November 2010

Countdown to Christmas

November 30, 2010

I should have written this blog post a month ago when Christmas started popping up here in London. Without Thanksgiving, there is no traditional date after which Christmas officially begins. Much like America, the Christmas shopping season starts very early here, with store windows decked out from the first of November. At least at home, [...]

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Thanksgiving Recap

November 28, 2010

David and I didn’t know what to expect this Thanksgiving, being the first major holiday that we weren’t going to spend with our families. We both have really small families, so no cross country flights or long road trips up I-95 for us ever. Like many families, the holiday was simply a time to eat, [...]

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Hair Distress

November 21, 2010

I’m having a bad hair day. My 30th in a row, actually. The first culprit is the cold, damp winter air. The humidity makes it curl in odd ways, and the cold makes it straw-like. Yesterday, I broke down and bought one of my US favorites: Fredric Fekkai Reparative Conditioner  - the back of the bottle describes [...]

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Treats from Home

November 16, 2010

A little brown box appeared on my desk at work today with the familiar blue, red and white sticker indicating the great US Post Office. (By the way, will the US Post Office be a thing of the past when we return to the States? If things continue unchanged, USPS will run out of money [...]

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SAD Darkness

November 15, 2010

Everyone told me this would happen, but I found it hard to believe, or I just generally refused to accept it.  The sun shone plenty this spring, summer, and autumn – topping out at over 15 hours of sunlight in June. Now, we’re lucky to see 9 hours of the sun – or rather the [...]

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A Different Kind of Saturday

November 13, 2010

Now that I am literally homebound on the sofa recovering from surgery, I am having to rethink how to spend my weekends. Instead of shopping the Kings Road, watching the Lord Mayors parade and fireworks, or sipping a pint with friends at Cross Keys, this is what I did today: That, and updated my blog [...]

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Market Fare

November 10, 2010

In case you are a bit tired of my ankle-related posts, I’ll put those moans aside for now and get back to the business of this blog – sharing stories and observations about living as an expat in London. A few weeks ago, we were lucky to have some Stateside friends visit us on the [...]

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Dreading the Inevitable

November 9, 2010

I live approximately 400 meters from where I work. Yep, a measly .2 miles. My commute consists of less than 20 stairs from my first floor flat to the street, a few turns down some adorable Chelsea neighborhood streets, and wham! I’m at work. Sometimes, I take the “long way” via Kings Road which is [...]

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A Few Cosmetic Updates

November 7, 2010

For those of you who check in on this site regularly, don’t be surprised if I try out a few new cosmetic features on the blog this week. Every girl needs a makeover now and again! Let me know if you have any suggestions of things you’d like to see! (I might know a guy [...]

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Daily Chronicles: Health Care Part Deux

November 6, 2010

I did indeed go through with my ankle surgery two nights ago. Over the coming days – and weeks – I’ll be religated to afternoons on the sofa, leg elevated, eating bon-bons. I’m only one day in, and it isn’t as luxurious as it sounds, especailly when you have to ask your husband to help [...]

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