Not only did adding all the final touches to CM’s rainbow themed bedroom take forever, but writing this post was a close competitor. Demonstrating my daughter and I are more alike…
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When the little people were young, in the days of 3 under 2, the run up to bedtime had the potential to be the worst time of the day. There was…
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We Are Ian at The Other Room takes us back to 1989. In Manchester. I say takes ‘us’ back, for me it’s the repercussions. For the majority of the audience to…
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I have been loving the very lovely Sara-Jayne’s update posts and thought I would join her with some refection on our month. Life doesn’t stop being busy, but more so this…
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A few years ago I was faced with the prospect of redundancy. I, with the support of my husband, decided to face the challenge head on, and accept the opportunity. As…
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The curtain has risen on Fame The Musical at the New Theatre, Cardiff with high energy, raw emotion and kids with attitude. Whilst this isn’t light-hearted fun, this stage version presents…
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Matthew Bulgo’s The Awkward Years provides the inaugural production for The Other Room’s Autumn-Winter curated season. Introduced to Lily, hangover ridden and trying to remember the detail of the events last night.…
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There is always a challenge in translating from one media to another. I’ve only really felt the emotional conundrum when I’ve read the book beforehand. In seeing Rain Man at the…
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Eugene Ionesco’s Exit the King at the National Theatre introduces us to the bizarre, sublime and ridiculous. After 483 years of existence we are immersed in the last hours of King…
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There was a time, when I started my first blog (all the way back in 2011) that you would just write a post. Throw in some photos and press publish. And…
![[AD] I have to look at this photo and smile. Every week I have to remind myself why I work away. Being responsible for our family finances can get so stressful. Taking the decision to have a SAHD has meant it can all feel like it’s on me. And so, when I’m prepared to think about the future, it can get scary. Fortunately my dad encouraged me to start contributing to a pension when I got my first job at 16, and I’m hoping that I am saving enough to take care of me and my family. And then when I get stressed, I wonder whether I’m saving enough. Especially as most days I can't even get as far as thinking about these three in secondary school, let alone think about retirement. Next week Scottish Widows are on the road as part of Pension Awareness Day to encourage people to think about their financial wellbeing. Because that’s what we do, we think about our diet, our exercise and our mental health, but really- for me- it’s the financial side of life which brings me down. Scottish Widows want to listen, to help people understand pensions and help people plan for retirement. Which has to be a good thing? If I’m going to spend all this time away from home, it would be good to have something to look forward to! If you’re thinking about your future, you can find Scottish Widows on the #PAD18 bus from 10am – 6pm in:
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Newcastle on Tuesday 11th
Leicester on Wednesday 12th
Cardiff on Thursday 13th
Reading on Friday 14th
London on Saturday 15th
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Edinburgh on Monday 10th
Newcastle on Tuesday 11th
Leicester on Wednesday 12th
Cardiff on Thursday 13th
Reading on Friday 14th
London on Saturday 15th
#ad #PAD18 @mumsnet #planningforthefuture #pensions #pensionawareness #workinglife #workingmum #workingmumlife #lifechoices #workingparent #myfamily #goodtimes #mumoftwins #multiplemum #mummyblogger #pensionawarenessday #scottishwidows")