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Did You Know Eggs Aren’t Refrigerated In Ireland?
Did you know eggs are stored on the shelf in Ireland? In America, the eggs sold in grocery stores are all white and refrigerated. When we moved to Ireland, we soon discovered the eggs were stored on the regular shelves and not refrigerated. We were completely confused and had to do a little research […]
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Living Abroad
Voting Abroad as an American
According to the Federal Voting Assistance Program, only about 4.7% of eligible overseas American citizens vote while abroad. 2020 is the year of the coronavirus pandemic and the ease of voting overseas has been immensely diminished. The pandemic has caused inconveniences such as mail services worldwide to be interrupted and some embassies to be closed […]
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Did You Know Drive-Thrus Are Hard to Find In Ireland?
Did you know drive-thrus are not a thing in Ireland? As an American can you imagine a life without a drive-thru? From a cup of coffee to an entire week of groceries and everything in between, you can get most of your life together in a drive thru. Imagine if staying in your car […]
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Coronavirus Pandemic
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Self-Care During the Coronavirus Pandemic
We will soon approach double-digit weeks of practicing self-isolation. That means too many days of isolation and social distancing. Parents are schooling their children online. Adults are either working from home full time or not working at all due to the pandemic. We have updates from everywhere coming at us left and right. Every situation […]
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Coronavirus Pandemic
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Activity Ideas To Survive the Coronavirus Quarantine With Kids
A country-wide quarantine status is a new concept for all of us. Schools have moved completely online and kids at home have work to do but the work is not meant to fill an entire seven to eight hour day. This scenario creates a chunk of time that needs to be filled with intellectual, active […]
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Goal Setting
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5 Simplified Tips to Start the New Year with New Goals
It’s the beginning of a new year and during this time of year we have all heard and read more than our fair share of yearly reflections, how to create goals and tips for writing a plan for those same goals. There is an overabundance of podcasts, books and online tips to help you achieve […]
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Did You Know Ireland Does Black Friday, Too?
When we first arrived in Dublin in 2016, we noticed the Black Friday sales and were surprised. Obviously, Thanksgiving is not celebrated in Ireland and so to see Black Friday sales, it seemed a bit off because as Americans we associate Black Friday with the day after Thanksgiving or actually the evening of Thanksgiving. To […]
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Life
Living Abroad
Celebrating Thanksgiving Far Away From Home
Another Thanksgiving will be making its lovely appearance in a few weeks. As an American, with the shift in the weather, the fall decorations going up and the leaves falling, it is almost impossible to not think about Thanksgiving and all its glory…food, family, friends, football and even more food. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday […]
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Goal Setting
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November Takeover Photo A Day Challenge
I love challenges. Like seriously love challenges. I can’t get enough of them. One year, some friends and I committed to the 100 Happy Days Challenge (#100happydays) and for 100 days we posted daily pics of anything that made us happy. It was tough some days and definitely towards the end of the 100 days…but […]
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Life
Living Abroad
Celebrating Halloween in Ireland
Halloween in Ireland is just like celebrating Halloween in the United States. Since moving to Ireland, I have learned a lot about the history of Halloween and even that it started in Ireland. Halloween is a really big celebration in Ireland. The entire country turns orange and black for the big day. History Samahin […]
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