve been trying to write a post for days but I’ve not been able to bring myself to do it. I can’t face putting into words how I feel...

The second Winter Lockdown Weekend, done. And I know I am not the only person fervently hoping there are only two more to go. We were...

Well. Here we go again. Lockdown 2.0. Except it’s nothing like the Original Lockdown. How is it better? The kids are in school and...

Yesterday we celebrated Henry's birthday and, as ever on his birthday, I consider it a bit of a personal milestone, too. It’s now seven...

Does anyone else feel as if the last few months have flown by? Day to day they have dragged - my god have they dragged - but when you...

Yesterday, finally, we resumed ‘normal’ life. Insofar as it is the school holidays so technically we can kid ourselves that nothing is...

I’m mortified it’s now been 11 days since I posted a blog. My daily post gradually became a weekly post and that is now slipping further...

The things we do for our kids. Three years ago I had a group comms role in a great agency working for an inspirational CMO as part of a...

I’m writing this post hiding in the bedroom pretending to be having a lie in. Yet again I’ve not posted for a while but please know...

And I’m back. Brief absence - I apologise - but life, kids and deadlines rather got in the way of the blog. Plus Money Heist on Netflix....

I haven’t posted anything for a few days because work got a bit mad. Being freelance it’s not easy to turn down work at the best of times...

When I was a local newspaper reporter one of our bread and butter stories involved write ups about couples celebrating their diamond...

I thought I’d treat you to another of my thrilling photo montages. Because I’m too busy living the dream to write a proper post. I will,...

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what I want to do differently after lockdown. Where for some a near-death experience prompts them...