One of the rooms in our house which contains the most plastic (after the kitchen) is the bathroom. The shower, specifically, used to be lined with plastic bottles of all shapes and sizes. Shampoo and conditioner. Shower gel. Face washes. Special shampoos for the kids. A ‘Manly’ shampoo and shower gel combo for my husband. […]
A Monday Minute
A Monday Minute – We All Need Some Mothering From Time to Time
As all the Brits out there will know, yesterday it was Mother’s day in the UK. I had planned to write a post about it, but it turned out to be one of those days. You know the ones – you have high expectations of a lovely family day together. I have learned over the […]
A Monday Minute: Spring Reading…
Because, let’s face it, I’d far rather do some reading than Spring Cleaning. Anyone else?! Since starting The Expat Book Club I have been reading more than ever – that coupled with the recent freezing weather which made curling up with a book preferable to doing anything else. But this morning it felt spring-like for […]
A Monday Minute – Life Is Like A Game Of Skittles…
Or ten pin bowling. And in this game, it’s us who are the skittles (although at the moment I’m feeling more bowling ball shaped, but that’s another issue entirely…). When you move, you end up in a place with lots of other people you have never met before. It may take a while, but these […]
A Monday Minute – A Plastic Free Cup of Tea
Plastic in teabags? I always thought teabags were made of paper and completely compostable. Turns out that’s rather far from the truth…
A Monday Minute – Best Warm Gloves Ever!
As part of my being kinder to the planet aim, I have decided to try and be more conscious about what I buy. I want to buy things that will last rather than wear out and need to be replaced. And I also probably need to kick my Zara habit into touch a bit too… […]
A Monday Minute – A Change is as Good as a Rest
But is a rest as good as a change? Expats, by definition, are used to a lot of change. But has anyone ever found the changes involved in moving overseas restful? Erm…I doubt it! But I am a person who likes change; I love going to new places, trying new things, meeting new people. The […]
A Monday Minute: Failing and Falling
I am a perfectionist. Or rather a failed perfectionist as I am rubbish at everything. (That’s a joke…I know, it’s rubbish – like I said…) Getting over a Fear of Failing The problem with having perfectionist tendencies is that they can be very restrictive. Because if you can’t do something right, well sometimes it’s easier […]
A Monday Minute – Why We Need A Little Holiday, Every Day
On our recent ski trip to Austria I was chatting to one of the managers at our hotel. I was saying something along the lines of how wonderful it was to be on holiday. His response? ‘Yes. But you should make a little holiday in your day, every day’. I should probably admit here that […]
A Monday Minute: The Best Natural Deodorant Ever!
So the first of my Monday Minutes is about being kinder to your self… Over the past few years I have been moving towards more natural products. But deodorant wasn’t one of them. Hell, I was living in Bangkok, and I used the Maxiest-Max 24-7 strongest of the strong stuff. Aluminium? And then I kept […]