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Royal Baby Fever

I am always on the lookout for things to blog about. Amusing things. Luckily I live in a country whose media offer me a plethora of things to laugh about pretty much each day. In fact I needn’t look much further than a certain media publication, but more about that …

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Inspiration: Running

I have met some phenomenal people since I started running. Inspiring people who have helped me believe I can achieve my next goal when I’ve doubted myself. When I signed up for my first 10k it was others, not me, who believed I could do it and they were right. …

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3G Isolation Woes

I’m fairly certain I could never survive in isolation. By isolation, I probably mean anywhere without 3G coverage. The chances of me retiring anywhere outside a major city are less than zero. Unless I lived in England. I have several friends here who have ‘moved to the country’ from London, …

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Are you a quitter?

I am forever quitting stuff. On monday I gave up sugar. I will quite happily swap a few (dozen) spoons of Nutella …

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Burning Meatballs

Rob and I are on the Isle of Skye at the moment. Because we only have about seven weeks left in London …

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A Day At The Fair

Unfortunately a funfair has popped up not far from us for the duration of half-term holidays. My kids can sniff out their …

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English Weather

As most of you know, I’ve always claimed to quite like English weather. It’s not so much that I like the weather …

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8 Weeks 2 Days

After a hectic week of packing up our entire house and living among boxes and no furniture with my four kids, cat, …

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Shoes, Lego and Removalists

Today was a really shit day. The removalists arrived to start packing up our house. Because Australia is ten thousand million miles …

Limetree Micropost Competition

Describe what family happiness means in 140 characters or less: Family happiness is 4 healthy children following a stillbirth that left my …

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Arranged Marriage

I’m fairly certain I’m going to be one of those psycho mother-in-laws. The type you sometimes hear referred to as monster, dragon …

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Pain & Suffering

I have something in my life at the moment that’s causing me a lot of grief. Trauma even. It’s so painful that …