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• Front Door / Alarm Update.... Give Me Strength

  

  ....'cause I know y'all are on the edge of your collective seat.So, if you remember, I recently had a new front door installed after a two-year wait. Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• How to Deal with Trolls & Nasty Commenters

  

  I've been blogging for a while now, and while I never get any argy-bargy* here, I also comment a lot on FB pages and news web sites where I get into a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• All I Wanted Was a New Front Door....

  So, we got a nice new solid front door last week. It's only taken me almost two years...Without boring you with the finer details, the area where I live is... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lens-free Living

  Now I'm not going to go all preachy on you, but take two minutes to watch this vid and then we can talk -I have to say, I'm nowhere near that bad; in fact when ... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sniffing Babies' Heads

  

  Oh come on, you know you do. Even if it's not your own baby.Don't worry - we can all come clean now; it appears there's a biological reason for what might at... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Wisdom of ME

  Obviously, the title of this post is entirely tongue in cheek! Here's an example of my recent wisdom. Actually, before I take the piss out of myself do that,... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Normal Service.....blah, Blah, Blah

  

  I swear the phrase "normal service will be resumed as soon as possible" is a constant, running through my mind like white noise. I keep finding myself saying... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shy Bairns Get Nowt

  

  Those of you familiar with the Geordie vernacular will understand the title - basically, if you hold back and don't ask, you won't get. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Upside of Losing Your Phone

  

  So, I lost my cell/mobile phone last Tuesday - for two whole days. I knew the last time I had used it (looking for photos of the ten year old for school),... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Messing with My Reputation

  

  No - not that reputation - get your minds out of the gutter. (I was going to say "if only" but I'm really a nice girl.)I ranted posted some time ago about a... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• What I Still Don't Know About Mothering - Part 1, (of 199)

  So lest anyone think I'm putting myself out there as an expert, (see last post) let's bring it all back to earth. Even after 20 years of mothering, there are fa... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• What I Know About Mothering - Part 1

  

  I've read a few blog posts here and there recently where younger mothers are really struggling with various aspects of their lives. Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ears-a-ringing

  I thought it was normal. I thought everyone else could hear the same stuff I do. The loud click every time I swallow and the constant ringing in the ears. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Regular Folk Who Look Like Me - Part 1

  

  Ok, this is getting silly. Not content with having a million and one famous people who look like me, and one woman-in-portrait-in-Austria who bears more then a... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Book Launch Grunt Work

  It's been a busy few weeks. I might have said this before, but when you write a book, the hard part starts when it's in print and on Amazon. Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• (Famous) People Who Look Like Me - Part 3

  I told you there are/were a lot of people who look like me. So many in fact that I'm now on Part 3 with no end in sight. I have "one of those faces" you see. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Crime Most Fowl

  Hello everyone. This isn't your usual Expat Mum post, because this isn't really the Expat Mum. This is the Man-Child, or whatever she's taken to calling me thes... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Camp Aftermath

  Well, as I said, we picked the Little Guy up from camp on Saturday. He had the time of his life. "Best week ever".First thing I noticed were all the bites on hi... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Emotional Stability

  No, I'm not going to get all touchy-feely and American on you - just wanted to share a moment of sweet hilarity.My little guy has just spent a week at... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Gabgsta Expat Mum

  Just thought I'd share this hilarious site with you. You might have to cover certain parts of the screen as there's a bit of "language" in there, but go take a... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION