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• 2015 - Downhill Already?

  Oh dear! Not getting off to a good start. I was supposed to start a diet today that I've already cheated on. It's not so much of a diet as a metabolism boost... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Underwear Resolution and a Few Others

  Hope everyone had a good Christmas? Ours was spent, as usual, skiing in Colorado. (Tough life). Mercifully I didn't suffer too badly from Altitude sickness... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Rachel Ray Has Done to My Husband

  

  My husband is a changed man. A little obsessed, one might say. And it's all Rachel Ray's* fault.It's no secret that although I can cook (not bake), twenty+ year... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Getting Picky with the Christmas Tree

  

  I have bought precisely THREE Christmas presents. THREE! I don't think I've ever been this far behind! It's a miracle that the two UK-bound parcels actually mad... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The British Driving Test - Getting Easier Or Harder?

  

  I'm just reading here about plans to shake up the British driving test, once again. I have nightmares about my own driving test experience way back in the dark... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Perfect Timing (not)

  

  So it's Thanksgiving on Thursday in the USA. It's a big deal here. The in-laws are coming, as is the college girl, flying in on Tuesday and leaving Sunday. Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Don't Encourage Americans to Try a British Accent

  I read with great interest about a study of accents today. Apparently children on both sides of the Pond pay more attention to British accents. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• North American Winters - Remind Me Why I Live Here.

  

  So, up here in North America - I say "up here" but Chicago is actually on the same latitude as Madrid! - the winters can be harsh. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• De-Toddlering Your Home

  

  Don't worry - I'm not going to suggest ways to "forget" your two year old for a few hours while on a shopping trip! I'm sure you can come up with your own tips... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Ultimate Inter-active Pub Quiz Revision Book

  

  Yes, you read that right - an inter-active pub quiz book! My bloggy friend Nickie O'Hara, who does many things above and beyond blogging. has been hosting the... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Leaving Your Phone at Home

  I took one of those silly "what's your age" quizzes the other day and apparently my "real" age, based on some questionable questions, is 27! I know. Go on - hav... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• When You Drink a Lot of Wine.....

  

  So, I can't deny that there'a quite a bit of wine quaffed in the Expat household. Neither the Ball Chain nor I get ourselves bladdered I have to say, but we d... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Waking up "with Ease" - Bwa Ha Ha

  

  So, the second part of my response to this article about morning people is to do with its recommendations for waking up with ease. Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why I Will Never Be a Morning Person

  

  So, the Ball Chain sent me this link to a CNN piece about being a morning person. Do you think he was trying to make a point? We've been married for over 24... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Piers Morgan - Still Telling Americans What to Do

  

  So, to recap - after three years of the evening talk show, CNN axed “Piers Morgan Live”. He is currently to be heard, blaming Anderson Cooper's "poor lead in"... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Rude People - What Are They Thinking?

  Do you ever find yourself in a situation where someone does something unbelievably rude or insensitive and you're at a loss as to what motivates them? Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Practical Life Skills for Kids

  Blogger notSupermum (love that name) currently has a great list of stuff our kids should really know. The stuff we just sort of assume they know but actually, i... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Inspirational Quotes - Boost Or BS?

  

  If you're like me, you get the odd "inspirational quote" on your Facebook news stream or, heaven forbid, sent in an e-mail from a well-meaning friend. Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Things You Need a Shoulder For

  No, not a shoulder to cry or lean on, but a real shoulder to do things with. I seem to have developed some sort of shoulder problem - the rotator cuff, I believ... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Digging Up Skeletons

  So I've been doing some genealogy research on Ancestry dot com, as you do. Well, as a lot of Americans seem to do; I don't know that many Brits who are doing it. Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION