Good Reads November 2014

The great decline to Christmas has begun now that Halloween is over. The Ads are all over the TV, the Strictly Come Dancing Contestants have been whittled down to the serious contenders, and there is debate on social media about what will be Christmas Number One.

As someone who has a birthday at the end of November, I spend the month holding back the Festive Floodgates for as long as possible, but I fear that it will be more futile than ever this year. And if you have kids on their (ninety-) third draft of their Christmas Wishlist, are busy trying to source a costume for Lobster Number Three or simply are already bored of sitting in coffee shops with Yuletide Classic playing in a loop, then do yourself a favour, take five minutes out of your day to read the 100% guaranteed not-at-all-festive Good Reads for November 2014.

First up, The Guardian: Our Family Is Like An Eastenders Storyline

Nicholas Pegg’s twitter status shared a “magnificent” letter to The Telegraph

Before You Know It Something’s Over, from Autostraddle, includes swearing.

Mummy Blogger Anneliese Giggins finds out if you can feed a family of 4 on £20 per week in the Daily Mail

Manneskjur introduces us to Ello.

The Awesome Daily gives us 31 images that show the true face of the world.

Domestic Goddesque asks Is This What Grief Feels Like?

Writing in Daily Life, Kasey Edwards tells us to Stop Policing My Daughter’s Appetite.

Chris Preece used his Facebook status to discuss his views on government plans for GPs surgeries.

A BritMums post tells bloggers why you weren’t picked to work with our brand.

Lulastic shared Wired’s post This is the Perfect Pinterest picture

Mummy From The Heart gives us the low down on what we need to know about Ebola in the UK.

City Girl Gone Coastal asks is it possible to keep a child’s innocence?

Slate introduces us to the art of Ghosting, via @nbconsulting

Who’s The Mummy asks What Is Your Beauty Legacy?

Muddling AlongMummy shares 5 things miscarriages have taught her.

Missie Lizzie shared Cosmopolitan’s article: 12 Sex Things Men Don’t Care About

A Baby On Board gives advice to her future self on becoming a mother of two– and congratulations on your new arrival!

Do you think that will see you through to opening your Advent Calendar? I do hope so!

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About Kelly Innes

Kelly is the face behind the vintage silhouette at Domestic Goddesque. She eats too much cookie dough to have a waist that small. She is a thirty-something Mother of two absurdly photogenic little girls, is married her beloved DH and endures daily battles-of-will with the dog she refers to as the Wonder Hound. She likes to avoid housework as much as possible, preferring to bake, craft and drink cocktails. Sorry, did I say cocktails? I meant coffee. And nap. She likes to nap too. When not blogging, you can find her haunting Facebook for interesting snippets of gossip, or throwing her wit around the twittersphere. (She may have made that last bit up too: she's not that funny.)