Our family calendar becomes yet another reminder of life rushing by

Blaise Tapp's view on life in the UK today

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Earlier this year, the ever-so-organised Mrs Tapp, picked up an 18-month family calendar, which takes us to the end of 2026, and it has been a game changer.

I'm not normally one for paying attention to domestic aids - much to the annoyance of everyone else in our house, I usually pay little attention to forthcoming social events, particularly if they don’t involve either football or a date with a nice pint or two of ale.

However, with the introduction of our new expanded calendar, I now have an at-a-glance reminder, if I needed it, of just how relentlessly busy family life really is.