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• Publishing in the 21st Century

  Blimey. I don't think I've ever not blogged for a whole week! That's how busy I am. As I mentioned in the last post, I have the edits back from my very... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Too Much of the Red Stuff (and I Don't Mean Wine)

  So - I haven't been blogging properly I realize. Just shoving links up now and then - although links I thought you'd enjoy.Apart from a schedule of posts for... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Youngest Child

  

  Before you read this, pop over to 4 Kids, 20 Suitcases and a Beagle to read her lovely post about her fourth, and last, child. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Expats - Beware Sending Gifts to the UK

  Well, for the first time in 22 years, I sent a small Jiffy envelope with family gifts and my mother has to pay thirty six quid before they will release the... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• How to Get It.

  ...good service, that is.If you've read my previous post, you'll know that I did battle with UPS last week. I'm not sure who won since I got my package but it... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Customer Service, American Style

  

  The USA is known for its customer service - speedy, friendly and reliable. On the whole, I would agree. Except when it goes wrong, and then you're on your own... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2013 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Working Mother's New Year Resolutions

  

  So I've avoided making New Year resolutions for the past few years. I mean, don't they always just lead to feelings of guilt and self loathing come about April? Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• All By Myself.....

  I spend most days on my own writing and generally muddling around, so I'm used to my own company and don't mind the quiet one bit. (Who am I kidding? Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Christmas Clangers

  By clangers, I mean things that have gone wrong.Not these Clangers:You have to be pretty old to have watched these on the telly.Anyway, clangers such as... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Perfect Christmas Gift

  

  So you're probably aware of the raging debates going on at the moment in the wake of the terrible school shooting in Connecticut. Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwaanza Concert

  So we had the annual "Holiday" concert at school yesterday. Kids from the ages of 4 through to 10 sang songs, played instruments and generally enthralled their... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Celebrity Hygiene Habits - Some, Not So Great

  

  Naturally I was attracted to an article entitled 9 Celebrity Confessions of Poor Hygiene (with photos). I mean who doesn't want to read something about... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT, HAIR & BEAUTY, LIFESTYLE

• Unimaginable

  I could write a rather ranty post about gun control in the USA, or the fact that the mother of a high functioning autistic boy thought it OK to not only keep... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• No Knickers? Seriously Anne?

  

  So poor Anne Hathaway is said to be devastated about the latest photos of her, getting out of a car. In a thigh high split dress. With no knickers/panties on. O... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Christmas Dare

  Having just submitted a maa-hoo-sive manuscript, I am so far behind with the Xmas prep stuff that I contemplated daring myself to see how close to the Big Day... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Let's Get These Wankers

  Remember when Mike Myers came out with "The Spy Who Shagged Me?" (I can't believe I just wrote that.) Being a good Catholic convent schoolgirl, I could barely... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Royal Pregnancy

  So everyone's talking about Kate and her condition. Having had pretty bad morning sickness with all three of mine, all I could think was "Poor girl. She must... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Rock & Roll...and High School

  

  So I did my rock mama duties on Sunday night, as I mentioned in my previous post. The Man-Child (who really needs a new nickname) was playing with his group in... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The "Age-Gapped" Family

  I have a few friends at the moment having a third child with more then the usual gap between this one and the older two. A bit like me - 10 and 7 years between... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2012 EXPAT, FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tricky Thanksgiving Questions

  There are a lot of posts at the moment on the subject of Thanksgiving; many by Americans living abroad as they remember family traditions and bemoan the fact... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2012 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION