One of the items on my 40 before 40 list is to be less of a Grinch. What’s more, as I turn 40 next November, this month provides my one and only chance to succeed in this particular challenge. Admittedly, the wording of this particular test of character is fairly vague – albeit unintentionally. Success …
Disclosure: This is a collaborative post with TheDadsnet and Jakks Pacific. Christmas will be here before we know it, so it really is time to get shopping if you haven’t started already. As far as I’m concerned, making sure the kids have a memorable day is the most important thing so, like most parents, I …
I pride myself on dealing with important questions on Diary of the Dad. So here’s one that has been troubling me for years. Why do people buy Panettone at Christmas? For ten months or so, it vanishes from our thoughts. But then, as December approaches, it suddenly appears again. People go mad for it, leaving me …
Even if you’re someone like me who doesn’t like too many mentions of Christmas cropping up in November, it’s time to at least start thinking about gifts. Because the last few weeks before the big day have a habit of flying by, don’t they? With that in mind, here are some gift ideas I liked …
One of the best times to be self-employed is Christmas. I’ve written about the reasons for this before, so won’t repeat myself. Apart from saying that one of the things I really don’t miss about my old life is the office Christmas party. Particularly in the last job I had before becoming my own boss. …
I’ve been a parent for over seven years. I’ve also been blogging about it for the same amount of time. You’d think that writing about my experience of parenting would focus my thoughts and improve my approach as a result. Well if recent events are anything to go by, I’ve learned nothing. In my defence …
As I’ve said more than once recently, I hate Christmas shopping. However, we decided to brave the crowds at the weekend. As always, there were some odds and sods that we needed and we thought it would be quieter than next week. When we learned that there was a Christmas market on outside our local …
I’ve written a couple of posts recently that some people may have taken as digs at Christmas. First I wrote a silly one about my family getting excited a bit earlier than usual. Then I wrote a sensible one along the same lines for Dad.Info. Neither were; I was just grumbling about people wishing away …
One of the things that bothers me most about the approach to Christmas is the shopping. We’ve actually made reasonable progress with ours so far, but I’ll readily admit that I’m beginning to struggle. If I know what I want to get for people, there’s no problem. I shop around for the best deal and get …
As we now have one month in which to successfully complete our festive shopping, I think it’s just about safe to mention the celebration by name. Yes, Christmas will be upon us soon so it’s time for my Christmas gift guide 2017! Zippi photo canvas I was really impressed with the iPad cover Zippi sent …