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The Bulgaria Adventures 4.3: Day 2 in the Big Bulgarian House!
Another day of trying to get the garden cleared a little bit, AND finding out we weren't the only Brits in the village (Little Britain reference!). A week or so before our holiday, I'd gone onto Facebook and searched for 'Gradeshnitsa House' to find the Facebook...
The Bulgaria Adventures 4.2: 24 Hours in Sleeping Beauty’s Castle
Clearly, the garden had been rather busy since we last saw it!!! We couldn't get the gate unlocked either as the key wouldn't even go in the hole, but luckily, Alexsander showed us how to open the vehicle access gate (which we hadn't even been aware COULD be opened...
The Bulgaria Adventures 4.1: EasyJet, SchmeezyJet!
The next morning I woke up at 1:49am, full of anxiety about missing our flight! And then proceeded to stay awake until the alarm went off at 3am, diddling myself out of another 1 hour 11 minutes of sleep! The taxi to the airport was uneventful (about the only part of...
The Bulgaria Adventures 4.0: September 2019 Visit
The summer passed and we watched the weather in Gradeshnitsa on our phone apps hit 34 degrees at times!! So we were actually relieved to be in much-cooler England, especially as the Bulgarian house has no livable rooms in the cooler basement until we can get those...
My Thoughts on Obesity, the Sugar Tax, and the UK Recommended Food Guidelines
I've been doing a lot of research and studying of nutrition (and have even trained as a nutritional therapist) when my own health started to decline. I have avoided artificial sweeteners for YEARS as I've always hated the taste, so I couldn't blame them for my health...
We’re Now Fish Parents!
I'm almost 48 years old (gulp!), and have spent a significant proportion of my adult career working in the pregnancy and birth field. So I feel I really should have known this already. Or, considering I was working with humans and NOT fish, then perhaps NOT...! But...
Benedict Cumberbatch can’t say the word “Penguin” and OUR Benedict can’t say the word “Volvic”…
...but whose mispronunciation is funniest? There's only one way to find out....! [We had a bottle of flavoured Volvic water tonight with dinner and tried to tell B what it was called. His mispronouncing of "Volvic" was 'Volvic' hilarious...!!]
A Lovely Picnic in the Garden
I thought it would be a LOVELY idea for B and I to sit down on the blanket in the garden to eat, creating a nice picnic for us, and make the most of the rare sunny weather 🙂 Muffin, the world's most anti-social cat, ran out towards us from under the trampoline as...
The Reality of Life with a Newborn!
I still remember vividly doing ALL this to get ready to take my oldest to be weighed at the Health Clinic when he was a tiny baby. I was finally feeling triumphant and starting to win at this challenging 'New Mum Game' as I gently stood up with him in my arms and...
Reframing Birth Preferences
When people refer to things like home birth, candles, whale song recordings, or anything else a birthing mother instinctively feels is right for HER, as 'fluffy, unnecessary stuff', just show them THIS! Any birth professional worth their salt should know that oxytocin...
When You Don’t Feel Supported by Loved Ones During Your Life Challenges
We cannot see hidden wounds, such as PTSD, trauma from childhood, mental health problems, invisible disabilities etc. This is why, when we need support through difficult times in our lives, we cannot always EXPECT the people around us to fulfil that role, even though...
The Bulgaria Adventures 3.9: Hot Springs and Cold England
We woke up early the next morning and popped back to the local Billa we'd bought all our supplies from at the start of great expedition, to buy some food to bring home, plus a healthy breakfast of caramel waffles and hot drinks from the vending machine, which we sat...
