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• It's Almost Summer Over Here

  I'm reading all about everyone's half term in the UK, and we have less than two weeks till we finish for the summer. Yes, and for three months of summer... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Never Wash Your Jeans?

  That's right. Apparently the CEO of Levi Strauss says you should never wash your jeans. He said this while he was wearing a pair of jeans he'd had for a year an... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oh Those Teens...

  Normally it's my ten year old (almost eleven, I beg your pardon) who comes out with the one-liners and the zingers. I should really do a post on them as... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Rummage, Rummage, Rummage

  

  It's that time of year again; the one where I (along with a veritable army of volunteers) spend the next five days setting up, and working at, the world's... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Just Like Being Pregnant....

  Not that I am, before anyone starts getting all worked up and "Oooh" about things.No, it's just that I'm getting lots of advice from people about parenting - an... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Being Blessed

  

  Just kidding! I'm not one to use that word. In fact, I laughed my head off when I read this article about the over-use of the word "blessed" on social media.... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Resting "Something" Face

  

  There's a fairly new expression around that I love - Resting Bitch Face. You know? People with faces that, whether they like it or not, make them look like tota... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• G is for Gardening, and Grrrrr....

  

  It's well seen that Gardening begins with a G - G for Grrrrrr, that is. (Arms folded, bosom heaving stance.) Honestly, it's almost impossible to garden in... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• It's That Time of Year Again

  I always get slightly hysterical a bit stressed at this time of year. American schools finish for the summer at the end of May or beginning of June (yes, I know... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Home Again, Home Again...

  

  So we're back from a fabulous week in St. Croix, which is part of the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. For the past few years, our week off at this time of... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Law Enforcement American Style

  Over at the BBCA "Mind the Gap" web site, I'm writing about law enforcement in the USA. Most people are familiar with the tough American cop but I've always... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Worst Car Stories

  I was watching Jimmy Fallon the other night, (US talk/chat show host) and he had asked people to Tweet their worst car stories. Some of them were pretty funny... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Morning People Get on My Nerves

  

  I read this article today about all the things that morning people do better than me. It's all backed up by scientific data apparently so these people now have ... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ranting About Ranting

  

  Yes, I know this is a bit of a double standard, a tad hypocritical even . In the previous post I said I was making a determined effort to stop going off about... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Things Not Worth Getting Worked up About

  

  There's an awful lot of "outrage", "disgust" and general ranting on social media these days. I'm often part of that, commenting on this and that article,... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Consciously Uncoupling

  I'm sorry - I just had to blog about this new phrase du jour - consciously uncoupling.For those of you who don't read the sleaze tabloids or follow Gywenth... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Corners of My Home

  

  I'm taking a theme from Sian over at Geek is the New Chic and chatting about various little corners of my house.This is one of my fave spots but it may take som... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Anonymous Blogging

  Back in the early days of blogging, most bloggers were anonymous. They called themselves (and still do) Iota, Potty Mummy, Crystal Jigsaw, Expat Mum....names... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Feedback Please

  Have you noticed that almost everything we do these days is followed up with a request for Feedback? I suppose with retailers, I can understand then wanting to... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Brits - Moaning Minnies Or Realists?

  Remember when Maggie Thatcher called us all Moaning Minnies? I was thinking about Americans versus Brits the other day and wondering how true it was. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION