These are all the posts I’ve written relating to politics, parenting and my life in general.
As anyone who has followed me on Facebook for any length of time can probably attest to, I do so enjoy a scam email, a romance scammer in my inbox or a bit of back-and-forth with an unhappy would-be client. Yesterday, however, I got what was probably the most incredibly baffling email I’ve received to date. Literally baffling, in my […]
The one in which Fran is a peaceful French mother Read More >>
Can you believe that a whole year has passed since I started writing monthly life updates? I did say that when the year was over I’d give up, but I had a bit of a change of heart. Writing is therapeutic, even if what I write is largely nonsense, and I can’t just write posts about people with shit grammar
January 2025: Dog piss, Traitors and definitely not doing dry January Read More >>
I’ve been collecting these screenshots for some time. Ever since I published this post about malapropisms, the good people of Facebook have been spotting examples in the wild and sending them to me and I am absolutely here for it. These aren’t all malapropisms; some of them are probably the fault of an over-enthusiastic auto-correct, some will be down to
I think we can all agree that 2024 can fuck right off can’t it. I don’t even fancy looking in the rear view mirror, which is why it’s taken so long to get around to this post. That, and the epic new year hangover of hangovers. Two bloody days it lasted; getting old sucks. If, unlike me, you’d like to
December 2024: And that’s a wrap Read More >>
I can barely believe it but I’ve kept up this monthly blog post thing up for almost an entire year – just one more to go before 2024 is DONE. I can’t say they’re all of excellent quality, but I can say that they exist. If you’d like to reflect on the year with me, you can read January’s here,
November 2024: Stick on the fire, it’s time to get festive Read More >>
This post may contain affiliate links and scenes of a sensitive nature. I MEAN IT. DON’T SAY YOU HAVEN’T BEEN WARNED. I joined Twitter in 2008, which is BLOODY AGES AGO. Back in those days, tweets were limited to a mere 140 characters (something that didn’t change until 2017), and everyone followed Stephen Fry and talked about X Factor. I
A mass X-odus: Leaving for new pastures and blue skies Read More >>
This month’s update is a little bit later than usual, because I’ve been busy! But busy doing what, you ask? As well as exciting things like working for a living, this week I have mainly been being ill, which happily coincided with half term and a trip down to see my family too. Atchoo. The other three weeks of the
October 2024: A year older, and not really any wiser Read More >>
I have now had a full 23 years of experience as an adult. I have spent more time as an adult than as a child or teenager and I think it’s time to admit that I am Not Very Good at it. Sure, I’ve kept two kids, a dog and a fair number of houseplants alive, but I also struggle
Ten adulting tasks I, a 41 year old, struggle with Read More >>
*Contains affiliate links September just rushed in didn’t it, and it didn’t hold back on the shit weather. It feels like we’re already in the middle of winter; I have my Big Coat out and I’m not afraid to wear it. In fact, according to my Amazon Prime TV’s ‘Trending’ section, people are already watching Christmas films. That’s not acceptable
September 2024: Farewell summer, we hardly knew ye Read More >>
August was maybe one of my favourite months so far this year. ‘But why?’ I hear you ask. Well, have a read, you lazy sod. It’s all there. (You can read January’s here, February’s here, March’s here, April’s here, May’s here, June’s here and July’s here) I started a real job I officially became employed for the first time in
August 2024: New jobs, friends, and summer holidays Read More >>
