Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Do as I say, not as I do!
I work in education as an IT consultant so I’m all too aware of the importance of e-safety when it comes to kids and the internet. Personally, I’m at the adage that I’d rather teach them how to deal with uncomfortable content or experiences rather than closeting them to it. Basically, teaching them what to…
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Stranger Danger!
I’m not one for giving unsolicited parenting advice, as parenting is not my forte, but I genuinely believe this is very good advice. My daughter is only 4; she knows our house number but not the name of the street, she can count to 30 and back but would never be able to recite my…
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How to eat mussels?
My hubby and ‘ve been married for just over 5 years now. However, we married quite quickly after we first met, within 11 months, so we haven’t really known each other for that long. I’m still discovering loads of his hidden talents…….. Thanks to the lovely folks at Fish is the Dish for the gorgeous…
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Women talk!
I can’t remember if I read it somewhere or if someone told me that apparently women use about 20,000 words a day and men use 7,000 and that woman from some cultures, for example Italian ladies, use even more. I have to admit that I found it believable but was guilty of stereotyping. However, upon…
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Slow Cooker Smoked Haddock Kedgeree
I was sent an amazing selection of haddock and smoked salmon from John Milne from Delish Fish, as part of the Fish is the Dish campaign to encourage families to eat more fish from sustainable stocks. They also sent a recipe for Kedgeree but, me being me, my first challenge was to figure out how…
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