Daily Dose

On this weeks lovely discovery………. Oh, I love this country. Blame ‘Borders’ and places like it. What a lovely notion, a fountain of culture, information and knowledge at your fingertips, lo and behold, you can sit and have coffee aswell? This is my heaven on earth, if they had a shower in the... Sign in to see full entry.

Never wear control top pantyhose under a skirted suit to which you've pinned your retractable security I.D. It makes for an interesting muffled struggle in the bathroom cubicles. Sign in to see full entry.

I guess something must've gotten broken or fixed in me, but I'm not the same girl I used to be. It's amazing how much a change of environment affects your mentality and your attitude. There's a lot to be said for fresh starts. I pulled my finger out, spoke to the owner of the kitchen design business... Sign in to see full entry.

Moved in to the apartment Tuesday night. It was not the best night or indeed close to a good night. Homesickness caught up with me, as did the accompanying emotions of yet another move. I was reluctant to leave the support of my in-laws despite the cramped conditions (2 bedroom condo, figure it... Sign in to see full entry.

As I looked at the crib Rowan was sleeping in the other night, it stirred up a surprising memory of a magazine article I'd read years ago. A story of a woman, going through a pregnancy, conversations with her bump, a fully equipped nursery laid out months in advance, a baby she's nick-named prior to... Sign in to see full entry.

We've been here a month tomorrow and we've pulled no punches, we've ticked off all the 'to-do's' so far, and now I've a little time to let the little observations and emotions catch up with me. Old is not old in the U.S. People may look dishevelled, creak a little bit, and have grey hair, but their... Sign in to see full entry.

So yes, I'm in the U.S. for those of you who are still catching up. I'm a Jersey girl now, you'll know me because of my un-manicured nails and off the boat accent. I'm just after seeing Harry Potter with mini-me the elder and a recently acquired friend, I really enjoyed myself. It made up for the... Sign in to see full entry.

As a wannabe intellectual it's always great to find websites like this. It can almost make you sound like you have a degree behind you. Aside from that, it's fairly interesting to discover the origin of words, or their evolution. There's also a link on that page to a compilation of American slang if... Sign in to see full entry.