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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 shopping ...
I'm generally very good at spending money wisely. That said, I end up buying something truly random every now and then. A certain purchase last night is a case in point. There was some leftover roast chicken in the fridge after lunch with Kate's side of the family. We fancied some sandwiches with a couple of nibbly ...
It recently dawned on me that we've been treating clothing as a hidden expense. We keep a record of how much we spend on bills, food and so on but clothes had somehow slipped under the radar. Looking through bank statements, it seems we've been fairly thrifty but there's always room for improvement. The perfect opportunity arrived ...
I've never understood people who enjoy shopping. There's a reason Dawn of the Dead was set in a shopping centre. It was an easy way of depicting hell on earth. As well as a suitable location for the zombies who serve as metaphors for mass consumerism, of course. I was going to leave the geeky zombie ...
Shopping. A prospect that delights some and strikes fear into others, yet something that we all need to do. Especially given the festivities that occur at the end of the year! It's also the subject of a couple of stereotypes we're all familiar with. But are they accurate? A recent survey by Andrews Air Conditioning has identified ...
I love gadgets about the same amount as I love food, so this one is right up my street! It's called a Hiku and is a new device that Waitrose is trialling in the UK at the moment. I was lucky enough to be one of the first few people in the country to put one through its paces and ...
We all have our critical weaknesses. Superman is useless around green crystals, Daleks aren't much use on stairs and Jaws would be rendered decidedly glum and peckish if people decided to just go to the zoo instead. Not to be outdone by this lot, I've been thinking about what my Achilles heel is. And I've ...
A likely Father's Day scene in our home:Me: "Are you going to give Xander a hug?" Dylan: "Shhh! Peppa Pig is on telly, Dad." It's nice when people come to you for your opinion, especially when they cite you as an authority on a certain subject in the process. It doesn't happen often – well, not ...
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.
