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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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Freedom and hope
When I was a really young mum (and also very young) the one sentence I hated most (fine, fine, maybe not most, but it was definitely top five. I really had lots of issues then) was “enjoy every day, because … Read More
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House number nine
Way back when we started thinking about moving a house we really did meant for it to take three months to find a new house. We planned on being less in “shopping mode” and more in “browsing mode”. Fast forward … Read More
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Coffee break
Some people say that material things don’t matter, and that in the western world we accumulate too much unneeded stuff, and that people put too much emphasis on owning things and not on spiritual things. Me, on the other hand, … Read More
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Taking that next step
For Jewish people Tuesday is a lucky day. It is supposed to be doubly-good (I really have no better way to translate it). I wish my Tuesdays would get the memo. I had a horrible day, where things continued to … Read More
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Just breathe
Today is the first day in more then two weeks that I feel I can write, that I actually want to write. And still I am not sure how to go about it, like somewhere along the way I’ve lost … Read More
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Food for March
I know it doesn’t look like it when you look out the window, but the calendar can’t be wrong. It’s March. I have spent the last weekend congratulating myself on surviving another UK winter, right before Monday arrived and I … Read More
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House hunting in London
Last week I woke up and it hit me. In four months will reach the two years mark of living in London. It’s a silly thing, but I can’t believe it’s been almost two years. They have not gone as … Read More
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DLA – filling the disability forms
You might have noticed I wasn’t here this past week. There were no new posts, no tweets, no Facebooking, no me anywhere around the web. You might think it was because it was half-term and I was busy doing all … Read More
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Slippery slope time
I am sure Friday has not been the same this last two weeks without my constant whining about Weight-Watchers and dieting. I know, I told myself the same thing, it’s not really Friday without some chocolate reminiscing. Unfortunately I had … Read More
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How to explain disability to kids?
How do you talk about a disability? When is the right time to start explaining to your child that he has a disability? When is the right time to start explaining to your other child that his brother has a … Read More
