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2012 in Review

The life I left in London at the end of 2012 is very, very different from the life I had in London at the start of the year. In just 12 months, so much has happened and so much has changed. Here is...

Dec 31, 2012 Like

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London at Christmas 2012

Last year I managed a full tour of London’s Christmas decorations. This year, I just took a few favorite photos around Piccadilly Circus while shopping for presents. Wishing you a very merry (or...

Dec 25, 2012 Like

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Dog Adopted

Meet Poppy. Poppy at lunch on the King’s Road Poppy is a four-year-old dachshund/Jack Russell terrier mix that I adopted from the Mayhew Animal Home in September! I had wanted a dog of my own for...

Nov 30, 2012 Like

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Split

I may have written on this topic before, but it’s such an ever-abiding feature of an expat’s life that it deserves to be addressed again and again. Every time I go to Los Angeles, I think “Why did...

Sep 8, 2012 Like

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Wishing Away the Summer

I know I’m going to regret saying this, but I’m looking forward to the return of winter.We’ve had decently warm weather for a couple of weeks now, and while it’s great if you have nothing to do but...

Aug 14, 2012 Like

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Turn This House Into a Home?

Just two weeks ago, I moved into a new flat. This one bedroom in Fulham is my third London home since arriving in September 2009. I’ve moved from a studio to a two bedroom shared with a J to a one...

Aug 7, 2012 Like

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Aug 3, 2012 Like

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Stay Hydrated!

It’s London’s third (and final, probably) day of summer weather, with highs in the 80s. And most places in London, including my flat, don’t have air conditioning, which leaves me splayed out on the...

Jul 26, 2012 Like

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Ten Years

This summer marks ten years since I graduated from high school. A group of people are currently planning our ten-year reunion, an event I have looked forward to ever since graduation. I might not...

Jul 7, 2012 Like

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Girl Crushes

Last week, Jenna Marbles posted a video encouraging us women to be honest about our girl crushes. It’s never occurred to me that my girl crushes are anything to hide, but I’ve also never really...

Jul 1, 2012 Like

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It’s the Little Things – Review of GetTaxi

I really am not that excited about New York City. There, I’ve said it. New York City is that popular girl who is just such a bitch, and you really don’t understand why she’s popular. But you sorta...

Jun 26, 2012 Like

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Post-Marathon Miscellany

1. I’d heard the runner’s legend of The Black Toenail and its grosser, harder-core spin-off, The Missing Toenail, but up until about a week post-marathon, my feet and toes bore no visible signs of...

Jun 14, 2012 Like

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Edinburgh Marathon Recap

It has taken me over a week to sit down to write this partly because I’ve been busy with my mother, who was visiting, but partly because it seems like such a big task. I don’t want to leave out any...

Jun 5, 2012 Like

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Baby Steps in the Kitchen

I like to consider myself an anti-foodie, sparing you dramatically lit photos of my dinner. However, I do want to tell you about a new service I’ve tried (this isn’t a sponsored post!) that has...

Apr 28, 2012 Like

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Watching the London Marathon

The route for the Virgin London Marathon goes right by our front door, so after being in the US and missing it last year, I was very excited to watch the runners this year. Especially as I’m...

Apr 25, 2012 Like

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Well London, it’s You and Me.

My life has taken a fairly major turn since I last posted. I’ll tell you about it now, but you’ll have to be patient as I ruminate at length… 20-somethings’ lives are mired in constant change these...

Apr 24, 2012 Like

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Hello From LA (Again)

Do you guys use the WordPress (or Blogger) apps on your smart phones to blog on the go? The thought of writing a whole post on this thing is daunting, but I shall try. I’m back in Los Angeles...

Mar 10, 2012 Like

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Weekend in Venice

As you may have noticed, this month has been extremely travel heavy for us. First I was in LA, then we went to Paris (I still owe you a post about that!), we’ve just returned from a long weekend in...

Mar 7, 2012 Like

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An Unusual Training Plan

My 18-week marathon plan includes 3 weeks of near total inactivity. At least, that’s how I’m describing it. Apart from two hilly runs in Los Angeles, I haven’t run once in a long time. I’m not even...

Feb 26, 2012 Like

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We Are so AMERICAN!

Last week I had a lovely five-day jaunt to Los Angeles, where I lived from 2006 until I came to London in 2009. It was sunny and cool in the city of angels, except for the two days that it poured...

Feb 25, 2012 Like

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Christmas Lights in London

I have always said that the English really know how to do Christmas. One of the benefits (I’ll let you know when I think of another…) of a state-sponsored religion is that there is no need to...

Dec 11, 2011 Like

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105 Miles

Since I haven’t written for a month about my marathon training, you’d be forgiven for assuming I’d thrown in the towel. But I haven’t! I am now finishing up Week 12 of 36, which means I am...

Dec 10, 2011 Like

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Running Update: Week 8 of 36

Well today I had another “longest run yet”. This one was for four miles. Ever since finishing the first part of my training – six weeks to 5K – I have been feeling a little dispirited about my...

Nov 12, 2011 Like

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Running Update: Stage 1 Complete!

Tonight I ran for two miles through the Isle of Dogs at a 9:20/mi pace, and that was the final run in Stage 1 of my marathon training! Stage 1 was six weeks to go from never running to being able...

Oct 30, 2011 Like

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Eaton this, Cadogan that

One benefit of working where I do (aside from regularly photo bombing tourist photos of Big Ben and red phone boxes) is that I am well placed for mid-day walks through some of London’s most...

Oct 26, 2011 Like

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Writing as a Local, Writing as an Expat, and Not Being Insufferable

A few days ago, Betsy linked to this New York Times article from March, 2011. The author is an American girl who always dreamed of living in Paris, lived in Paris for two years, and, bien sûr, has...

Oct 22, 2011 Like

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Builder’s Bum or Plumber Butt?

So, what do you call this unfortunate but inevitable situation? Photo courtesy of www.telegraph.co.uk If you’re American, you know this affliction by the term “plumber butt”. But the Brits have...

Jan 27, 2011 Like

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Eating Vegan in Europe

My visions of eating my way to having hair like Alicia Silverstone’s were cut short, however, when I learned I would be spending the final week of my kickstart in Paris and Austria. It’s easy to...

Jan 26, 2011 Like

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Ware in the World…?

Before leaving England for my extended Christmas vacation, John and I hit the countryside for an early birthday celebration for me. Although it was a surprise to me at the time, our destination was...

Jan 15, 2011 Like

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2012 in Review

London at Christmas 2012

Dog Adopted

Split

Wishing Away the Summer

Turn This House Into a Home?

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Stay Hydrated!

Ten Years

Girl Crushes

It’s the Little Things – Review of GetTaxi

Post-Marathon Miscellany

Edinburgh Marathon Recap

Baby Steps in the Kitchen

Watching the London Marathon

Well London, it’s You and Me.

Hello From LA (Again)

Weekend in Venice

An Unusual Training Plan

We Are so AMERICAN!

Christmas Lights in London

105 Miles

Running Update: Week 8 of 36

Running Update: Stage 1 Complete!

Eaton this, Cadogan that

Writing as a Local, Writing as an Expat, and Not Being Insufferable

Builder’s Bum or Plumber Butt?

Eating Vegan in Europe

Ware in the World…?

Expat Crisis

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