Yesterday, my brother presented me with a copy of Matt Haig’s Reasons to Stay Alive. In handing it over, he gave a brief description of its general theme (the author suffered with his mental health) and then caveat-ed his verbal Read more
Have you ever stopped to ponder how things can go so spectacularly tits up in such a small space of time? It is something that happens to me a lot, and this morning was no exception. We were rushing out Read more
A couple of weeks ago, I started my new job. After a funny few months of change, adjustment, general discombobulation and some madness, I made the eminently sensible decision to get a new job. A fresh challenge, after all, is Read more
Little Seymour Number One is now nineteen. She has completed a year at university and made wonderful friends, fully embracing all the changes that have been hurled her way. She’s adapted to leaving home, starting a degree and being self-sufficient. Read more
SATs are looming for Mini Seymour. I know, I can’t believe it either! Surely she is still only three? But no, it seems she has some grown-up assessments coming soon, and I will declare right here that she is by Read more
It comes to something when your eighteen year-old daughter refers to you as an “old goblin”. The imagery conjured up in these two words is simple yet effective. Old says it all, and as for goblin? It’s a decidedly clunky Read more
This homelessness thing is getting old. We have almost run out of options… we cannot be at the mercy of kind friends any longer. And so, I am delighted to announce that we have a date on which we can Read more
Nothing is ever straightforward in Seymourland. Of course, there’s the ongoing saga of the homelessness. And the persistent issues surrounding THOSE EVIL DEVICES! That battle rages on, and is actually turning into more of a war with myself. I wonder Read more
I hate technology! Hate it, hate it, hate it. But what I hate more than technology is the CONFLICT that technology generates. Or at least, the conflict that it generates within my family. Maybe everybody else in all the other Read more
Upon finding ourselves living in a caravan, we were keen to make the most of every opportunity to BE OUT OF THE CARAVAN. Suffice to say that even two Little Seymours in such close proximity at this time of year, Read more