Wednesday, 31 December 2014

A musical evening

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A friend of mine invited me to a concert last night. She asked me if I was interested to go and see Mary Coughlan, Frances Black and Sharon Shannon performing together at a theater in Drogheda. Me being French and all, I had no clue who those singers were, except Sharon Shannon as she is quite well...

Monday, 29 December 2014

Christmas break

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  This was taken on Christmas Eve, a few hours before it all went wrong!!   I had to take a forced break from blogging over the Christmas period. This wasn't due to the fact that I wanted to spend some quality time with my family and my friends, spend days eating chocolate and drinking...

Tuesday, 16 December 2014

Interview with Celtic Life International

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A few weeks ago I was asked to take part in an interview for Celtic Life International, a Canadian magazine that specializes in Celtic culture. The journalist was particularly interested in the fact that I moved from a Celtic region to a Celtic country and wanted to know more about the Christmas traditions both in Ireland and Brittany. From my answers, she wrote a piece that featured in the Christmas...

Monday, 15 December 2014

Book review: Dutched Up! Rocking the clogs, Expat style

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My only experience of the Netherlands consists of a two days training in Amsterdam. I stayed in a hotel near the airport, went out in the town for a meal and that was pretty much it. During that intense experience I noticed that the "bike" culture wasn't a myth. While walking towards the restaurant,...

Friday, 12 December 2014

Lost and found

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  I've lost it...again!   I'm knackered. I've spent about an hour trying to find Ethan's beloved soft toy "Coco". I know he's in the house somewhere. Ethan was playing with it on the couch before going to bed, and of course, when bed time came, he was gone. It's probably in the...

Tuesday, 9 December 2014

Tuesday, 2 December 2014

A Birthday party

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On Friday evening, I noticed a birthday invitation in my 3 years old school bag. An invitation for the following day! After moaning for a while about inconsiderate parents who don't even give a week notice before a birthday party, I realised my son only goes to playschool 2 days a week, Monday...

Thursday, 27 November 2014

My very unorganized life

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I'm normally super-organized at work, or at least I used to be until two weeks ago, when I started my new job. Suddenly, everything I knew was gone and I was thrown in the unknown. I was the new person again, the learner, the trainee. I love being on top of things. I hate being all over the...

Tuesday, 25 November 2014

Expatriation vs emigration

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Expat or emigrant? After 12 years in Ireland and with no intention (so far) of going home, I should maybe start considering myself as an immigrant. When I decided to leave France, in my mind I was "going abroad", "expatriating", "discovering a new country". Never once I told someone I was "emigrating"! Why do Irish people always talk about "emigration" when they leave Ireland? It's something that...

Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Shopping nightmare

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I should have written this post last night, but I got stuck in my children's bedroom. Literally. Let's just say I will never ever slam a door again, or I will carry a screwdriver at all times... Anyway, back to the real subject of this post. For the past 8 years, I wore a uniform at work....

Friday, 14 November 2014

My last day

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As you might know, I'm crap at saying goodbye. And when I'm the one who leaves, it's even worse.  Today was my last day at work and I will start my new job on Monday. I'm excited and nervous at the same time. You always know what you leave but you never know what you get, so I guess I'll just...

Monday, 10 November 2014

Friday, 7 November 2014

Breton connections

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My mum is sending me about 20 kgs of Breton biscuits next week. You've read it right. In fairness, a lot of those biscuits are presents for my colleagues. They just love them and there's always a bit of excitement in the office every time I receive a package full of Breton delights. This time, it's...

Monday, 3 November 2014

Wednesday, 29 October 2014

An american girl in Paris

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Since I got my Kindle, I have read in a month what I would normally read in a year! Very good investment if you ask me. I've been following Vicky's blog for a long time, found by chance when I was looking for inspiration to start my own. So of course, I had to read her books (yes, because she already wrote two!) Vicky is an American thirty-something from St Louis (In Missouri, not in Louisiana...
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