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• The Maternity Suite (18+)

  

  Yesterday, my heavily pregnant kitty decided to tip up her litter tray and quite literally shit all over the birthing bed…. This was just one hour after I had... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Policeman’s Life Worth More Than a Civilian?

  Flabbergasted. Just heard on the news this morning that UK and Northern Ireland are trying to change the law so that anyone convicted of murdering a police or... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Duet Between Tamer Hosny and JLo

  

  Ahhhhhh my love, Tamer Hosny, the first Arabic love song my hubby ever sent to me was by Tamer Hosny – I guess that’s when I fell in love with him them… Both.... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Morning Mug

  

  I have been searching for a new morning mug for a long, long time. This week I settled for a cute little polka dot one. Cute isn’t it? I thought so too until I... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Our Photographs Show Our Fears

  Believe it or not, the answer, if you don’t know it, may be hidden within your pictures. Studies show we photograph what we cherish most which in actual fact ca... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Our Responsibilities as Parents: Don’t Kill Your Child with Food.

  Did the horsemeat ‘movement’ make you think twice about what food you are buying? Even here in Kuwait, it made me wonder exactly what I am eating. Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Stuart Hazell, UK Murderer and Rapist Changes Plea to Guilty

  I followed this case last year on Sky News. From the beginning I thought that the grandmother’s boyfriend looked ‘sketchy’. He seemed like he was lying during a... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Pros and Cons of No Domestic Helper

  Well, babysitting is a no no here unless you have close family relatives that your children love and want to stay with- mine are too young to be separated from... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Roles of Men and Women in Kuwait Society and an Expat Marriage

  This post has been inspired by expatandthecityRecently, she went through a break up. If you read her blog, you will know she is an American and her ex fiancé wa... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Final Game for Fergie

  

  Tonight is Fergie’s final game, it’s going to be an emotional 24 hours for him. Rumour has it he is set to lift the Trophy this evening, or at least the... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Kuwaiti Weddings and Dress Code

  

  I recently saw some photographs of a wedding here and I had never really thought about it before but really, here we go ‘formal’, OTT, Karen Millen just won’t... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• French Crêpes for Breakfast

  

  This morning we had French Crêpes for Breakfast! They were delicious and as usual we had them filled with Nutella- Kuwaiti style! Here’s the recipe I used. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• May 10 – Today is World Lupus Day! I Have Lupus and I’m Rocking Purple!

  

  I have Lupus. Today is World Lupus Day.Spread awareness and help us find a cure! Read my post on Lupus Awareness in Kuwait Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Does Your Husband Have More Clothes Than You? Do You Hide What You Spend from...

  Was reading an article this morning in The Daily MailAccording to research, four in ten women don’t tell the truth about their spending habits but men are five... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Attack: BoKhalid and the Cheetah

  

  BoKhalid and I are thinking of buying a dolphin for our pool, no, we aren’t but that’s just as silly as buying a cheetah for your dewania. Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• iRobot- Just Call Me, UmKhaloodie

  

  iRobot, Just call me, UmKhaloodie.It’s been a long week. My maid left last Saturday, now some people, especially people in my own country don’t understand why w... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Belinda Earl to Save Marks and Spencers

  

  When I think of Marks and Spencers, I think 70′s school headmistress or nun in own clothes. I haven’t shopped in Marks and Spencers for around five years. Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shares in Man United Fall on Sir Alex’ Retirement

  

  Do you have any shares in Man U? Do you have confidence in the management to maintain Man U’s success? News this morning is that shares in Man United are... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Support on Release for Offenders

  

  Was just listening to Radio 5, a UK radio station, ‘you can take the girl out of the UK but you can’t take the UK out of the girl’, part of my morning routine,... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Is Or Are – Which Sentence is Correct?

  A friend asked me a simple question this morning. Simple? Well, it seemed so…..at first.Which sentence is correct:A) One in four people are out of work.B) One i... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION