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Chris Lloyd
London-based new(ish) dad. Surveyor and planning consultant. Also, very slowly learning to write a blog at www.alondonlife.co.uk. It's not about planning, I promise.
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Should you set up a pension for your toddler?
I have set up a pension for Violet. I hope the joys of compound interest will give her a comfortable life without making her an entitled brat.
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Bad blog & dreams of running away to Norfolk
Not working and running away is just a dream
Writing a blog
Adding Comments to my Ghost blog
Cove - A brilliant and simple system for fairly basic blogs. Why I chose it and what it's like to set up
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Dad styling a little girl's hair - A bridge too far
Why do I find styling my daughters hair so hard
Sleep training - no milk! Baby steps
No more milk at night, for us, a huge step forward
Reviews
Moving to Ghost from Squarespace
Why I moved to Ghost from Squarespace. It may well just be procrastination. But there are several advantages if you are writing a more text-based blog.
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Londongrad (podcast) - Review
How the Lebedevs partied their way to power and seduced the establishment. A fascinating podcast, with some shortcomings.
Health & Fitness
Buzzbike - Review
Buzzbike review - A quick review of my experience using Buzzbike to commute with my daughter Violet
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ONroute - How a service station saved my life
How a service station saved my life, when we found ourselves in a massive RV, on the motorway in a terrible storm.
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The Rest is Politics - Review
A quick review of Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart's podcast The Rest is Politics. It's very good, smart without being too serious.
Violet will be an only child
Due to age, ill health, and the pandemic Violet will be an only child. But maybe that isn’t a bad thing.