It was just a normal Saturday. It was just a normal shopping trip. It was just a normal supermarket shelf. *Oh sorry this is to be said in a blockbuster action movie trailer voice. You need to go back and start again…* They thought this would be a food shop just like any other. They […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Isn’t life funny’ category
10 most boring things you will say this Christmas
I’ve written before about how boring I have become since popping out three little people. The things that my mind now ponders on would send the most insomniac person into a coma. It is just that there is now so many tedious tasks and chores that must be completed to make it to the end […] Read more…
Man the hell up woman
It started when I was pregnant with my oldest and a story was on the news about a penguin whose baby had been stolen from the zoo. They kept showing a picture of the mother pining for him. Oh my days. I was a sobbing wreck before the day had begun.The new husband was a […] Read more…
The tale of the mad woman and the slaughtered phone
Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful princess called Alison. *yeah alright you are going to have to use your imagination for this one – Jeez* Like all ladies of her time she had an olde worlde device called a mobile phone. She loved this mobile phone as she used it to chat to […] Read more…
Patience: wherefore art thou patience?
Patience. It has left the building. I knew it would eventually. Impatient git. Although I have never been the most tolerant of women (think slow walkers and call queues), having children has tested me to the limits at times. Take last night as an example. I had a grumpy little boy up in the dead […] Read more…
Cilla: surprise, surprise
A strange thing happened to me this week. I found myself sniffling joyfully at Cilla, the ITV three-part drama about Cilla Black. I know. I know! How can this be? Although I did cry at the Coleman sauce advert as well this week so my cheese-monitor can’t be trusted. Even though Sheridan Smith is just […] Read more…
How to feel like an old hag
I have to confess I have been feeling a bit less youthful in recent years. I’ve tried to figure it out. Could it be because I need to stop flicking through my phone when I wake up in the night (such a loser) or because I should have a bit less wine and a bit […] Read more…
How to annoy your mother in five easy steps
An excerpt from the early memoirs of Prime Minister Gabe, leader of the free world. Then aged 3 and three quarters. A letter to his first ever school friend Dylan. Yo Dylan! How are you doing my main man? I’ve had the most fabbulious summer holiday but have missed hanging out with you my buddy. […] Read more…