We’ve been living our expat life in London for a year now. How did that happen? It only seems like yesterday we boarded the plane with 10 month old twins for this new adventure. It’s been a crazy ride with way fewer lows than I was expecting. I miss everyone at home so much and especially the […]
03
Aug
Aug
A big concern for anyone moving countries, let alone with small children in tow, is whether you will be able to find and build a network of friends. I’ve been solo parenting in London while my husband is back in Australia for business and family reasons for over a week and the thought of this would […]
27
Jul
Jul
Last week I lost two important men in my life – my father in law and an old boss, mentor and friend. They were two very different men but both have made an important impression on my life in ways they probably never knew. As I am unable to attend their funerals I wanted to […]
25
Jul
Jul
Do you have a favourite type of chocolate? Trick question. Of course you do. My hubby likes Milka the best.. I know, I was shocked too. He found a bar with embedded crackers when we visited Switzerland earlier this year. I have to admit the saltiness and crunchiness of the crackers nicely offsets the sweet […]
23
Jul
Jul
If your family is anything like mine we have never accessed healthcare services more than since our children arrived. GPs were for annual checkups, specialist referrals and the odd prescription pre kids. Nowadays it seems a month doesn’t go past without a trip to the GP.. and I think I am quite relaxed about letting […]