Dad has a job and is the main earner for the family. Dad’s industry becomes ever more competitive and he has to make a greater effort to earn the same amount of money, while also balancing this with fatherhood. After a while, it becomes a bit much. What does he do? … [Continue Reading..]
Family Life and Lifestyle
Changing career direction because of Fatherhood
Dad has a job and is the main earner for the family. Dad’s industry becomes ever more competitive and he has to make a greater effort to earn the same amount of money, while also balancing this with fatherhood. … [Continue Reading...]
Here’s looking at you kid
Having learned that the secret to getting a good photograph can involve being somewhere at the right time, I paid a visit to the London Borough of Croydon just before sunrise. I had heard about an urban art festival … [Continue Reading...]
#EatLikeAPro with the Beko Vacuum Blender
Every morning, Mrs Adams and I start the day with a smoothie made of fresh fruit. Occasionally we’ll also through in some frozen fruit or ice cubes, but the aim is always to start the day with a highly nutritious … [Continue Reading...]
Equal Lives: Men, women, caring responsibilities and the workplace
Trying to balance caring responsibilities with employment is never easy. Going back several years, I had a part time job that I left when my eldest daughter started school. I tried to make it work for several months … [Continue Reading...]
Midlife crisis? What midlife crisis?
I’ve been thinking a lot about ageing recently. I’ve had reason to. Earlier this year my father-in-law passed away and such events always concentrate the mind. Added to this, my brothers have both had children and … [Continue Reading...]
An unlikely route to better work/ life balance: Artificial foliage
Next time you are in a hotel or restaurant and admiring the artificial foliage, keep in mind that it may have been supplied by Mark Gurtler's company, Greenbrokers. This former management consultant remembers his … [Continue Reading...]
Family Finances
The Dadindex Report: How dads spend their money and time
I have long been curious about the amount of purchasing power that dads have. How much do they spend on their kids and how much influence do they … [Continue Reading...]
Ice, a new kind of reward scheme
Most people are members of reward schemes of one form or another. New to the market is a reward scheme called Ice that doesn’t just enable you to … [Continue Reading...]
Fathers’ Issues / men’s issues
Equal Lives: Men, women, caring responsibilities and the workplace
Trying to balance caring responsibilities with employment is never easy. Going back several years, I had a part time job that I left when my eldest daughter started school. I tried to make it work for several months … [Continue Reading...]
Midlife crisis? What midlife crisis?
I’ve been thinking a lot about ageing recently. I’ve had reason to. Earlier this year my father-in-law passed away and such events always concentrate the mind. Added to this, my brothers have both had children and … [Continue Reading...]
An unlikely route to better work/ life balance: Artificial foliage
Next time you are in a hotel or restaurant and admiring the artificial foliage, keep in mind that it may have been supplied by Mark Gurtler's company, Greenbrokers. This former management consultant remembers his … [Continue Reading...]
The Dadindex Report: How dads spend their money and time
I have long been curious about the amount of purchasing power that dads have. How much do they spend on their kids and how much influence do they have on consumer purchases within the home? Conventional wisdom would … [Continue Reading...]
Dads Don’t Babysit, Towards Equal parenting: A good read?
Every now and again, someone produces a book about fatherhood and parenting that genuinely gets me excited. Dads Don’t Babysit Towards Equal parenting, the work of writing duo and fathers David Freed and James … [Continue Reading...]
Cars and Automotive
A classic way to balance work and family life
In my latest article highlighting dads seeking to improve work / life balance, I speak to Claus Stig Christensen who runs classic car rental company BookAClassic. … [Continue Reading...]
Behind the wheel of the Dad Taxi
There are numerous signs that my children are getting older. Five-year-old Izzy no longer watches Paw Patrol and, nearing the end of her first year at school, has learned to read and write. Helen, who is nine, is … [Continue Reading...]
Roqing the school run in a Skoda
When I’m test driving cars, it’s sometimes very apparent when a manufacture has created something with massive appeal to the family market. Although I can only base this on my own anecdotal evidence, Skoda seems to … [Continue Reading...]
Track Days: Exciting fun for all the family
While there is nothing quite like the open road, it has its limitations. You can’t really test a car’s true performance unless you take it for a spin on a track. … [Continue Reading...]
Where are all the hot hatches now?
As a dad, I confess I haven't driven a hot hatch or had any desire to own one for some time. For me it's all about space, MPG and ease of moving car seats around. … [Continue Reading...]
Reviews
#EatLikeAPro with the Beko Vacuum Blender
Every morning, Mrs Adams and I start the day with a smoothie made of fresh fruit. Occasionally we’ll also through in some frozen fruit or ice cubes, but the aim is always to start the day with a highly nutritious … [Continue Reading...]
Urtekram and Hair Trade reviews
It’s been a while since I have reviewed any men’s grooming or toiletry products. I am delighted to bring that particular drought to an end with reviews of several items that have impressed me greatly. … [Continue Reading...]
Organising a day out using the Trainline app
Disclosure: This is a commissioned post produced in association with Trainline. As a family, we tend to travel quite a bit. We have relatives in various locations across the UK and so we’re often catching trains … [Continue Reading...]
Using a Patlock to improve home security
If you are a regular reader of Dadbloguk, you’ll know we recently moved house. When moving into our new place, I saw an opportunity to improve our home security. … [Continue Reading...]
Reviewed: Inateck laptop bag. Great when you need to travel with tech.
It being the summer holidays, I’m spending a lot of time visiting attractions with the kids and undertaking various overnight stays. Among the many considerations I have to consider is what luggage to take. … [Continue Reading...]
Photography
Here’s looking at you kid
Having learned that the secret to getting a good photograph can involve being somewhere at the right time, I paid a visit to the London Borough of Croydon just before sunrise. I had heard about an urban art festival … [Continue Reading...]
Cobweb and mist
I don't know about other mums and dads, but I am still putting the house together after six weeks of domestic neglect. While I'm almost on top of things, it has been a busy week and I've had little time to venture … [Continue Reading...]
A break in the clouds
Some days ago, I noticed some dramatic cloud formations in the sky. I grabbed my camera, took myself to the top of the house and started taking pictures out of a Velux window. This is one of about 20 images I took … [Continue Reading...]
A visit to Techniquest in Cardiff
As the school summer holidays entered their final couple of weeks, I asked the kids if there was anything they particularly wanted to do. The response took me by surprise: "We want to visit Wales." Earlier this week … [Continue Reading...]
Arc en ciel
Why oh why has this blog post got a French headline? The reason is simple: Arc en ciel means rainbow in French and this picture was taken, yup, you guessed it, on a rainy day in France. … [Continue Reading...]