Five Years On: From new Expat on the block to settled Expat …
Five years ago, on a cold April day, I said my goodbyes to the UK and boarded a plane to Dubai to live. Apprehensive, nervous,…
Five Fun Swim Floats for Your Family
Swimming pools can be a lot of fun. Families can spend entire summers in their own or public pools. However, swimming pools do carry a…
Why I’ve started a Gratitude Journal
Last week, on a bit of whim to be honest, I ordered a Gratitude Journal. I was busy scrolling through Facebook, minding my own business,…
Meal Planning: You are what you eat
Forget March Madness in our house it’s all about the Meal Plan Mayhem season. Yes, once again I have picked up my trusty meal planning…
I thought parenting was supposed to get easier?
I always assumed that as children grow parenting gets easier. (Until they became teenagers obviously.) Once we were passed the sheer exhaustion of the baby…
International Women’s Day and being a SAHM
This morning I attended an event that celebrated women for International Women’s Day ran by Qatar Professional Women’s Network. I very nearly didn’t go, citing…
The Lost Identity of an Expat Kid
This week I went to my two year olds Cultural Day at nursery, a rite of passage for the expat kid. A day to celebrate…