As this month we're celebrating our first whole year in Australia, I'm turning my attention to some freelance writing projects about the subject of emigration. I thought I'd use this post to ask you a question: have you ever thought about moving abroad? Whether to move as a family, work abroad as a couple, travel long term or even teach English abroad?If you've ever thought about doing it (even if you didn't really have the intention of following it through), what were the road blocks that . . . Keep Reading
10 questions answered for the Liebster Award
I *think* we've finally got on top of the unpacking and the admin. We've even managed to get a night or two off over the last week to watch a movie and relax at night. After two months of non-stop work this feels incredible, and sometimes I wonder whether I'll be able to get back up again from the sofa!Anyway, I'm back to blogging at last and have an epic list of content I want to create over the coming weeks. It's a bit daunting knowing where to begin, so to get me back into things slowly I . . . Keep Reading
Can children adapt to change? #MyExpatFamily linky
When we first started talking about moving to Australia, our boys were excited. They wanted to feed kangaroos, cuddle koalas and go whale watching. The adventure of a new home sounded fabulous to them... when it was just talk. The month before we left the UK, T2's attitude changed. Someone at one of our leaving parties mentioned in passing that he was going to speak funny when he got to Australia. Such a small comment really upset him and he cried at night for days about how he didn't want an . . . Keep Reading
The best thing about having twins: The ordinary moments
In case you can't tell, I love having twins. From the second I found out I was expecting two babies instead of one, I never had any doubts that it was going to be incredible. I never take for granted how lucky I was to carry my boys to full term, as I know too many others who weren't so lucky. Humans are designed to carry one baby; accommodating two puts such a strain on your body and when I look at my boys I'm still amazed they both managed to come out of 5-foot-tall me!Anyway, over the . . . Keep Reading
Sibling love: The ordinary moments
I couldn't pick one ordinary moment from the last week as there were too many good ones, so you've got two instead! Both are along the theme of sibling love.The first is a cute kiss between T1 and E. A while ago, she started giving really big kisses to everyone. She hasn't figured out you put your lips together to kiss, instead she comes at you with a wide open mouth. When she's planted her kiss (half of it over your nose) she leans back and says "Bah", giggles and then comes back for . . . Keep Reading