05 Thursday Jan 2012
Posted in Blogging, observations
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I don’t sleep.
Or rather I don’t sleep much.
Last night it was definitely after 4am before the sleep fairy came a’calling and it’s been a while since I dropped off before 2am.
Needless to say, I’m knackered. I look and feel wretched and as tired as I may be when it comes close to time to catch some zzzzzs, they can be seen racing away in the opposite direction. Continue reading »
02 Monday Jan 2012
The Boy Wonder asked me yesterday what was the one thing I’d always wanted to do. In that moment I couldn’t think of anything at all, but it got me thinking.
I want to look back one day and think that I really lived my life. It’s important to me. No one wants to look back and see missed opportunities or paths not taken for fear of what might happen. One life, and it’s short so live it to the full. Continue reading »
01 Sunday Jan 2012
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Well hello 2012. How VERY nice it is to see you, looking all dapper and swish with something of a dandy bounce to your step.
I’m very glad to see you’ve ditched that ne’er do well 2011. He was a scoundrel, make no mistake. Continue reading »
19 Monday Dec 2011
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Abba, Black Eyed Peas, Just Dance Kids, Perform Party, Rayman, Tin Tin, Wii
We’ve had a busy couple of months in the Battling On household thanks to some very nice people inviting us out and sending us some fun stuff to review. Continue reading »
15 Thursday Dec 2011
Posted in Blogging, In the Powder Room
I don’t get much chance to do anything these days other than work and vacuum up Special K from the living room floor. But this week I’ve actually written something and it’s up In the Powder Room. Feel free to go take a looksee 
14 Monday Nov 2011
Posted in Blogging, meme pronounced 'meem'
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It’s more surprising to me than it will be to you that I’m blogging, more so that I’m responding to a meme. But when one of your oldest blogging friends asks it of you there’s not really anything you can do other than oblige. So, this one’s for you Him Up North….
I’ve been tagged in a tandem meme, two for the price of one so to speak. The first aspect is to reveal where I write, and the truth is that since the purchase of the electric blanket it’s mainly in bed. But a girl has to keep some things to herself, so this is the alternative place:
That picture came in very handy in a client meeting today when I was accused of being organised and meticulous. I think they now have a clearer picture of how I work (amazingly, I’m still employed).
And now moving onto the ‘Versatile Blogger’ bit which seemingly means I have to divulge seven facts about me.
Great.
Like there’s anything vaguely interesting that you don’t already already know.
1/ I’m neither organised, nor meticulous
2/ I no longer own my own home – this is strangely liberating but not altogether satisfying
3/ I cried listening to ‘Dance with my father‘ sung on Songs of Praise yesterday
4/ I am not a regular Songs of Praise viewer
5/ I wrote a sex survey this week
6/ I just ate 6 satsumas – does that count as my five (six?) a day?
7/ I quite enjoyed the new Ricky Gervais comedy – what?!….
And now I get to tag others. I’m going with :
Karen @ If I could Escape
Caroline @ Letters from your mum
Henrietta @ Marketing to Milk
because I know that none of them will feel obliged, *stares menacingly at HUN*…
06 Sunday Nov 2011
Posted in children
Oh Bonfire Night how I love thee. So much that I will consider venturing out into the dark alone with three children, risking losing at least one, maiming a couple and parting with a pocket-full of silver just to hear some bangs and fizzing whistles.
02 Sunday Oct 2011
Posted in Working Days
Feels like a while since I was here. I make no excuses for that, it’s my blog and I’ll blog if I want to etc etc.
Just thought I’d pop in though and thank the good folk at Incahoot who invited me to take part in a blogger round table this week. If you’re not already familiar with Incahoot you might want to take a look, it’s a money-saving website run by a nice bunch of people IMO. Not only did I enjoy an afternoon of discussion and sharing ideas, I won a Blackberry Curve just for being there. Now just got to figure out how to work the damn thing.
I also spent some time with my friends at Cash-is-Cool talking about the new directions that we’re going to take my blog over there. We”ll be kicking off with a few case studies on family budgeting as an introduction to an extensive survey on budgeting habits that we hope will throw up some useful points. Hope you’ll pop along and take a look at some point.
In the Powder Room continues to be one of my favourite places to hang out. I’m so proud of the content that our brilliant writers continue to produce, and we’ve got some really exciting things happening very soon. If you’ve got any thoughts on how the site could be improved please do email us though.
That’s about it for now, softly softly as they say, don’t want to overdo it….
13 Monday Jun 2011
Time was that I thought I was finally beginning to crack this parenting egg. The ferals are all in full time school, I am in full time work (albeit at very strange times of the day and night), and we seem to muddle along quite nicely if you discount the screaming-like-a-banshee-on-a-regular-basis, and we all discount that – don’t we?
Then the Boy Wonder hit 9 and things started to change, very subtly, like a stealth bomber. Before I knew it my smart kid was suddenly a smart-mouthed kid with more than a soupcon of attitude. And joy of joys, being the big brother and therefore ring-leader, I also have a 6 and a 4 year old positively racing to accompany him into the “you’re too young to be acting like a teenager” padded cell. Continue reading »
23 Monday May 2011
So, I have this friend who’s been asked to do something really exciting. Something life changing. Something that could be life changing for around about 4 million others. Impressive stuff yes?
That friend is Chris Mosler of Thinly Spread. If you don’t already know her I’d be surprised. She’s an absolute gem of a women, someone who I’m proud to know and more proud to call a friend. Chris is a great writer, blogger, mother, wife, friend and teacher amongst many other things. And now, in addition to all of that she’s going to be an Ambassador. How cool is that?
One of a small, select group Chris will be traveling to Mozambique with Save the Children to highlight the Cold Trail – the journey that a vaccine takes from the capital, Maputo out to the rural regions.
It’s really important work. Currently 4 million children die every year because they don’t get access to vital, life-saving vaccines. Vaccines that are freely available but can’t currently get to where they’re needed. The world’s leaders have the capacity to prevent this and on June 13th the GAVI alliance of global decision makers will come together in a pledge meeting hosted by David Cameron to discuss making available the necessary funds to change that fact.
This is no fairy story, GAVI has already proved that it’s possible but, as with all things, these world leaders need a bit of a push. They need to know that there’s lots of people watching them and listening to the outcome of their meeting, and that’s where you come in.
All you need to do is sign a petition, and then Pass It On. And here’s a nifty way to do exactly that.
Very simply all you have to do is:
1) Click here and sign the petition to save four million children’s lives
2) Click here to download your Pass It On gift tag
3) Print it, sign it and Pass it On, and on, and on, and on……
a) Blog about it, you can link back here or lift the instructions and place them on your own blog – doesn’t matter at all
b) Facebook it – post a pic of your signed Gift Tag to your facebook wall and tag all of your friends to Pass it On
c) Twitter – twitpic it and @ your followers to Pass It On
d) Print it out and Pass it On – to your neighbour, your mum, your local paper, your children’s school, the postman (you get the picture)
Basically just spread the word and annoy the hell out of everyone until they sign the petition. It’s not much to ask is it really?
What you can’t do is nothing, please don’t do that – go back to the start of this post and do something, okay? Thanks
Now I’m going to kick things off by tagging a few of you. This is open-ended though, please don’t wait for an invite, just click and sign, and print and sign and Pass It On…
I’m starting with Chris at Thinly Spread, for obvious reasons
And I’m going to ask Victoria at It’s a small world after all because she’s bloody lovely and has got LOTS of time on her hands
If Garry at The Blog Up North has extricated himself from his George Foreman #notaeuphemism maybe he’ll help out too
And of course I’ll need to poke Nic at Typecast and see if she’s not too busy to lend a hand
And then I’m going to see if Nick at My Daddy Cooks will help out too
I wonder if Vixens LondonCityMum and MuddlingAlong might be up for some tagging? Let’s give them a try…
I think I’ll reach out to Kim at Diary of An Overachieveing Mom to join – she hasn’t blogged for a while so maybe this will prompt her into action
I’m also going to poke Jessie B at Booshy and ask her to Pass It On
And while I’m that side of the ocean I might ask Amy of Bitchin’ Wives Club if she’d consider it too
Ok., so that’s 10 and maybe a couple will help out – it’s a start….
Thanks for reading. If you’d like to follow Chris on her very personal journey through Mozambique come and see us In the Powder Room every day that week (w/c May 30th) for exclusive video content from the (amazing) woman herself.
