On mile 23 of the London Marathon I was overtaken by a giant chicken. Let's just say, it was a low point… Looking back...
DAD BLOGS: New Dad Simon
Home Ownership Shocker: The Day I Electrocuted Myself
So, last weekend I electrocuted myself... No, I haven’t adopted a weird new hobby, or fallen in with the wrong...
Bonfire Night
As we stood admiring a burning effigy of Guy Fawkes I thought it would be funny to ask my six-year-old son what...
Starting School… Again
On Friday morning I was balanced on a miniature chair at a regular size table in the back of a school hall... I was...
Holiday List
As I transported the seventh laundry load of the day from the washing machine to the tumble dryer, my journey was...
My Refugee Experience
It was 1am, and I was being serenaded by a 95-year-old Iraqi lady somewhere near the middle of Turkey... Some months...
The English Pit Master
Last year, on my 34th birthday, Faith stealthily organised a bunch of my friends to contribute money to buy me a big...
Dealing with Sleep Deprivation
It’s a rare thing to wake up in the same bed I went to sleep in… When the lights go out in my house the musical...
Piñata Party
My son is sat on the laundry basket and is refusing to go to bed... I'm not sure how we're going to move him, but I'm...