"I attended a WorkLife Central seminar a few weeks ago, ran by mother and parenting expert Sarah Ockwell-Smith. The topic was “Understanding Naughty.” My son is almost 2 and a half -... Read More
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We have just returned from an early summer holiday in the UK. As seems to be the norm for our family holidays, my wife and I took the opportunity of some downtime to reassess our lifestyles and... Read More
Its scarcely seems like almost three months since my youngest son was discharged from hospital. I felt at the time as if my world had been turned upside down; indeed, all of our worlds had been turne... Read More
It’s my second to last ever Primary school summer fair today which means its nearly the end of term and time for melancholy reflections on how much the children have grown up and changed since ... Read More
I don’t like to make plans. My wife and I spent a lot of time talking about it in our early years. When we were single, she used to divide Friday night to Sunday night into seven time slots to ... Read More
After placing my order that morning on my way in to work, the juice bar tender says with a smile, "your smoothie will be ready in 5 minutes; your name is Peace, right?"
Let’s rew... Read More
It was a funny old week. Mr D was working, but the kids and I had a half term staycation. I enjoy these one parent holidays because I’ve realised how much more I interact with the c... Read More
I love bookshops. I can happily whittle away any chunk of time browsing books on any subject area going. Last week, on the way to a meeting, I had some time to kill at Waterloo station, and so indulg... Read More
Back in 2015, I wrote my first blog for WorkLife Central. It centred on my ambitions for a random weekend which, like for most, had a focus on seeing more of my partner and my then 2 year old daughte... Read More
“The day before you turned two, we flew back from our holiday and you sat on my lap for most of the flight home. You were just short of having a ‘paid-for’ seat on the plane, so whi... Read More
Around this time last year, whilst on a country walk with the children, I spotted one of those farms where they sell fresh eggs at the farm gate, via the use of an honesty box... Read More
It’s 8:30am on a Friday morning and I’m on my way into work having just dropped my daughter at school. I work a half day on Fridays in order to collect her from schoo... Read More
Can there ever be too much of a good thing? I ask myself. I decide “yes”, as I stand at the window, staring down at the leafy cul-de-sac formed of tidy, well kept homes and manic... Read More
In common with most parents, the Easter holidays was being looked forward to with huge anticipation this year. Easter as the time of new beginnings is always one of our favourite times of year. W... Read More
"Oova…oova.., mummy...oova "
It was one of those busy weeks. I can't believe it's Friday already, and a few things still un... Read More
Chocolate is not a special treat. Why? Because special things and treats are what we really want. We all know we shouldn’t have too much chocolate, especiall... Read More
Along with the birds and the bees, the Middle East peace process and the economic arguments for and against Brexit, gender inequality was low on the list of topics I had expected to discuss with m... Read More
You probably saw last summer’s attention-grabbing headlines about the dramatic drop in au pair numbers. They certainly grabbed my attention, because without an au pair we’d be toast. ... Read More
As we emerge from one of the worst spells of weather the UK has witnessed in decades, I can finally reflect on one of the most stressful weeks of my working life.
Usually, I ju... Read More