You know the poem Not Waving But Drowning? That poem describes the day I was having when I spoke to dad of three Tom Fletcher, a man with many talents but best known as singer and guitarist for McFly
A couple of days ago I was stood in a hardware store getting some keys cut. It had been pouring with rain and I was soaked through and cold. As I handed over the key to be copied, it dawned on me this was a very dull but significant moment. One of the keys, you
When I was a young child, I told my mother I wanted to be buried at sea. I’m really not sure where my obsession with a sea burial came from. I look back on it now with some irony as I didn’t even start learning to swim until I was eight.
Technology is a funny old thing. On the one hand it has empowered many, many people to work flexibly and fit economic activity around family life. As the recent 2020 Modern Families Index shows, however, technology has also blurred the lines between work and family life. Many working parents are ‘always on’ and this is
You know what’s worse than failing to follow someone else’s good advice? Failing to follow your own good advice, that’s what. I make no secret of the fact I am a big advocate of spending time outside because it’s basic self care. Family life has got so busy over recent weeks that I’ve failed to
