An award-winning UK parenting and lifestyle blog
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. This ...
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 - ...
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 time. ...
One of the joys of working from home is that I don't hear too many Christmas songs too early. Still, as we're getting closer to the big day, I've been enjoying a few here and there. The likes of Slade, Wizzard and The Darkness have, of course, got a decent amount of airtime. There are certain tracks, ...
As our house is up for sale at the moment, I'm no stranger to cleaning in a hurry. We often receive calls about viewings at short notice so I'm always ready to scrub things. With three children around, there's usually a mess somewhere. While I'm far from being a clean freak, I always have things close to hand to get ...
Whether you like it or not, Christmas is coming. And whether you like it or not, guests are likely to be descending on you! I jest, of course. It's always nice to see extended family and friends. It's preparing for their arrival that I don't enjoy - I don't want to make a bad impression - ...
It's the most wonderful time of the year. Apparently. The last week and a half have been, well, a week and a half. A veritable nightmare before Christmas. I will preface this by admitting that, although some of the below were distressing, they are still first world problems. I also acknowledge that we're not alone in ...
Blogging for a living certainly opens up some interesting opportunities. The latest new experience it has sent my way was to try my hand at being a personal shopper. Sort of! The Bentall Centre in Kingston invited me to pick out some Christmas gift ideas for men. I was only too happy to oblige. I enjoy putting ...
All eyes will be on the sky this evening as Santa, cunningly disguised as the International Space Station, flies over the UK as he distributes gifts to children all over the world. It may be a surprise to you that the bearded one doesn't do the whole thing on his own. As well as getting a ...
Christmas is imminent and, if you're anything like me, you still have loads to do. Kate and I are determined to take things as easily as possible though, so here are a few things we'll be doing to give ourselves a decent chance. Christmas life hacks, if you will... Veg out Preparing the spuds, carrots, parsnips and sprouts can take ...
I'm Tom Briggs. A proud dad of three and, somehow or other, a multi-award-winning parent blogger.
I've been writing Diary of the Dad since 2010 and it's gone from a small hobby to my full-time job.
I still have the same enthusiasm for this blog as I did when I wrote my first post and hope you enjoy reading my musings as much as I do writing them.
