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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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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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