Author Archives: Dubai Mum

Boys and their toys – Part 2

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Dubai Mum

Yesterday DH took the kids to the recently opened skate park in Arabian Ranches, down by Al Reem.  Almost mid-July in the desert summer, and it is hot.  It currently reaches around 45 degrees celesius during the day (probably more … Continue reading →

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Boys and their toys

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Dubai Mum

I am not quite sure how we ended up here, but for the past few weeks, my family finds itself at the Dubai Kartdrome every Friday and Saturday morning.  So keen are we that yesterday it felt like we arrived … Continue reading →

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Ramadan Kareem

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Dubai Mum

Today marked the first day of the holy month of Ramadan.  The sighting of the crescent moon late on Monday night indicated the 9th lunar month, and the beginning of Ramadan, would start today. Abstaining from food and water from … Continue reading →

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You know it’s summer in Dubai when

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Dubai Mum

– your glasses steam up the minute you walk outside – your make-up slides off your face after 2 minutes in the sun – you need to don oven gloves to touch the steering wheel of your car if it … Continue reading →

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21st Century Exercise

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Dubai Mum

I fear I have fallen behind (way behind) when it comes to fitness fashion.  And, you guessed it, I am going to blame this one on the ankle-biting-urchins!  It’s like when someone asks me if I have seen a certain … Continue reading →

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Day 5

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Dubai Mum

and the mini natives are getting restless.  It’s furnace hot outside; too hot to venture out for longer than it takes to pick up the daily newspaper which is gradually shrivelling up on the drive, and definitely waaaaayyyy too hot … Continue reading →

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Sandpit Sauna or Gym Sauna????

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Dubai Mum

Yesterday I noticed a post on my Facebook page from a FB friend that said ‘enjoying the pool and the sauna’.  I wasn’t quite sure which disturbed me more: the fact she is 6 months pregnant and sitting in a … Continue reading →

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School’s Out for Summer

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Dubai Mum

Where did that year go?????  It seems like only last week my baby, DS2, was clinging to my leg, as I fought back the  ‘letting go’ tears and peeled his hands from my leg, finger by finger.  The look of … Continue reading →

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What kids give back……

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Dubai Mum

Having had a tummy virus for a few days, I have been stuck at home, surfing TV channels, only to be interrupted by emergency dashes to the loo.  Tonight, when things had actually quietened down from my point of view, … Continue reading →

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The art of parking in Dubai

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Dubai Mum

I am not one of the fortunate, chosen ones who has a dedicated parking spot in the ‘access card only’ shaded, cool underground carpark at my office tower.  This does not bother me during winter months.  Indeed I like parking … Continue reading →

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