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  • Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada

    “It’s chocolate Jim, but not as we know it…”

    November 19, 2011 /

    Following on from yesterdays post about my monumental Dairymilk disappointment, I thought about all those who are suffering in the same way I am. So today's post will be a sweet reminder for all those Americans/Canadians overseas who can't get their preferred candy fix!

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    Different Tree

    How BPD made me a better expat

    January 29, 2013
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    A Book, a Bereavement, and a Betrayal

    February 3, 2016
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    Smashing Mental Health Stigma With Free Family Movies

    March 27, 2013
  • Blog,  Expat Life

    Dear Dairymilk

    November 18, 2011 /
    Dairymilk chocolate bar partially unwrapped

    Before we moved here, I had heard rumours that chocolate tasted different in America...

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    School Lockdown – blame it on the skunk

    September 29, 2011
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    Ungrateful Bitch (Part 1)

    February 27, 2012
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    Mindfulness in Depression Relapse Prevention – Exploring the landscape of depression

    August 2, 2012
  • Uncategorized

    10 Questions About Me…

    November 17, 2011 /
    child in Ireland

    My friend Jenny, over at cheetahsinmyshoes has tagged me to take part in answering 10 questions about myself. Foolish woman! What was she thinking?

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    Could I be really cheeky and ask a question?

    March 5, 2012
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    Lowe’s sinks to new low

    December 13, 2011
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    I Did It!!! NaBloPoMo’s Over

    November 30, 2011
  • Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada

    Canada’s influence on your wardrobe…

    November 16, 2011 /
    old-suitcases-on-the-wardrobe-vintage-style

    It just hit me why walk-in wardrobes are so plentiful here. You need somewhere to stash all that bulky, insulated stuff that winter forces you to wear. And it takes up A LOT of room...

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    Ties That Bind – What makes us ‘belong’?

    November 6, 2013
    routerboard

    Welcome to Canada – the home of over-priced telecommunications!

    December 5, 2012

    Pumpkin Panic!

    October 3, 2011
  • Blog,  Expat Life

    Requiem for Jenna Morrison

    November 15, 2011 /

    Yesterday approximately 1000 people took part in a ghost bike ride in honour of Jenna Morrison, a wife, mother, daughter and yoga teacher, who was expecting her second child when she was killed by a truck.

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    Why Is Blogging No Fun Anymore?

    March 13, 2017
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    Torn

    May 6, 2012
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    Living with less…

    November 13, 2011
  • Uncategorized

    NaBloPoMo

    November 15, 2011 /

    For those of you who've been wondering what caused me to pick up the pace these last two weeks, here is the answer: I'm publicly declaring what began as a personal challenge. I'm taking part in National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo for short) and doing my damnedest to get a post out every day. There. Now you know...

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    Letter To The Tooth Fairy

    Dear Tooth Fairy… Baby Teeth – Do You Keep Them?

    October 21, 2013

    Peace Day – Spread the word…

    September 21, 2011
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    Nominated for the MAD Blog Awards

    April 19, 2012
  • Mental Health,  Uncategorized

    Behind closed doors

    November 14, 2011 /
    abuse, child abuse

    What is a blog for, if not for getting your thoughts down and into some semblance of order? I'll inform you now, this post has nothing whatsoever to do with expat life. Try as I might to redirect it, my mind is stuck on only one thing today, so here goes, I may as well follow my instincts and say goodbye to rationality...

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    November 6, 2015
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    When Aspergers Is Good News

    March 13, 2014
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    Story of A Miscarriage (Part 2)

    October 17, 2013
  • Blog,  Expat Life

    Living with less…

    November 13, 2011 /
    rustic-wall-decor-the important things in life

    When you do without stuff for a while, eventually, you find you don't actually WANT it back in your life. My mind and my life are less complicated, no longer cluttered with things that don't really matter.

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    Leaving on a jet plane…

    February 25, 2012
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    A Second Chance

    February 5, 2013
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    Point & Shoot: Flash Freeze

    January 6, 2014
  • Uncategorized

    Remembrance

    November 11, 2011 /
    remembrance services

    It’s no small thing to volunteer ones life for something….. Our thanks just doesn’t seem enough. Missing home today. BBC News – Armistice Day silence is held across the UK.

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    Liebster Blog Award

    Another award??? ‘Scuse me, one minute while I deflate my head!

    October 31, 2011

    Occupy Wall Street movement hits T.O. Saturday

    October 11, 2011
    Vocabulary list

    Is language in danger?

    October 25, 2012
  • Blog,  Expat Life

    The Toronto commute named one of the world’s worst

    November 11, 2011 /
    Toronto, Traffic, commute

    Well, I’m sure this will come as no great surprise to anyone but…

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    Research into the prevention of depression relapse

    May 17, 2012
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    Pucks and Punch-Ups

    January 22, 2013
    Whitby Ribfest 2013

    Ever been to a rib-eating contest?

    July 17, 2013
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