What's new with us
One boy, three parties, 13th birthday
I have no idea what I was thinking when I asked Ron if he wants a birthday party this year. Over the years we have tried to avoid throwing birthday parties in every... Read More
My inspirational talk
I have been invited to be a guest in a Facebook live of one of the millions Facebook group I’m a member in (I think it has officially reached the point of addiction... Read More
Superstitions and Job Searching
I broke the kids. We can no longer leave the house without them searching for cars with the same three digits on the license plate (in Malta all cars have, or are supposed... Read More
Invisible disabilities – Do I tell or do I hide?
Dealing with invisible disabilities, you always have the question – do I tell, or do I hide? Ever since Yon was diagnosed we had to wrestle with this question, and every time we... Read More
Where we've been
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How not to go to London
You know how everyone always get plane tickets so cheaply and fly everywhere for (almost) free, and you always pay full price and it ends up costing an arm and a leg? Well, I do. Because when you buy 4 plane tickets, have … Read More
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Arctic Adventure
Things I learnt in Norway – Norwegian people have the best napkins in the world. They are soft, they are thick, they are just perfect. I was not prepared for it. Next time I’m going to indulge in some napkin-shopping. … Read More
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The Good Expat and representing me
When you move around the world as an expat (or immigrant, or nomad or just a person who likes moving) you are sometimes the only person from your home-country that people ever met and as such you get the all-important … Read More
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The Amsterdam Disaster
I got married young. I met Hidai when I was 21, got married at 24 and became a mum two weeks before I turned 26. I don’t regret any of it (except maybe having Ron’s birthday so close to mine. It’s really … Read More
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Is he or isn’t he
“Wow.” We are sitting in a hotel room in Hamburg, the kids are ignoring us completely as only boys can – after all they agreed to give us their (mostly) undivided attention for 9 hours while they walked the streets … Read More
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Fringe people
<a href=”http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/14497487/?claim=2kj62fn4rnd”>Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> I blame the lack of sugar (some people, most people, diet before summer. Swimsuits and such. I diet before winter, otherwise I will not fit inside my winter coat, and as it took me … Read More
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On Berlin Private International Schools and yachts
Moving to Berlin has opened a whole new world for us, one we only heard about before, only read about in books, and one we dreaded entering – the world of private schools. We are public school kind of people, and honestly … Read More
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A year in Berlin
The leaves are turning a magnificent yellow-red (gotta love a European autumn), the temperatures are dropping rapidly (nobody likes a European autumn) and we are fast approaching our one year mark in Berlin. The one year mark is where you have … Read More
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A few more steps
A few more steps. I can’t even think how many times I said these words over the last few months. Usually to Yon, sometimes to myself. Just a few more steps and we’re there. Where is this “there”? Why do … Read More
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Six months two weeks, and one ER visit
On Wednesday I started writing a post about how we’ve crossed the six months benchmark, which means we are officially not new here anymore. I wanted to write about how crossing this six months benchmark, silly as it sounds, really … Read More
