![Birthday gifts by age [AD]](https://plutoniumsox.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/20200822_123832-01-scaled.jpeg)
One of the most unexpected traumas of parenting has been having to choose gifts for other people’s children. Every time the girls go to a birthday party, I have to choose birthday gifts by age because I know nothing about the individual child. In that respect, Wicked Uncle have some brilliant children’s gift ideas. Their…
The running streak goes against every grain of common sense. Anyone who has taken sport even moderately seriously will have had the importance of rest days drummed into them. Your body needs time to recover. You can’t improve performance without rest. And yet as we get older and running becomes less competitive, those things don’t…
There are loads of family friendly days out in the West Midlands. Some of them aren’t open all year, so I’ve included website links. Do check opening times and dates before you visit. I’ve split the list by county to make it easier to pinpoint the areas you want to travel to. You may also…
![Things to consider when work circumstances change [AD]](https://plutoniumsox.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_20210125_070423_179.jpg)
Many years ago, it was common to pursue one career for life. That often meant leaving school and starting an apprenticeship or completing a degree before starting work. These days that is less common but it does still happen. Whilst I have been self employed for many years, my husband does fall into the category…
Valentine’s day somehow seems more important this year. Date nights have stopped for all of us. Going out for dinner is a distant memory and many of us can’t even see the ones we love. These lockdown valentine’s gift suggestions aren’t just for a partner. They’re for anybody you can’t be with to show them…
![10 things we will appreciate when lockdown ends [AD]](https://plutoniumsox.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20200118_122236-scaled.jpg)
A winter lockdown feels like a different beast to a summer one doesn’t it? Yet, things never really got back to normal after the first one. As time goes on, the things we used to love doing seem like a distant memory. I’ve been thinking about all the things we love and miss that we’ll…