I recently discovered a large American section in one of the grocery stores here in Oxford – by far and away the largest stock of items I have seen outside of a specialty shop. Once I managed to get over the sticker shock, I was appalled by the items that I was supposed to be […]
High Class Problem: Toilet Paper
Sometimes I have a problem that I know is not a real problem. It is inane and perhaps even nonsensical, but I still want to complain about it anyway. And that is when having a blog comes in handy. I can create a whole series on my high class problems without having to see the […]
Bangers & Smash
I know, I know, it is not PC to crap on other parents when their kids are acting out in public places. I get that. Lord knows my own kids have often been “those kids” that everyone else in the grocery store is running from. That said, I don’t think that we should give a […]
My uninterrupted reading time
Sunday afternoon I read a book of my choice, without interruption for at least 30 minutes. And the whole family was at home. And I was in charge of watching the kids. I know, I know, it was a miracle. Perhaps some of the rest of you would like to enjoy this same phenomenon. Well […]
Motherhood: some travel required
Last weekend the kids and I buckled ourselves into the car and headed out to take Nomad Papa to the airport. He was leaving for an eight day trip to Argentina for “work”. (He says it is for WORK, but the glamorous jet-setting locales make me think that “work” is a more appropriate description.) As […]
Motherhood turned me into a scaredy cat
In 1999, I moved halfway around the world to become a nanny for a family I had spoken to once via phone. I can still remember, as my father drove me to the airport, the fear plainly clear in his voice, he passed me a handful of cash and made me promise to use it […]
Miley Cyrus at the VMA’s – no surprise there
I took my kids to the zoo today and came home to find the interweb exploding with advice for Miley Cyrus after her performance at the 2013 VMA’s. People seem to be shocked by her behavior and saddened by her performance and how poorly it reflects on her. What no one is admitting is that […]
Keeping up appearances
Last night I decided I was going to go to the gym after work today. This is not a decision to be taken lightly as it requires me to leave work 15 minutes early, run (literally) in my work clothes to the gym, speed through a wardrobe change and the fastest workout ever and then […]