If you’re an adult thinking about taking up cycling, I know exactly how you feel. You like the idea of getting fitter, spending more time outdoors, or maybe even swapping the car for the odd commute — but then you start looking at bikes. Suddenly you’re hit with talk of hybrids, gravel frames, derailleurs, and …
I’ve always had a bit of a love-hate relationship with cycling. I loved it as a kid – the freedom, the races with mates, the inevitable scrapes and grazes that made you feel like you’d actually done something with your day. Then adulthood happened, and the bike gathered dust somewhere between the shed and my …
If you’ve got a baby, you’ll already know that “no screen time before two” advice sounds great — until you’re trying to make a cup of tea with one hand and stop the baby eating a shoe with the other. Sometimes you just need something to hold their attention for five minutes. The good news? …
There’s something strange about watching your dad become a grandad. It’s like seeing an old photograph develop in reverse — suddenly you notice details you never caught before. I see him now, sitting on the floor with my kids, completely absorbed in their world. There’s Lego everywhere, Peppa Pig on in the background, and he’s …
When I was a kid, one of my favourite things in the world was when my dad would take me for breakfast at the Little Chef just outside town. It wasn’t a regular thing, it was always impulsive, and this is what probably made it all the more special. Every so often, usually on a …
When my eldest first asked if he could go on social media, I’ll admit my gut reaction was a solid “absolutely not.” The idea of my kid being out there in the digital wilds — surrounded by influencers, algorithms, and people arguing about pineapple on pizza — filled me with dread. But, as with most …
Let’s start with the obvious: there’s absolutely nothing wrong with buying a £50 watch. If all you want is something that looks half-decent, tells you the time, and maybe lights up when you press a button, job done. No judgement here. In fact, most of us have happily worn cheap watches for years without giving …
Being a single dad is many things: rewarding, exhausting, messy, sometimes lonely — and almost always expensive. Kids have a habit of stretching your wallet as far as your patience, and when there’s only one income coming in, it can feel like you’re constantly playing catch-up. The good news? There is help out there. The …
I don’t know whether you’ve noticed, but winter coats aren’t exactly cheap these days. In fact, they’re the kind of purchase that makes you double-check your bank balance, wonder whether you could still get away with last year’s threadbare number, and briefly toy with the idea of hibernating until April. But, like it or not, …
Christmas is supposed to be “the most wonderful time of the year,” but when you’re a single dad, that description can feel a little bit ambitious. Wonderful? Sometimes. Exhausting, overwhelming, and ridiculously expensive? Always. What makes the season even trickier is that not all single dads have the same experience. For some, it’s sole custody …