Honkopoly – The Real Thing
I did not sleep much the night before Honkopoly. Images of top hats, onesies, numerous google docs, and my 40-year old bladder kept me awake for most of it. The house was still. Quiet. I…
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A Photo of Matt Damon
The last time the Greek God(zilla) attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, he ran into Sarah Brown and she tweeted to let me know. TWICE. Then I went and changed my Twitter handle from…
Honkopoly – A Dry Run
Honk whaaaaaaaaat? No, I haven’t gone completely mad. Well, maybe just a little bit. But it’s all for a BRILLIANT cause, so do read on and I will explain everything. Honkopoly is the name we…
A Night On
The Greek God(zilla) and I have never really subscribed to the idea of ‘date’ night. Before having a child, we went out together all of the time. I guess you could call them dates, although…
Aphrodite’s Cyprus
The Greek God(zilla)’s mother is originally from Crete and his father is from Cyprus. However he was born and raised on another big island – only Britain is a little bit colder – in a…
That Sinking Feeling
The most important thing is not to panic. This has happened before. It was not the end of the world then, and it will not be the end of the world now. DO NOT PANIC.…
Raising My Game
At the end of last year, I thought that my theme for 2013 was going to be a year of new starts. A couple of weeks later, events took an unexpected turn and I had…
A Christmas Break
The last place we hoped to be on Christmas Day was in the A&E department with our 4-year old. While packing the car for various family visits over the festive season, we prepared for every…
A Christmas Party
This weekend we hosted our 3rd annual Christmas party, which always falls on the Saturday closest to the Greek God(zilla)’s birthday, so it is always a joint celebration. Our Christmas tree is picked out and…
Weekend Round-Up (Steak NOT Included)
My Friday night took another major blow this weekend, with the absence of Steak Night™ for the second week running. At least there was the promise of fish & chips eaten out of the house…
All I Want For Christmas Is…
If he had his way, the Greek God(zilla) would do all of his Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve; and if I had mine, all our presents would be shopped for, wrapped, and sitting prettily under…
Guest Post: Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda
I am handing this blog over to my sister today, who has written a beautiful tribute to her great friend, Lisa Kelly, who sadly passed away a year ago today. Unbelievably, its been a year…
