Pip’s World

The Other Wife

By Claire McGowan Funny how the things people love at first are the things they end up hating. That’s the thing about rock-bottom. Gives gives you something firm to put your feet on. If you want to admit to friends how unhappy you are, you have to admit it to yourself as well. You soContinue reading “The Other Wife”

We Should All Be Feminists

By Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche I often make the mistake of thinking that something which is obvious to me, is just an obvious to everyone else. A man is just as likely as a woman to be intelligent, innovative, creative. We have evolved but our ideas of gender have not. Each time they ignore me, IContinue reading “We Should All Be Feminists”

What’s in my work bag?

I spend more and more time outside at work these days, doing everything from collecting rouge balls to helping lost walkers. Because of this, the things I need with me everyday to deal with the weather is vast. Holding the clutter in my bag at bay is a challenge and I hate being weighed downContinue reading “What’s in my work bag?”

My dairy habits

I bought my diary from Ebay for less than a fiver. It’s one of those weekly views with a small section for each day, and a page at the end of the month to summarise how it went, to write about the highs and lows and to keep your good habits in check. There aren’tContinue reading “My dairy habits”

Staying Organized

Who me? Organized? My husband might tell you otherwise, but I do find it hard to keep track of our weekly schedule. You know: school, swimming, grocery shopping, tidying up, paying bills, remembering appointments and so on. Fortunately, in our house we all pitch in. No one person does everything. But we do have aContinue reading “Staying Organized”

Travel Tips

There are millions of tips out there on how to fly with kids, what to bring on camping vacations, which suitcase to buy, where to go and what to see in just about every corner on Earth. What I want to share today is something a little different – something that we discovered last summerContinue reading “Travel Tips”