These are all the posts I’ve written relating to politics, parenting and my life in general.
And just like my washing machine eating my favourite pyjamas, December arrived with zero remorse. November in my experience is largely rubbish – cold, wet, dark and uninspiring. But this one was alright! Let’s get straight into it, shall we? It’s long, but you can skim it if you like. I won’t tell. (If you want to read my other […]
November 2025: Theme parks, music and people that don’t get the joke Read More >>
My oldest is turning 12 tomorrow; I’m not quite sure how that happened at all. Meanwhile, my smallest is ten – and in less than one month, this blog will turn ten too. A whole decade of Whinge Whinge Wine! What a ride. Back in 2015 when I started writing this blog, it was all about the kids, but it’s
Nine things I miss about having little kids (and nine things I don’t) Read More >>
October has been and gone and now – without wanting to sound too negative – we’re being launched headfirst into the worst months of the year. It’s cold, it’s miserable, it’s too dark to do anything after 4pm apart from get ready for bed, and every other bastard you come across is trying to kill you by coughing a new
October 2025: Day trips, comedy, gigs and best of all: A new vacuum cleaner Read More >>
And that was September. It’s taken me almost a week to get around to writing this one through a combination of time constraints (who knew that getting a job would mean less time to write nonsense?!) and apathy, because it hasn’t been the most thrilling of months. That is of course always the risk of doing monthly round ups; sometimes
September 2025: In which I almost got scammed, and had a nice dinner Read More >>
So… August. It’s flown by hasn’t it (do I say that every month? I do, don’t I)?. We may not have had a stream of house guests like we did last year, but we’ve packed a lot in in the last four and a bit weeks. Please bear in mind that I’ve totally fucked my back so I’m writing this
August 2025: Beautiful Barcelona, wet Weymouth, and flag nonces Read More >>
Alternative title: The one where Fran enraged a lot of thickos. It’s been an embarrassing month to be British. Flags nonces, the Gammonati, Deform voters, sex offenders, Union Jackoffs, Daily Mail readers, the Nigel Farage Fanclub, Nazis, life’s winners… Whatever your pet name for them; they’re currently out in force, vandalising mini roundabouts, zebra crossings and even war memorials with
How to protect women and children: 1. Paint on roundabouts Read More >>
Growing up in the 90s, we were sold a very specific version of adulthood. Glossy magazines like Sugar, Bliss, Just 17 and More, countless TV shows, and every rom-com starring Hugh Grant or Meg Ryan painted the same picture: by the time we hit 30 we’d have our dream job (probably wearing a power suit in a very trendy office),
Are You There, Adulthood? It’s Me, A 90s Kid: Lies the 90s told us Read More >>
After a ridiculously busy June, comparatively July has been fairly quiet. With the exception of three solid weeks of end-of-term fun I mean – but I pretty much covered that in this post. The weather hasn’t been anywhere near as glorious as last month, but that’s OK. All together now… “The garden needed it“. For the last week, I’ve been
July 2025: Wet Chessington and no dippy eggs Read More >>
It’s that time of year again – the last frantic day of this year’s school term is almost upon us. For my oldest, it’s the last day of primary school ever – it seems like just yesterday she was starting on this brand new school adventure; we blinked, and now it’s over. And by ‘we,’ I obviously mean ‘me,’ because
My brain is full and it’s time for the summer holidays Read More >>
Every year without fail, as soon as the temperature creeps above 19 degrees and the shops start flogging bikinis with no actual support or boob coverage, we’re hit with the same tired nonsense: Get your body ready for summer! I don’t know about you, but my body has been here all year. It’s just a bit (a lot) sweatier right
How to get a summer body in 10 easy steps: Perimenopause edition Read More >>
