Category: News

Today started very much like any other day.  My son woke me up at 5:30 (even though it's the only day I didn't have to get up for work in 7 day) and demanded that I make him breakfast, even though at 10 years old he's more than capable of making it himself.  He instructed me […]

Apr 1, 2016 What should you do if the other parent slams the door in your face and refuses to allow you access to your children as ordered by a court? You should you beat the door down and carry the child off under your arm. APRIL FOOLS Some better alternatives would be to: 1. […]

Some people speak a different version of English from others.  You hear what they say, but do you really understand what they mean, and vice versa. I never had a great relationship with my mother in law.  We both tried hard, but the reality was that we had very different views on everything.  We had […]

I love going to the gym, not just for the exercise itself but for the fab feeling I have when I leave and walk out into the sunshine feeling energised and knowing I have the whole day in from of me.  It's a feeling that can last all day or at least until I get […]

It's a strange comment isn't it?  I mean, just how safe is a house?  In my professional career I've had experiences of houses blowing up and burning down.  I've even been involved in a case relating to a house that didn't actually exist.   Of course, houses can and should be very safe places.  They […]

When I was younger, my mum was great at finding interesting things to read and then sharing them with me.  One of my favourites that she found was a little piece entitled All I really need to know I learned in Kindergarten.    I loved it as a child, but as an adult I've realised […]

Easter holidays are approaching which means thousands of kids on chocolate highs running around London with stressed parents picking up cream egg wrappers in their wake. It’s tempting to escape this Easter and hop to sunnier places with your little Easter bunnies. But, if you are a separated parent can you do this without the […]

I really should stop listening in to other people's conversations, although to be fair, sometimes people are so loud it's hard not to. I'm sitting in my favourite morning coffee location, being Waterstones Cafe, top floor, Piccadilly (if you're at a loose end any morning and are in the area, drop in – I'm bound […]

I love e-mails.  I love the fact that I can e-mail someone immediately, and often get an immediate reply.  Even if someone doesn't want to respond straight away, at least I know it's done and it's in their in box waiting for them, wherever they are.  In the office or out of it, there is […]