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New Year, New….
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New Year, New….

Samantha GrisctiJanuary 7, 2024
I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions.  I think that if you want to make changes in your life, then you shouldn’t wait for a new year to do it....
Social Media – Where The Normal Humans At?
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Social Media – Where The Normal Humans At?

Samantha GrisctiDecember 17, 2023December 17, 2023
I’ve never felt particularly affected by social media.  I’ve listened when others have mentioned their dislike for it and when they’ve explained that it creates a negativity in their head...
That’s All Folks!
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That’s All Folks!

Samantha GrisctiJuly 22, 2023
This week marked the end of an era for our house, my eldest has finished primary school marking the end of 7 years and the start of a totally new...
Huw’s Been A Naughty Boy Then…
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Huw’s Been A Naughty Boy Then…

Samantha GrisctiJuly 13, 2023July 13, 2023
Catchy headline right? Just the right amount of snark to entice a little clickbait.  But is it fair? For those people who have bypassed the scandal rocking the BBC this...
Half-Term Hell
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Half-Term Hell

Samantha GrisctiApril 11, 2023April 11, 2023
Nothing says half-term like a crazy woman stomping around the house with a bin bag threatening to throw away the toys that are still all over the floor even though...
Matt Hancock Is Not A Celebrity, Get Him Out Of There
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Matt Hancock Is Not A Celebrity, Get Him Out Of There

Samantha GrisctiNovember 11, 2022
I’m a sucker for reality TV, always have been. I just love it! I was looking forward to this year's I’m A Celebrity because it was back in Australia and...
Moving House? Check With Your Cats First…
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Moving House? Check With Your Cats First…

Samantha GrisctiNovember 6, 2022November 6, 2022
We’ve just done something massive.  After years of saving we’ve just bought our first house. Over the past few years the idea of buying a house always seemed like an...
The Power Of The Queue
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The Power Of The Queue

Samantha GrisctiSeptember 25, 2022September 26, 2022
As a writer events happen and you feel an overwhelming urge to write about them. It can come from anywhere, a story in the news, something a friend tells me,...
Flat Pack Steve
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Flat Pack Steve

Samantha GrisctiAugust 14, 2022August 15, 2022
My daughter made a friend recently - a little green cricket.  He’d come inside and lived predominantly on the ceiling in the kitchen and she decided that she loved him...
Against Abortion? Don’t Have One.
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Against Abortion? Don’t Have One.

Samantha GrisctiJune 26, 2022
I don’t really know how to express my anger and frustration at what’s happened in America.  I know that abortion is a divisive subject matter but I simply can not...
Today I Smashed Through A Parking Barrier…
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Today I Smashed Through A Parking Barrier…

Samantha GrisctiMay 23, 2022May 23, 2022
Today I smashed through a parking barrier and completely destroyed it. It was most definitely not my finest moment! So let’s set the scene: I was driving out of a...
I Hate Gift Shops – Why Do My Family Love Them So much?
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I Hate Gift Shops – Why Do My Family Love Them So much?

Samantha GrisctiMay 8, 2022May 9, 2022
I hate gift shops. I’ve always found them over-priced and full to the rafters of novelty crap. Sadly the rest of my family LOVES them. They are drawn to them...
How Did I Become a Stage Mum??
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How Did I Become a Stage Mum??

Samantha GrisctiApril 11, 2022April 11, 2022
Both my daughters took to the stage in their first ever show this weekend. It would appear that I am officially a dance school mother. I’ve been quite smug so...
I got sodding Covid
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I got sodding Covid

Samantha GrisctiMarch 14, 2022March 14, 2022
After 2 years of serious Jedi style avoidance, I caught the dreaded virus and it hit me like a freight train! I knew it was an inevitability, especially with the...
F****** World Book Day
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F****** World Book Day

Samantha GrisctiMarch 3, 2022March 3, 2022
In case you missed it - today was World Book Day. Unsurprisingly, I almost did and had to cobble together a costume at the last minute. But I’ve come to...
Mummy, Watch Me…..
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Mummy, Watch Me…..

Samantha GrisctiFebruary 21, 2022February 22, 2022
My three-year-old is deep in the ‘mummy, watch me’ phase.  It’s horrendous. Every time she wants an audience, the expectation is that I’ll be there. And for the most part,...
Forgetful F***Up’s – No. 1
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Forgetful F***Up’s – No. 1

Samantha GrisctiFebruary 2, 2022February 2, 2022
Don’t you just love it when you suddenly remember a party that your kid’s supposed to be at on the day of the damn birthday? This was my Saturday -...
Downing Street Dickheads
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Downing Street Dickheads

Samantha GrisctiDecember 8, 2021December 9, 2021
Am I surprised by today’s news? Not in the slightest.  I’m angry, pissed off, upset, astounded and exacerbated. But not for one second am I surprised by the behaviour of...
Cocomelon Has Ruined My Life
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Cocomelon Has Ruined My Life

Samantha GrisctiNovember 28, 2021November 28, 2021
With every one of my children, there has been at least one TV programme that becomes an obsession for them.  My son couldn’t get enough of Thomas the Tank Engine....
No, you’re having a midlife crisis…..
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No, you’re having a midlife crisis…..

Samantha GrisctiOctober 30, 2021October 31, 2021
It was my 36th Birthday recently and I finally got round to booking a tattoo that i’ve been planning for ages. It’s not a midlife crisis. Honest. A midlife crisis...
Will Women Ever Feel Safe?
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Will Women Ever Feel Safe?

Samantha GrisctiSeptember 30, 2021September 30, 2021
How can a woman feel safe in 2021? Today's news relaying the truly despicable treatment of Sarah Everard has shocked us all. The information coming out regarding her murder at...
Panic Buying Lemmings
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Panic Buying Lemmings

Samantha GrisctiSeptember 27, 2021September 27, 2021
The Human Lemming: a person who follows the will of others, especially in a mass movement, and heads straight into a situation or circumstance that is dangerous, stupid, or destructive:...
Back to School, Suckers.
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Back to School, Suckers.

Samantha GrisctiSeptember 6, 2021September 6, 2021
If you’ve got kids of school age then many of you are most likely doing a little happy dance that the new term has started. If you haven't got kids...
Camping in the UK: 1 family (4 separate branches of) 7 kids, 8 adults, 1 dog, gale force winds, torrential rain, a bit of sunshine and a whole load of alcohol…..
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Camping in the UK: 1 family (4 separate branches of) 7 kids, 8 adults, 1 dog, gale force winds, torrential rain, a bit of sunshine and a whole load of alcohol…..

Samantha GrisctiAugust 14, 2021August 14, 2021
We spent the last week in a field camping with family. It’s been our longest stint so far - we usually manage about 3-4 nights maximum, but this year because...
Covid, Cats & Power Cuts
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Covid, Cats & Power Cuts

Samantha GrisctiJuly 20, 2021
You know those days that just slap you across the face repeatedly with one disaster followed by another and another? Last week I had one of those days. The day...
Football Frenzy: Why I’m not a Fan
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Football Frenzy: Why I’m not a Fan

Samantha GrisctiJuly 12, 2021July 12, 2021
Given my last post ‘The trouble with football is…..the football’ it’s not surprising that I didn’t have that much invested in Sunday nights final. The whole football frenzy, you could...
The problem with football is…..…the football!
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The problem with football is…..…the football!

Samantha GrisctiJuly 7, 2021July 7, 2021
I just can not bring myself to give a shit about football. I know, I know everyone keeps telling me its coming home and the general excitement everyone feels for...
Britney Spears & Conservatorship
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Britney Spears & Conservatorship

Samantha GrisctiJuly 1, 2021July 1, 2021
Conservatorships meaning: A legal order for the finances or property of a person, organisation, or company to be controlled by another person or organisation. Conservatorships are primarily a US legal...
Horrible jobs No. 1: Cleaning out the car
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Horrible jobs No. 1: Cleaning out the car

Samantha GrisctiJune 6, 2021June 6, 2021
I decided to clean my car out - it was getting that dirty that it was dangerously close to being condemned there was a smell that we just couldn't identify...
A liitle reflection……
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A liitle reflection……

Samantha GrisctiMay 10, 2021May 10, 2021
My social media memories have informed me that I’ve been writing this blog for a year now, this is quite a milestone moment for me as at first I really...
Why we need to stop laughing at Khloe Kardashian….
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Why we need to stop laughing at Khloe Kardashian….

Samantha GrisctiApril 8, 2021
We’ve all been there haven’t we, a photo gets taken of us and although no one else can see it, you hate it and feel a slight embarrassment at not...
Ding Dong, Piers Morgan Has Gone!!
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Ding Dong, Piers Morgan Has Gone!!

Samantha GrisctiMarch 10, 2021March 10, 2021
Here's my take on this weeks events. Monday saw the much anticipated return to school for my children which was delightful not only for me but for my poor bloody...
The ‘F’ Word
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The ‘F’ Word

Samantha GrisctiFebruary 11, 2021February 12, 2021
So here we are at the end of another term of homeschooling and here are some things that I have learnt about myself. I do not enjoy being with my...
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Teenagers and censorship: What does it ever achieve?

Samantha GrisctiJanuary 31, 2021January 31, 2021
I read an article today about the GCSE exam board being flooded with complaints from parents who are concerned about adult content featured on a female bloggers website, this female...
Come with me on my magical journey down the lockdown rabbit hole of hell in my newest blog….
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Come with me on my magical journey down the lockdown rabbit hole of hell in my newest blog….

Samantha GrisctiJanuary 25, 2021January 26, 2021
Day 5687 in lockdown (I joke it's actually day 14 but who’s counting anyway eh???) Today has been super tough I’ve felt so extremely uptight I can’t explain it… it...
Welcome to 2021: Lockdown No. 3, staying in, drinking wine and becoming a Google Classroom Pro
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Welcome to 2021: Lockdown No. 3, staying in, drinking wine and becoming a Google Classroom Pro

Samantha GrisctiJanuary 13, 2021January 13, 2021
Happy belated new year! So 2021 started off with a bang eh? No celebration and a fast track into national lockdown. What a total clusterfuck!  I find myself homeschooling yet...
Toddlers, Tantrums & Biscuits…..
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Toddlers, Tantrums & Biscuits…..

Samantha GrisctiDecember 5, 2020December 7, 2020
    https://youtu.be/JSuRk7zTDfU It is a truth universally acknowledged that all cute squishy babies will turn, seemingly overnight, into total demons. I’ve discussed the curse of the threenager in a...
A Tribute to a Friend….
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A Tribute to a Friend….

Samantha GrisctiNovember 19, 2020December 7, 2020
An old school friend passed away earlier this week. It was sudden and it was a shock, he was a 35 years old and it is an Incredibly hard thing...
The Parental list of all the things you never thought you would end up doing…..
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The Parental list of all the things you never thought you would end up doing…..

Samantha GrisctiNovember 10, 2020December 7, 2020
As I look back over my 35 years, and the life that I have forged for myself, I can’t help but laugh at the things that have become an almost...
Anti-Abortion Laws and Women’s Strikes: How the women of Poland are making their stand..
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Anti-Abortion Laws and Women’s Strikes: How the women of Poland are making their stand..

Samantha GrisctiNovember 4, 2020December 7, 2020
While the rest of the world seems completely engrossed in 2 man babies going toe to toe over in America an important news story is failing to get the coverage...
Lockdown Part Deux
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Lockdown Part Deux

Samantha GrisctiNovember 1, 2020
And so the news that we’ve all been waiting to hear has finally been announced: the UK will enter a second full lockdown to last at least a month. Not...
Online Christmas Market: Safe & Easy Christmas Shopping Courtesy of Burley Primary School
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Online Christmas Market: Safe & Easy Christmas Shopping Courtesy of Burley Primary School

Samantha GrisctiOctober 19, 2020December 6, 2020
Christmas shopping in the midst of a pandemic is enough to have even the staunchest of us panicking a little. Every year shopping for something that is meaningful and a...
Should people working within the Art’s industry really find a new career?
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Should people working within the Art’s industry really find a new career?

Samantha GrisctiOctober 7, 2020October 8, 2020
[embed]https://twitter.com/liamgallagher/status/1313442350337871872?s=20[/embed] Facing the prospect of unemployment is scary at any time, but during a global pandemic it is even scarier - the world as we know it has changed, work...
Summer Holiday Diaries: Stonehenge, Aliens and a Cursing 18 Month Old
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Summer Holiday Diaries: Stonehenge, Aliens and a Cursing 18 Month Old

Samantha GrisctiAugust 16, 2020August 16, 2020
I have new found sympathy for my parents who repeatedly took me to places of interest when I was younger only for them to be faced with an unenthused, bored...
Media & Misogyny part 2: Who Benefits From a Sexist Press?
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Media & Misogyny part 2: Who Benefits From a Sexist Press?

Samantha GrisctiAugust 14, 2020August 14, 2020
Following on from my last blog media and misogyny I wanted to find out who actually runs our major media outlets and discuss why peddling misogyny within our society is...
Media & Misogyny
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Media & Misogyny

Samantha GrisctiAugust 12, 2020August 13, 2020
I want to talk a little bit about media and social responsibility, how the expectation is that the two should marry together in an open, honest reporting of the news....
#challengeaccepted: Where did it come from and what is it about?
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#challengeaccepted: Where did it come from and what is it about?

Samantha GrisctiAugust 5, 2020August 6, 2020
Like many other women I have been tagged in the #challengeaccepted craze spreading through social media channels. Usually I dismiss these tagged challenges partly out of laziness but mostly because...
Feminism in Focus: A Series to Discuss Sexism, racism, misogyny and more….
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Feminism in Focus: A Series to Discuss Sexism, racism, misogyny and more….

Samantha GrisctiAugust 4, 2020August 4, 2020
Lockdown and the enforced slowing down has afforded us a rare luxury to question things taken as 'normal. It has thrown up interesting debates and it has highlighted many areas...
Lockdown Diaries: 7th July – 13th July
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Lockdown Diaries: 7th July – 13th July

Samantha GrisctiJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020
Tuesday 7th July I moved the sofa today and as I did it something clicked in my back and now I’m in agony! Wednesday 8th July Back is still horrendous...
Lockdown Diaries: 22nd June – 6th July
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Lockdown Diaries: 22nd June – 6th July

Samantha GrisctiJuly 9, 2020July 11, 2020
Tuesday 23rd June 12th Week of Lockdown….. Wednesday 24th June Social distancing rules will be relaxed from July 4th 1m distance expected, 2m advised. Pubs, restaurants and hairdressers are able...

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