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Love where you Live
For years I have loved where I live. Anyone who knows me will know that I love Milton Keynes and I will defend it against anything anyone...
Gareth Ellis
May 22, 20204 min read


Two Under Two: Expectation v Reality
We have officially had two children for six days now, and I have to say it’s begun with mixed results – albeit most of them positive....
Gareth Ellis
May 18, 20203 min read


Our family is complete!
At 8.11am yesterday my life became complete as our baby made their arrival – just two days early. After a comparatively short labour,...
Gareth Ellis
May 13, 20204 min read


Double the babies, double the love
We’re literally just a handful of days before we potentially meet our new little prince or princess, and now I’m starting to worry. But...
Gareth Ellis
May 11, 20202 min read


No nod to the Dad Bod
I love almost everything associated with being a Dad, yet there’s one I just can’t bear to put my name to – the ‘Dad Bod.’ Everything...
Gareth Ellis
May 7, 20203 min read


Tidy v Clean
When it comes to owning a home, you want it to be clean and tidy. When you add in a child you’ll take it just being clean. J is a...
Gareth Ellis
May 4, 20202 min read


A Letter to Jess
As I write this my wife is currently 37 weeks pregnant. She’s sat reading to our 17-month old baby, who’s just got out of the bath. She’s...
Gareth Ellis
Apr 25, 20202 min read


Isolation Frustration
Just recently Coronavirus has kept people (well most people) locked up in their homes to help slow, and hopefully stop, the spread of the...
Gareth Ellis
Mar 28, 20203 min read


Step Away from the Toilet Roll – Covid 19
So the Coronavirus is here and the world has hit the panic button. Every day on the news we hear talk of countries being locked down,...
Gareth Ellis
Mar 15, 20202 min read


The Best Laid Plans…
This weekend was lovely. To be fair I had Monday off as well so actually, this long weekend was lovely. It was full of family time,...
Gareth Ellis
Mar 2, 20203 min read


Don’t just give up on Lent
Today (Tuesday) is one of my favourite days – not because of its position in the week (it’s far too close to Monday) but because it’s...
Gareth Ellis
Feb 25, 20203 min read


Kindness Costs Nothing
Have you ever gone to post something online and then thought better of it? Maybe thought that someone wouldn’t like it or even worse that...
Gareth Ellis
Feb 22, 20203 min read


Love is Love
So now the dust has settled it’s time to digest some of the biggest news of the last seven days – Philip Schofield has come out as gay....
Gareth Ellis
Feb 12, 20202 min read


Ru’s Putting His Best Foot Forward
Rupert loves to walk. From the moment he’s finished his milk in the morning, we put him down and off he goes. He walks back and forth...
Gareth Ellis
Feb 7, 20203 min read


Stay and Play!
Today I got invited to stay and play – and I loved it. Stay and Play sessions are held across the country (run by the council) and give...
Gareth Ellis
Feb 1, 20203 min read


Putting the we in weekend
This weekend has been amazing. And I haven’t really done that much. Before Rupert, and before I was with Jess, I could go a whole day...
Gareth Ellis
Jan 26, 20202 min read


Don’t be Blue on Blue Monday
So apparently, today is Blue Monday. No, it doesn’t mean playing your favourite boyband songs and reminiscing over which one you had a...
Gareth Ellis
Jan 20, 20202 min read


I hate when Rupert’s ill
I hate it when Rupert is poorly. He’s had plenty of colds, what we think are sore throats and a cough that won’t seem to bugger off, as...
Gareth Ellis
Jan 14, 20202 min read


TV has changed
I remember when I was growing up, TV was special. You’d sit down on a Saturday night and have your pick of four channels and you’d watch...
Gareth Ellis
Jan 11, 20202 min read


Daddy Knows Best Too….right?
Being a Dad is tough. I don’t want to come across like I have things hard or that I don’t have any support because that’s far from true....
Gareth Ellis
Jan 5, 20202 min read



