16th January 2011
Parenting is undoubtedly tough. Whatever we do, there are books telling us we're doing it wrong, family members telling us we're doing it wrong, complete strangers telling us we're doing it…
10th January 2011
Hello there! Sorry this is so late but I've been rushing around like the proverbial blue-bottomed fly getting everything ready for the new term. Meaning that Christmas and New Year are now long gone…
30th December 2010
This time last year I wrote about new year's resolutions - and this year (like the last) I'll be trying to make a couple of small changes and sticking to them, rather than setting myself up for…
21st December 2010
As this will be my last post before Christmas, I thought that it would be fun to share my top ten Christmas songs. So, in no particular order, here's what I'll be bopping around to come Christmas…
14th December 2010
It's with great sadness that I've watched the various stories surrounding the tuition fees unfold. While I don't condone violence in any form, I can't help but feel that a unruly minority…
25th November 2010
Earlier this month I read an article in the Observer which shared the results of a research project which seemed to suggest that the fewer siblings a child has, the happier they are; and that only children…
18th November 2010
Earlier this month, we organised some Diwali-themed entertainment at a Mela (a Diwali celebration) at the Nehru Centre in Central London. We devised a theatre arts workshop which we did with 70 children…
6th November 2010
So how was your October? Hope you all had an amazing Half Term and Halloween!. As usual it's been all go here so sorry this is about a week late. Am now thinking about Christmas and promising myself…
27th October 2010
Since becoming a parent, I've been increasingly concerned about the amount of time I spend working. It's very difficult to shut off when you run your own business (or indeed to shut off from any…
19th October 2010
I've been watching Rebecca Ferguson's journey through X Factor with interest. Remember her first audition?. Beautiful girl; wonderful voice - and yet as she admitted herself, she's lost confidence.…
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