Just arrived in Switzerland … New to everything? Feeling a bit out of sorts? It’s completely normal … Switzerland is a gorgeous, beautiful place but there are many things that may help to ease your transition – especially if you’re a parent moving with children – to...
Family hikes – possible at any age? Yes with a little planning and realistic expectations, says Emily Hardwicke, author and creator of @sebtheseries which supports breastfeeding as well as the (often emotional) transition to weaning. ” There is plenty of...
As a parent is there ever a right way to answer a child’s question? And how do you know what is right at what age? Children are naturally curious. Their questioning of the world around them is fascinating, infuriating and remembering back to our toddler days, pretty...
Do you ever have a moment where you stop sharp and see yourself clearly? Realise that adjustment is needed? I had one this week with my son, when I realised I have been underestimating him. Not all the time, but more than he deserves. My youngest is well attuned to...
I am noticing more and more my devotion to the sun. Not in a way that will lead me to an old age of leathery wrinkles. But rather due to the way it makes me feel. Have you noticed anything similar? I have always been susceptible to the seasonal variations, the...
When I moved abroad as an expat wife 19 years ago, I experienced a range of feelings, thoughts, and behaviours that I had never anticipated. Only later could I see how moving overseas affects a woman’s identity. Life as an expat wife remains a modern-day fairy tale....
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