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Articles by Sarah C
Sarah is an American living in the UK with her English husband and their three small children. She can usually be found struggling to bring order to chaos, but she concedes that she probably will never win.
Before my husband and I had children, my generous mother took us on a trip to Disneyland Paris. We live near London, so it was a simple train ride on the EuroStar to Disney. We …
My husband has a long commute to work each day, so even though he works a normal 8 hour shift, he is usually out of the house for 12 hours or more. This is hard …
I don’t really consider myself a highly sentimental person. I’m not wistful for those days when my kids were younger; I don’t yearn for the good old days of my own youth; heck, I barely …
Chindogu, a Japanese word meaning “strange tool”, are original inventions that range from mildly amusing to absolutely insane.
Take, for example, the butter stick. For the butterer (Firefox apparently thinks this is a word, so I’m …
As mentioned a few weeks ago, I have cut sugar out of my diet completely. This has brought several challenges into daily life, including the need to vigorously peruse every label of every foodstuff that …
This may surprise you, but parenting isn’t always easy. I know, right? According to all those tv shows and movies we watch, children are generally charming smart alecs that possess wisdom beyond their years and …
Working from home has distinct advantages. Starting your workday at 1pm, for instance. Or, if you’re really motivated, getting a full day’s work finished before lunch so you can catch a matinee. Talking to customers …
I am not a neat freak. I like to ogle at office supplies as much as the next gal, but I can’t for the life of me put their organisational siren call to good use …
My two year old is cutting her second set of molars.
My six year old is cutting her third set of molars.
I am cutting my first wisdom tooth.
You can imagine how fun it is to live …
Nearly four years ago, my husband was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. It came as a shock: he was a few weeks shy of turning 29, and relatively healthy. He would get the odd cold …
