Family Affairs and other matters
  • BLOG
  • TRAVEL
  • REVIEWS
  • ELEPHANTS
  • DIVORCE
  • ABOUT/CONTACT
  • BLOG
  • TRAVEL
  • REVIEWS
  • ELEPHANTS
  • DIVORCE
  • ABOUT/CONTACT

Archive for 2016

  • SHOULD I GET A DIVORCE?

    Posted by Family Affairs on 29-12-2016 in BLOG / DIVORCE
    Dec292016

    Should I get a divorce is apparently spiking as a search trend just a few days after Christmas. Which is generally always the case – “Divorce Day” is notoriously the first working day of January. However, as a divorcee myself, I would suggest you sit tight and wait until you’ve […]

    Read More...22
  • TWIXTMAS

    Posted by Family Affairs on 28-12-2016 in BLOG tagged with Christmas / fudge / presents / Twixtmas
    Dec282016

    We are betwixt and between Christmas and the New Year and this morning on our lovely frosty walk we decided “Twixtmas” was the best term to describe the 5 languid days between our two major festivities. It does now seem to have become an actual thing – otherwise known as […]

    Read More...00
  • IT’S CHRISTMAS DAY TOMORROW!

    Posted by Family Affairs on 24-12-2016 in BLOG tagged with Christmas day / decorations / happy christmas
    Dec242016

    IT’S CHRISTMAS DAY TOMORROW! A reminder has just popped up on my computer saying “CHRISTMAS DAY TOMORROW”. YES I BLOODY KNOW THAT and really don’t need anymore stressful reminders about how much I’ve got to do by then…we finally decorated the tree yesterday….that is how behind schedule I am and […]

    Read More...00
  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FIRSTBORN SON

    Posted by Family Affairs on 24-12-2016 in BLOG tagged with 24 year old / firstborn / happy birthday / pergola on the roof / son
    Dec242016

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FIRSTBORN SON. We had a few lovely night’s out with him – this photo was taken at the pop-up bar on top of the BBC building called “Pergola on The Roof” – they do a winter and summer version and it’s a huge, very popular space. […]

    Read More...00
  • DO CHILDREN MAKE YOU HAPPY?

    Posted by Family Affairs on 19-12-2016 in BLOG / DIVORCE tagged with Children / happiness
    Dec192016

    A recent paper called “The Origin of Happiness” has declared that having children does not make us happy in the long term. The researchers say that this is because “the positive glow of parenthood only lasts 12 months and after that there was no improvement in the subjective well-being in […]

    Read More...40
  • BOOK OF MORMON REVIEW

    Posted by Family Affairs on 19-12-2016 in BLOG / REVIEWS tagged with book of mormon / review
    Dec192016

    I took my children to see The Book Of Mormon with some other friends as a Christmas treat a few days ago. Am I the only person in the world who thought it was rubbish? I had already been warned about the content to a degree and knew that I […]

    Read More...20
  • THE GRINCH OF CHRISTMAS

    Posted by Family Affairs on 12-12-2016 in BLOG / DIVORCE tagged with Christmas / mindfulness / teenagers / The Grinch / un-Christmassy
    Dec122016

    I feel like the Grinch of Christmas right now. It doesn’t feel “A Lot Like Christmas”….it doesn’t even feel a bit like Christmas, it feels more like “A Shit Load Of Stress and Hassle”. I don’t recall actually ever feeling so un-Christmassy before. Isn’t it still too early to be […]

    Read More...50
  • SLEEPING BEAUTY AT RICHMOND THEATRE

    Posted by Family Affairs on 12-12-2016 in BLOG / REVIEWS tagged with Maureen Lipman / pantomime / review / Richmond Theatre / Sleeping Beauty
    Dec122016

    Sleeping Beauty at Richmond Theatre My friend went to see Sleeping Beauty at Richmond Theatre with my nine year old Goddaughter and so below we have a review from both their perspectives:- Thanks to my lovely friend, I was able to go and see Sleeping Beauty at Richmond Theatre last […]

    Read More...10
  • HUMAN RIGHTS DAY – WATCH A UNITED KINGDOM

    Posted by Family Affairs on 09-12-2016 in BLOG / REVIEWS tagged with A colour Bar / A United Kingdom / Human Rights Day / Oyelowo / Roasamund Pike
    Dec092016

    It’s Human Rights Day tomorrow. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” Martin Luther King Well we seem to have injustice everywhere in the world right now, so not sure where to begin. Not entirely relevant, but I suggest you go and see the film A United Kingdom to […]

    Read More...00
  • I’M FINE

    Posted by Family Affairs on 07-12-2016 in BLOG tagged with emotions / I'm Fine / Mental Health Foundation / talking
    Dec072016

    So we all know that very often when we say “I’M FINE” in response to “How are you?” that what we really mean is:- F-I-N-E = “FUCKED UP, INSECURE, NEUROTIC AND EMOTIONAL” but we probably aren’t going to give the details to the poor, unsuspecting inquirer or indeed offer time […]

    Read More...00
  • NOVEMBER REVIEW

    Posted by Family Affairs on 05-12-2016 in BLOG / REVIEWS tagged with Fidel / November / November review / Remembrance Day / Trump / weather
    Dec052016

    What a tumultuous month November has been this year, not only for me personally, but on a wider global scale – mainly because of the US elections and the uncertainty that has created as we all wait to see what happens next. I’ve still got labyrinthitis so my rocky road […]

    Read More...60
  • FRIENDS OF THE EARTH INTERNATIONAL STATEMENT ON THE ELECTION OF DONALD TRUMP

    Posted by Family Affairs on 03-12-2016 in BLOG / REVIEWS / TRAVEL tagged with Donald Trump / Friends of the earth
    Dec032016

    Blimey….Friends of The Earth are pulling no punches on how they feel about the election of Donald Trump:- Friends of the Earth International statement on the election of Donald Trump LAMPUNG, INDONESIA – Here follows the collective statement of the Friends of the Earth International network on the election of […]

    Read More...00
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • ...
  • 14
  • UK Blogger Winner
  • UK Blog Travel Award Winner
  • Search Family Affairs

  • Twitter

    Invalid or expired token.
  • My Instagramming

    Sorry:

    - Instagram feed not found.
  • Post Archives

Family Affairs and other matters
  • BLOG
  • TRAVEL
  • REVIEWS
  • ELEPHANTS
  • DIVORCE
  • ABOUT/CONTACT