Chopping onions I glanced out of the kitchen window and was surprised at how dark it was, in reality it was 5.30pm but my body clock was chiming midnight! I remember landing in Australia almost three years ago. It was the back-end of winter and I assumed the nights would be drawing out ready to […]
…is a time for celebration! I was just paying a visit to the little girls room when the phone rang. “MUM! It’s your lawyer!!” shouted my youngest son. “Crikey” I thought, I had better get my finger out as I subconsciously totalled up how many dollars this slight delay in reaching the phone might cost […]
Hey it’s almost the weekend so let’s share a bit of expat humour!
Goodtimes or Badtimes? For me defo Goodtimes! I love nothing more than a good clear out. I can’t believe this was almost three years ago and I am so in need of a good clear out again, where does all this junk come from? I am sat here on the computer surrounded by ‘stuff’. Stuff […]
This week we have a guest post from Dena Barrie, a mummigrant who started out in Denver, Colorado and is currently living in Germany with her husband and two boys. You can find out more about her at itsabouttakingthejourney Enjoy! I’m sorry Frau Barrie, but she has a dog… I’m laughing because a friend of […]
is over! So that’s it! No going back. We have to stick by our decision. Time to move on! It’s going to be difficult, but it’s for the best! It’s caused too many discussions. Too many arguments. Too many tears. There are kids involved too! We need to end this now! So the decision is […]
Earlier this week I wrote about my first experience of homesickness in the post, Did someone say homesick? Writing about it lead me to wonder how many expats actually experience it? and out of the expats who say, “homesickness what’s that?…never had it!” I wonder hand on heart if they can truly say that? mummi […]
The word homesick is being bandied around a lot at the moment and both mummi h and myself have experienced it recently! For me the first bout of homesickness was truly debilitating. I couldn’t eat or sleep and I didn’t even want to leave the house. When I did leave the house, usually just to […]
At mummigrants we are always looking for fellow expat mums to share with us their stories and experiences (good and bad) about making the big move away from “home” and starting again somewhere new. Today we have a guest post from fellow mummigrant Katy who has moved from Scotland to Queensland in Australia. I emigrated […]
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