Back again with some life lessons this week and something I’ve been thinking about a lot recently. We all know how difficult it is to stay connected with your friends at the best of times but how about when you live in a different country? I remember living in London and struggling to see all … Continue reading WHAT I’VE LEARNED ABOUT FRIENDSHIP LIVING ABROAD…
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THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS…
My friend came to visit last Sunday and we spent the day exploring Paris by foot, visiting some of my favourite places in the city and discovering some new. Spending the day in the sunshine and showing someone around made me realise just how much I’ve come to love it here and how slowly but … Continue reading THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS…
FRENCH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE…
The one thing I'm not great at but that I'm not giving up on...
THE TEN YEAR CHALLENGE…SORT OF.
My take on the 10 year challenge...
SKIN DEEP..?
For today’s post I’m going a little off topic. For this week I’m pushing pause on the Paris life updates and talking about something very close to my heart. Skin. To be precise, acne. Towards the end of last year a well-known beauty blogger known as My Pale Skin, real name Em Ford posted this … Continue reading SKIN DEEP..?
AND JUST LIKE THAT, IT WAS TIME TO GO BACK…
As I sit here starting to write this I’m on the Eurostar heading back to Paris. I’ve spent two weeks in England for Christmas, the first at my parents in Suffolk and the second in London at my sisters. I had every intention of writing a post whilst home, but the truth is I was … Continue reading AND JUST LIKE THAT, IT WAS TIME TO GO BACK…
PICKING YOURSELF BACK UP…
In my last post, I was pretty honest about how I’ve been feeling and how I’ve really struggled with not being in my home country the last couple of weeks. I received some really nice messages of support following the post and some really helpful advice from people who’ve been through the same thing. Writing … Continue reading PICKING YOURSELF BACK UP…
THE HONEYMOON IS OVER…
When the sparkle of 'new beginnings' starts to fade...
ALL SAINTS…
No, not the band. The two week holiday they have here at the end of October/beginning of November. For those of us from the U.K it’s also known as October half-term, although we only get a week. For these two weeks the kids are off school and for one of them I am off-work too. … Continue reading ALL SAINTS…