Author Archives: Dubai Mum

Naughty Mummy

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Dubai Mum

A few weeks ago DD competed in her first gymnastics competition.  I think DH and I were more excited that she was chosen to compete, than she was herself!  She has been doing gymnastics on and off for about 18 … Continue reading →

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Insane

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Dubai Mum

Today I decided to start my new workout routine.  Well….it’s not so much a ‘new’ workout as a ‘new’ routine for me.  I have been in possession of the Insanity programme for quite some time, however I have been soooo … Continue reading →

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Hair today…..gone tomorrow (if only I had known!)

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Dubai Mum

I have thick hair; thick, unruly, inobedient Irish locks.  Thick curls + humid desert temperatures = frizz disaster.  On the richter scale of hair disasters, without question, it measures around ‘8’, i.e., horrific disaster almost all year round – fatalities expected.  … Continue reading →

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Re-attaching the umbilical cord

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Dubai Mum

A few weeks ago DS1 came home from school with a high fever.  He was flushed and complained about a pain in his head. ‘No wonder’, I thought, concerned at the thought of how much of the day he had … Continue reading →

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Firestarter and Speed Demon

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Dubai Mum

are the new monikers DS1 and DD have assumed for their recently started go-karting careers! On their first karting experience last week they were registered using their first names.  Today, they were happy to use their registered names….until they saw … Continue reading →

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Shoe shopping in the sweaty desert

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Dubai Mum

As DD was off at a pizza making birthday party, DH and I took the boys to Mall of Emirates (MOE).  We wandered about, looking for bits and pieces that we had promised/bribed earlier in the week.  As we passed … Continue reading →

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Save me!

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Dubai Mum

Yesterday at school pick up a bunch of 7 year old kids rampaged through the sliding classroom doors brandishing what looked like some kind of ivory weapon.  Mums and carers stumbled backwards in a daze, only to be ripped out … Continue reading →

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Football Fanatics

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Dubai Mum

It recently occurred to me that a lot of my time is unwittingly (and unwillingly) taken up with football in some form or fashion: be it DS 1’s and 2’s obsession with having every English Premiership football kit, football war … Continue reading →

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Water twins

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Dubai Mum

Today my DD and DS1, the twins, attended a birthday pool party.  Generally, I do not like pool parties.  The control freak in me panics.  Too many kids in water at the same time.  No lifeguard.  Parents standing around chit … Continue reading →

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Aftershocks

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Dubai Mum

Mild aftershocks rippled through Dubai’s high rise buildings late last night. Ceiling lightsbulbs swayed and house plants shivered.  Even still the city slept peacefully and welcomed a warm, overcast day this morning.  It seems the real aftershocks were to be … Continue reading →

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