Thankyou

I just checked the MAD Blog Awards website and was stunned to discover you amazing people have got me nominated in more categories than I could shake a stick at! Continue reading →

Something from the mists of Time…

Way back in distant February, I was nominated for my second Liebster Blog award by the highly complimentary and necessarily patient Sami from sami’s colourful world… Continue reading →

It’s been a busy week…

It started on Monday with the news that our expat story was published in the UK’s Telegraph, a big broadsheet with international distribution. Then came the news that I’d been nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award again… twice! Continue reading →

Our Expat Story in The Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. Today, the story of how we embarked on our expatriate journey is featured in it. Click on the link below to read it… Continue reading →

The person behind the disorder

It’s easy to think of mental illness purely in terms of symptoms and statistics, but what of the people behind the disorders? What’s the reality for them? Jackie bravely attempts to explain… Continue reading →

How eco-friendly is Canada?

So many things exist here as polar opposites: the freezing winters and hot summers, the high quality of fresh fruit and veg and the omnipotence of junk food, the friendly polite people who turn into savages when they get behind the wheel…

The same can be said of Canada’s attitude to the environment… Continue reading →

What is forgiveness?

How do you define forgiveness? Continue reading →

MAD Blog Awards

It’s not three days! It’s ONE day!

Please vote for me in the Best Family Life blog category by clicking on this button! Before time runs out! Continue reading →

Nominated for the MAD Blog Awards

I just found out I’ve been nominated for a MAD Blog Award in the Best Family Life blog category. If, like me, you were totally oblivious to what’s been going down, you can add your vote by clicking on the button in this post… Continue reading →

AND THE WINNER IS…

I’ve been awarded FIRST PRIZE in the Brave Little Blogger Contest 2012 with my entry CENSORSHIP – Muslims Caught In The Middle… Continue reading →

View from the gazebo

Linking up for You’re Beautiful. Follow on Twitter under #yourebeautiful Continue reading →

What’s in a name?

Do you like your name? Is it your given name, or is it a nickname – something somebody identified about you that stuck, however astutely observant or wildly inaccurate it may be?
I grew up with a very different name from the one I have now. I hated it…
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Ungrateful Bitch (Part 3)

I walked into the woman’s house a mess of blonde curls, tears and streaked mascara. I was shaking from panic and bowed by the humiliation of a total stranger seeing me like this; so emotional and exposed. My father followed, already demanding her attention with his diatribe about me, “Can I use your phone to let the police know where we are?”…

“Can I use your phone to let the police know where we are?” Continue reading →

The Power of Nature

The exhilarating roar of the waves fills your ears, the spray makes your cheeks glisten and you can’t tear your eyes away from the powerful beauty of the water… Continue reading →

Declutter Your Life – Emigrate!

Ok. Maybe that’s a bit extreme. But have you ever been surprised how much “stuff” you own? Minimalism is easy when you’re a couple, but add children to the mix and your “Stuff Quotient” soars… Continue reading →