Me and: my hair
I’d like to be able to say that I’m not a vain person, but that would be a lie! And, while I’m not obsessively so, I do worry about my appearance.
Reflect
The Prompt 5: Happiness is
Over the years, my idea of happiness has changed. I imagine this is not unusual. There are some things that remain constant: a good book, an episode of anything with vampires or demons, a good cup of tea, an excellent
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The Prompt 3: Sweater
On a superficial level, this quote made me chuckle, it’s what drew me to it in the first place. In my house, I am always cold. While I sit wrapped in a blanket with a hot water bottle, my husband
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Me time: restoring balance
This morning I went to the Y. I put the wee girl into the crèche (after our initial separation issues, she now runs in and doesn’t even say goodbye!). We had swim class an hour later and, really, I should
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A thought for the week – friendship
Good friends are like stars. You might not always see them, but you know they’re always there. Old saying As an adult, I have lived in several different cities. Each move has seen me leave friends behind. Each move has
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The Juggle of Modern Motherhood
A while ago I wrote a post that touched on identity as a mother. I found myself re-imagining my previous, career oriented, roles around my current role as a stay at home mum. Then I was: a designer, an engineer,
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Expat: relocation
Move to a new country and you quickly see that visiting a place as a tourist, and actually moving there for good, are two very different things. Tahir Shah, Travels With Myself
A thought for the week: vacation
No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one. Elbert Hubbard The holidays have been wonderful. It is hard to choose my favourite moments, but here are just a few of our best bits:
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A thought for the week – radio silence
It feels like forever since I published something on the blog. It’s actually been less than two weeks, but it feels so much longer. Perhaps I have become so used to writing every day, and publishing most days, that even
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Story of Mum: mums making an exhibition of ourselves
I am absolutely thrilled to be hosting today’s stop on the Story of Mum: mums making an exhibition of ourselves tour. I first ‘met’ the wonderful Pippa of Story of Mum back in December last year. Thousands of miles away
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