A Quick Update It's been so long since I put together a blog post I feel like a newbie all over again! Since the last post, I've changed my hosting site and have been having a real think as to what direction I would like to take the blog. Not as easy as it sounds, I can tell you and I've never ... [ Read More ]
Feeling Old
Feeling Old Feeling old must be par for the course when your youngest turns eighteen. Last Friday my not so little anymore girl turned eighteen. I have to pinch myself for it to sink in. Where my little girl with the chubby thigh rolls has gone I'm not really sure. There are some traits she ... [ Read More ]
Keep Things Doable
Keep Things Doable I don't know about you, but when there is too much to do I often find myself feeling overwhelmed which in turn leads me under doing. No matter what we do, or where we live, if we have a family there is never enough time. That's a fact! Living on a Greek island ... [ Read More ]
The Day I Forgot My Phone… And Survived!
The Day I Forgot My Phone... And Survived... The day started off like any other Saturday, a crazy rush to somehow get two 'children' to two different locations in a short space of time. As the crow flies it's doable, but the roads around here are winding country roads that add kilometres to 'as ... [ Read More ]
Feeling Thankful
It's Been A Funny Old Week And I am feeling thankful that it's coming to an end! A couple of weeks ago my Dad was diagnosed with cancer. So life has been a bit of a roller coaster recently. One minute he was being diagnosed and the next minute he was scheduled for surgery. The speed at which ... [ Read More ]
Common Garden Snail
A Common Garden Snail Recently we have had some terrific storms and driving rain that I only ever thought happened in a tropical paradise. On Tuesday we even had a tornado/whirlwind, which a friend of mine managed to get a good photo of (I am so jealous!). I now know that I never got the chance ... [ Read More ]
How Do You Measure Success?
How Do You Measure Success? Now there' a question! So wow do you measure success? Ultimately it depends on what you want from life. Some people measure success in material objects like big houses, flash cars or maybe jetting off to exotic places five times a year. And others measure it by the ... [ Read More ]
What Leaving The EU Means For Some
What Leaving The EU Means For Some Last Tuesday I had to make a journey to the mainland, something I haven't done for a few years. It was for a half hour appointment, but it was a long day trip, so we had plenty of time to kill. I took my camera in the hope of taking some photos, but nothing did ... [ Read More ]
Facing My Fear
Facing My Fear I'm can't begin to tell you how excited and nervous I was taking these photos. When I spotted this spider stalking it's prey, I knew I had to grab my camera. My hands were clammy and my stomach was doing flips, but that was to be expected as I was facing my fear. Logic tells me ... [ Read More ]
I Am Trying So Hard To Follow A Schedule
I Am Trying So Hard To Follow A Schedule That may sound easy to some, or even most people, but for me following a schedule never seems easy. I think my problem is that I think life is too short to get stressed about things not done and if things don't get done today, there is always tomorrow (or ... [ Read More ]
People – It’s That Busy Time Of Year
People Now the word 'people' may sound like an odd word to describe my week, but it really has been a week of meeting people or making plans to meet people. Having lived on Zakynthos for a many years, and having bar for nine of those years, we have made a lot of friends who visit the island ... [ Read More ]
Official Poop Sleuth
Official Poop Sleuth I had intended to call this post 'It's Been A Crappy Week', but on second thoughts I decided that sounded rather negative, because it hasn't really been a crappy week in a negative sense, it's been a crappy week in a poop kind of way. Anyone who regularly reads my blog will ... [ Read More ]
Lazy Days
Lazy Days This week has been full of lazy days, it's not often we don't have much running around to do and I must admit I have enjoyed it. Last weekend was our Easter weekend and because Neal was working, we didn't do much apart from going to my parents for a barbecue, which was nice as I ... [ Read More ]
We’ve Created A Monster!
We've Created A Monster! My daughter is a bookworm with a thirst for knowledge, so it's not unusual to find her browsing books online and requesting to buy particular books she wants to read. So recently when I found her browsing through books on Amazon, I thought nothing of it. She was browsing ... [ Read More ]
My Multitasking Mum
My Multitasking Mum I know I used this photograph in a recent post about how we celebrated Clean Monday, but it really is one of my recent favourites. My Mum is a bit of a character, is happiest when she is busy and seems to spend most of her time doing more than one thing at a time (like most ... [ Read More ]
Dithering
Dithering I'm not sure if it was the weather or the fact that I felt a bit washed out at the start of the week, but I've feel as if I've been dithering all week (don't you just love the sound of that word?). I've been wanting to change my profile picture for some time now, the picture I use ... [ Read More ]
Surprise!
Surprise! This week has been a week of surprises. Greg's will be celebrating his nineteenth birthday next week (scary - where has the time gone?), and a couple of weeks ago he surprised us by saying he wanted to celebrate his birthday by going on a walk with a few people he's got to feel ... [ Read More ]
Maps And Apps
Maps And Apps This week I've been suffering with what I would call dog-with-a-bone-e-itus. I get like this every now and again (please tell me it's 'normal'), sometimes I want to find out or learn about something so badly it takes over, rather like an obsession. It starts without warning, ... [ Read More ]
Feeling Weary
Feeling Weary If you are a regular reader of my blog you will know that I have a son with Aspergers (and added extras). And as any parent with a child who has special needs or is 'different' will know, that parenting a child with special needs brings with it a different set of worries, struggles ... [ Read More ]
What A Busy Week!
What A Busy Week! This week has been manic. The children's passports needed renewing, so we've been running round for that, Gregs needs a his own medical book and my driving licence is due to expire, so I've been applying for a Greek one. Sounds easy? Not so... Also this week we celebrated my ... [ Read More ]
What Home Means To Me
What Home Means To Me Recently Morgan from Morgans Milieu tagged me in the 'What Home Means To Me' blog series, and it really got me thinking about what home really does mean to me. So here goes: What Home Means To Me... Home is my sanctuary, it's my 'safe' place. It's where I can be my ... [ Read More ]