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The Bulgaria Adventures 5.4: The Mattress Measuring Mishap
We woke up to another glorious day! After breakfast I photographed all the doors and windows to send to the kind Bulgarian lady who helped me phone the police, so she could advise us on the best way of securing the house. About mid-morning, I got a phone call from...
The Bulgaria Adventures 5.3: What Time is it in Giant Land?!
An absolute miracle occurred last night! B actually slept in his own bed all night, not even waking in the evening!!! He's only ever done that once before in his life! Ok, so it was about 5am something when he woke but it was still a miracle!! It must be the good...
The Bulgaria Adventures 5.2: Fireflies, Comets, and Mole Crickets, Oh My!
After an exhausting and stressful day yesterday, we were ready for a bit of normality today! B woke us up at 7:45am, which was pretty late by his standards, so he'd clearly been worn out from the day's events too. After a breakfast of cereal for the boys, and yogurt...
The Bulgaria Adventures 5.1: Are We There Yet?!
We were incredibly relieved (and impressed at the promptness!) when we saw a taxi pull in to the front of the airport at 6am! Our cavalry had arrived! We loaded up the taxi and set off through the early morning, beautiful Bulgarian countryside, on a gloriously sunny...
The Bulgaria Adventures 5.0: July 2020 Visit
We were keen to get back out to our little Bulgarian homestead, so in early February 2020, we booked not just one but TWO trips out there, one for the end of March, and another for November so we could experience some colder (but not too cold!) weather to start...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle with Rummage Boxes!
When I first became a mother in 2004, I developed an even greater interest in keeping things out of landfill and started up my local Freecycle group after finding our nearest was in Guildford, quite a few miles and a ferry-crossing away! The group I started has...
14 Things Successful Candidates Do the Night before a Job Interview
The night before a job interview is usually a bit stressful. You might be thinking about what would happen if you forget the responses you've been practising or get lost on the way there. You might be wondering how you stack up against the other candidates, or whether...
You’re NOT Doing it Wrong; Modern Parenting Really IS This Complicated!
If you're ever feeling mentally overwhelmed, this might be why. You're not doing it all wrong; Modern day parenthood really IS this f***ing complicated... So if you drop a few of the 6,000 balls you're juggling today and one of them happens to be your child's...
10 Things to Do in Your Business When You’re Too Unwell to Do Anything Productive!
Trying to build or run an online business has additional challenges when you also suffer from a chronic health condition. Like when you feel you WANT to make some progress on it, but yet again pain or exhaustion have arisen and bitten you on the rear-end (or in the...
The Bulgaria Adventures 4.7: Our Last Day in Bulgaria…for THIS year, anyway!
Our final day in Bulgaria dawned and so we began the sad job of packing and putting the house to bed for another winter. We also wondered if we'd have TWO pushchairs to take back home and so worked out a plan as to how we would manage all the luggage if that were the...
The Bulgaria Adventures 4.6: Our Last Day in Gradeshnitsa
We took it easy on our last full day in the house. We'd worked hard and it WAS supposed to be a holiday too, so we spent the day pottering in the house and garden. Ian was keen to use the new stepladder we'd bought to have a look in the roof spaces of the house and...
The Bulgaria Adventures 4.5: The Day in Manastirishte
Sometime during the night, B did his regular bed swap and it was just as well he did! Because a couple of hours later, he woke up and cried "I need a bucket" before being sick all over himself and our bed, poor little boy 🙁 I called for Ian, who had had to migrate...
