Why it’s OK to be an ordinary mum

It appear as though society is fixated on labels.  You have to fit in one box or another somehow to be accepted.  You can’t just be…

The Expat Wife: Dependant or dependent?

Moving out to the Middle East four years ago I feared the worst.  I went in with the mindset that if I hated it, and…

Life doesn’t always go the way you plan but life with …

Today is our wedding anniversary, four years ago today I married my best friend.  A moment I had planned for as long as I remember.  Yet…

When parenting is hard; the struggle to be a good mother

I love being a mum, it’s what I’ve always wanted.  Ever since I was a little girl whenever anybody asked me what I wanted to…

The Ritz Carlton Iftar Spectacular; the best way to break your Ramadan …

Before I moved to the Middle East I had the vaguest sense of what Ramadan was, a slight understanding of Eid and that was about…