Greece

Tomorrow I’ll wake up less grumpy than today. The construction workers will be here at the crack of dawn and I’m going to pretend the early morning banging is opportunity knocking. Tomorrow I’ll have breakfast before I start seeing black spots. Tomorrow I’ll spend less time worrying about what to write and more time filling [...]

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For a change I thought I’d complete Ten on Tuesday. Chelsea lists a set of question every Tuesday and everyone is welcome to play along. I love reading these when I spot them on blogs and I really loved the questions this week. (Except for one, but I won’t hold it against anyone.) 1. If [...]

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…there was a lot of frustration and anger. I expressed it in this tribute to Angry Birds. …there was confusion. I expressed it in writing. …but there there was also spontaneous bursts of courage. I found it here. …and more joy in taking baby steps in my new brogues. How was YOUR week…in moods? All [...]

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30 years ago… I was in my mother’s belly feeling antsy. Let’s do this thing already. She was lying in a hospital bed begging me not to come out until I was ready. I held out for another 11 days. So, you know, never say I don’t listen to my mother. 20 years ago…I wanted [...]

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(cough and last week which i missed for no good reason cough) …Yes to food! …Yes to brainstorming and planning and outlining! …Yes to shopping! Yes to walking! Yes to sunsets! …Yes to finding my 15 year-old bowler hat and wearing it all the time! I also said some no’s but there are no photos [...]

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…started with snow. The southern parts of Athens haven’t seen snow since 2008 so when I woke up on Tuesday morning and saw snowflakes falling down, I shrieked, grabbed a shawl and stood outside for far longer than I probably should have. Snow is cold, yo. It all melted before it got a chance to [...]

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…I remembered that I own two pairs of jeggings. I like jeggings, yo. I don’t get the reason people hate on them. I like them because I want to wear my boots over jeans. But if you’ve ever tried on a pair of skinny jeans and lived to tell the tale, then you’re skinny; you [...]

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I found these great videos today produced by the Greek National Tourism Organisation. After I watched them, I melted with anticipation for the summer. The GNTO should be proud of themselves because usually, I actively despise the summer. But this isn’t about the summer. This is about the country I choose to call home. For [...]

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