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May 17, 2012
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Why Britmums Will Make or Break My Blog

Very Bored in Catalunya ― I've decided that the forthcoming Britmums blogging conference next month will either be the straw that broke the camel donkey's back or it will be my saviour.Regular readers out there may have noticed that once again I have been slacking in the... (More)
Posted 8 days ago
Apr 30, 2012
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Spain V England - Battle of the Weird Traditions

Very Bored in Catalunya ― Every Friday evening I attempt to teach a 10 year old boy how to speak English, whilst the hour makes me very aware of the fact that my calling in life doesn’t lie in teaching, I am thankful that this boy is not the 3 or 4 year old I foolishly... (More)
Posted 25 days ago
Apr 26, 2012
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Humour or Humor?

Very Bored in Catalunya ― My recent experience with flaming and trolls (more about that in another post) threw up a side issue; namely that perhaps my sense of humour doesn't travel particularly well across the Atlantic.I realise that my sense of humour is very typically... (More)
Humour or Humor?
Posted 29 days ago
Apr 18, 2012
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Guest Expat Bloggers - Bibsey Mama

Very Bored in Catalunya ― It is time again for me to invite another fellow expatter to write a guest post for my blog, today we have Bibsey Mama who is a fellow Brit in Spain, residing somewhere up a mountain in Andalucia. Bibsey Mama has decided to kill two birds with one... (More)
Guest Expat Bloggers - Bibsey Mama
Posted on Apr 18th, 2012
Apr 16, 2012
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Insecure by Michael Shevlin - A Review and an Interview

Very Bored in Catalunya ― As part of my I Love My Kindle series I've decided to read some of the books published to Kindle by other fellow bloggers, The very witty Mr Shev (he of the Donkey badge fame) has written a book called 'Insecure', which is kind of middle class Lock,... (More)
Insecure by Michael Shevlin - A Review and an Interview
Posted on Apr 16th, 2012
Apr 12, 2012
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Amber Tweets

Very Bored in Catalunya ― This isn't some code for medium alert tweets, although it could be as "shit, no wine in the house!" and "Forest have lost again" could be considered code Amber!No, I thought I'd take part in the "My Week in Tweets" thingy going around at the moment... (More)
Amber Tweets
Posted on Apr 12th, 2012
Apr 7, 2012
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Prostitution in Spain

Very Bored in Catalunya ― At what point does a man who pays for sex with a young woman half his age stop and question both his and her motives? At what point during his arousal, ejaculation and post-coital cigarette does he consider that maybe, just fucking maybe, the last... (More)
Prostitution in Spain
Posted on Apr 7th, 2012
Mar 27, 2012
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Post-Natal Sex

Very Bored in Catalunya ― Don't worry this isn't going tobe a post about that fruit bat Gina Ford telling womenfolk if they want to keep their man they need to spread their legsbefore their stitches have healed... When a couple have had a baby they will, at some point, want... (More)
Posted on Mar 27th, 2012
Mar 23, 2012
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Introducing the New Donkey(s)

Very Bored in Catalunya ― You know how I was banging on the other week about feeling bad about bastardising the Catalan donkey... well a couple of people in the online world leapt to my aid and came up with some fantastic replacements.Which leaves me with a small dilemma,... (More)
Introducing the New Donkey(s)
Posted on Mar 23rd, 2012
Mar 21, 2012
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Guest Post - Bavarian Sojourn

Very Bored in Catalunya ― Welcome back to another one of my Guest Posts introducing a fellow expat and their take on what being an expat means. I'd always thought that once you'd been an expat then moving countries again would be less fraught, stressful yes, but at least you... (More)
Guest Post - Bavarian Sojourn
Posted on Mar 21st, 2012
Mar 19, 2012
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Motherhood

Very Bored in Catalunya ― It was Mother's Day yesterday in the UK and there was a nice little meme floating around to celebrate the fact. I got tagged by fellow babe-in-arms mum Being a Mummy.My views on Motherhood:Describe motherhood in three words :Fun, Knackering,... (More)
Motherhood
Posted on Mar 19th, 2012
Mar 16, 2012
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Things About Blogging I Care About

Very Bored in Catalunya ― Following a bizarre week in blogging which started with a tale of a blogger who was offered some shoes to review, all's good in the hood she thought until she read further down the email to discover that, due to financial circumstances, they could... (More)
Things About Blogging I Care About
Posted on Mar 16th, 2012
Mar 7, 2012
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Guest Post - On the Threshold of Africa

Very Bored in Catalunya ― One of the reasons I decided to set up this guest post slot for other expats is because I am genuinely fascinated at other expats stories, how they came to be in whatever far flung country they reside in, whether their experience is a good one or bad... (More)
Guest Post - On the Threshold of Africa
Posted on Mar 7th, 2012
Mar 5, 2012
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Rebranding - Losing the Donkey!

Very Bored in Catalunya ― I need to rebrand (yeah, I do think I'm Victoria Beckham, what of it?), I feel a fraud, a fake, a charlatan, a ... oh you get the picture.You see, the stripy donkey is stolen, he/she/it was never mine to use and become associated with. To be fair to... (More)
Rebranding - Losing the Donkey!
Posted on Mar 5th, 2012
Feb 29, 2012
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KFC can fuck right off!

Very Bored in Catalunya ― I don't often write feminist posts, mainly because there are so many better bloggers out there doing a damn fine job of such issues, but from time to time something will get my goat so much I am forced to put virtual pen to virtual paper.I have... (More)
Posted on Feb 29th, 2012
Feb 27, 2012
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Weekend Observations from the Rice Fields

Very Bored in Catalunya ― Dear Donkey Riders*My mind has been full of lots of little, niggling litte things of late, none of them particularly important, but I thought I'd jot them down, so to speak, to clear my head.Frank Carson - sorry to hear of your recent demise, however... (More)
Weekend Observations from the Rice Fields
Posted on Feb 27th, 2012
Feb 22, 2012
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Guest Post - Expat Mum in Portugal

Very Bored in Catalunya ― I'm going to be hosting a Guest Post section every month, I'm inviting other ex-pat bloggers to write about what being an ex-pat means to them. Kicking us off is the fabulous Christine from Expat Mum in Portugal Being an Expat....Being a British... (More)
Posted on Feb 22nd, 2012
Feb 20, 2012
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Anyone for Chorizo?

Very Bored in Catalunya ― Living in rural Spain you often see things that make you smile. Most times I don't have my camera with me, but today my luck was in. I drive past this house situated in the middle of the rice fields at least a couple of times a week on my way to... (More)
Anyone for Chorizo?
Posted on Feb 20th, 2012
Feb 17, 2012
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Well, You Wouldn't See That in England!

Very Bored in Catalunya ― Tales from Windmill Fields has a little ex-pat blog hop thingy going on, she's asked us to talk about things that we'd never encountered before moving to our new adopted countries. Well there is that big yellow thing in the sky, having lived in... (More)
Well, You Wouldn't See That in England!
Posted on Feb 17th, 2012
Feb 15, 2012
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Post-Pregnancy Hair Loss

Very Bored in Catalunya ― One of the nice things about pregnancy is that you get lots of lovely strong, thick hair—I'm talking about on your head here, elsewhere it's not so lovely—however, much like the baby, after a requisite number of months it has to come out.For me... (More)
Post-Pregnancy Hair Loss
Posted on Feb 15th, 2012
Feb 13, 2012
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Just Say No to St Valentine's Day

Very Bored in Catalunya ― Well, you didn't expect all hearts and flowers here did you? If you did you clearly haven't read my blog before. Yeah, yeah I am a miserable git, but for fucks sake if I see another Valentine's Day blog post in my g-reader I may well be violently... (More)
Just Say No to St Valentine's Day
Posted on Feb 13th, 2012
Feb 6, 2012
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Listography - Top 5 Annoying Phrases

Very Bored in Catalunya ― I'm joining in with Kate Takes 5's Listography again. The subject this week is annoying phrases, having read through a few of the other bloggers who have taken part most of the good ones have already been taken. Who knew 'innit' could be so... (More)
Listography - Top 5 Annoying Phrases
Posted on Feb 6th, 2012
Feb 2, 2012
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I Love My Kindle - Kindle Books Review Part 1

Very Bored in Catalunya ― We all know that the e-book is the future, but I felt about books the same way as I do CD's. I like to have something tangible, to be able to read the blurb on the back and inserts. I wasn't entirely sure that I'd get on that well with the Kindle,... (More)
I Love My Kindle - Kindle Books Review Part 1
Posted on Feb 2nd, 2012
Feb 1, 2012
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Review - Personalised Baby Changing Mat

Very Bored in Catalunya ― Bags of Love are a great little company who specialise in personalised gifts. From Mother's Day presents to Valentine's gifts and birthday presents, they offer unique gifts that will be treasured forever.Bags of Love also do a great range of... (More)
Review - Personalised Baby Changing Mat
Posted on Feb 1st, 2012
Jan 30, 2012
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Husbands - can't live with them, probably shouldn't live without them!

Very Bored in Catalunya ― T'husband is away on a fishing trip. He is sunning himself somewhere in southern India attempting to catch some type of fish I had never heard of, and cannot begin to spell. I am left at home holding the non-proverbial baby. As it happens I'm not... (More)
Husbands - can't live with them, probably shouldn't live without them!
Posted on Jan 30th, 2012
Jan 16, 2012
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Listography - 5 Blogging Tips

Very Bored in Catalunya ― I thought I'd join in with this week's Listography on the Kate Takes 5 blog. The subject this week is blogging. Blogging about blogging is something I try not to do too often, but I couldn't resist this.Lots of other bloggers have mentioned twitter... (More)
Listography - 5 Blogging Tips
Posted on Jan 16th, 2012
Jan 12, 2012
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Not Keeping Up with the Carters

Very Bored in Catalunya ― Much has been written about Beyoncé and Jay Z's new bundle of joy, Blue Ivy, although bizarrely nothing about the current trend of naming your child something that sounds like a bathroom cleaning product... Blue Ivy, Harper (harpic) 7... etc. All... (More)
Not Keeping Up with the Carters
Posted on Jan 12th, 2012
Jan 11, 2012
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Review - Dream Bag España

Very Bored in Catalunya ― Anyone who has a new born baby will realise that sleep can be hard to come by. Some people are blessed with children who could sleep through hurricanes and never stir, sadly both of my children would wake at a drop of a feather! Anything that aids... (More)
Review - Dream Bag España
Posted on Jan 11th, 2012
Jan 9, 2012
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Guest Post - Slummy Single Mummy

Very Bored in Catalunya ― Today I have a guest post from a fantastic blogger: Jo from Slummy Single Mummy. Jo writes an eccletic mixture of posts covering parenting and world issues and even a post about Marmite! I especially loved this one which explored different... (More)
Guest Post - Slummy Single Mummy
Posted on Jan 9th, 2012
Jan 5, 2012
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Is True Happiness Unachievable?

Very Bored in Catalunya ― The New Year usually has me in a reflective mood and added with my recent coming of age I seem to be doubly so at the moment. Whilst I have made all the usual New Year's resolutions that I will no doubt break before the month is out (lose weight,... (More)
Is True Happiness Unachievable?
Posted on Jan 5th, 2012

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