I’ve come to a realisation of late. I’m too English for my own good at times. I’ve always been an “after you” sort, but have missed out on the last piece of cake in the office more than once and held doors open for countless oblivious people too many times and have therefore decided to …
With all the crap there is in the world, it can be all too easy to get a bit gloomy now and then. I’m no exception and can actually give Morrissey a run for his money when I’m feeling sorry for myself. This is why I think it’s so important to embrace the good times. I’m …
Well where to start? Thanks to the kind people who read Diary of the Dad, I was lucky enough to make it to the final of the MAD Blog Awards which took place in London on Friday evening. If I’m honest, I thought that was as far as I was going to get; I was …
I know someone who has been at the centre of a media storm of late. He’s not a footballer… yet, but he does have a surname that may or may not rhyme with that of a Premier League player who, let’s say, may have cropped up in the odd news headline recently. Yes, I can exclusively …
Today was fairly mediocre to begin with; I grudgingly got up, made myself vaguely presentable, made Dylan’s breakfast, had mine with Kate and trudged off to the station with my grumpy going-to-work face prominently on display. The train journey to work was uneventful, ditto the first couple of hours in the office. But then, from …
It’s time for a completely shameless, begging blog post from yours truly, dear reader. You see, the MAD Blog Awards 2011 are open to nominations. I’m hoping that the combination of Dylan’s antics and me writing about them can help us make the shortlist in Diary of the Dad’s debut year. The awards celebrate British families and their blogs. There are …