Tag Archives: expats

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 584

Posted on March 18, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

USA is THE place! As I prepare to depart Uncle Sam’s shores, I hear that the USA is becoming the most desirable to move to from the UK. Apparently almost half of UK residents admit they would not miss the over-crowding … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 582

Posted on March 17, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Expat Musings Well, less then five months to go in the USA, folks. The bucket list is in full swing and it’s hard not to focus on making things happen in the UK for our return. My latest interview with Your … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 580

Posted on March 12, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Things I still don’t understand about America Oh America, I love you and weird ways! But…. there are things I still don’t understand and I get all confuddled 😦 Like these three things that have been confusing me this week: … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 576

Posted on March 3, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Trailing Spouse I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again ‘ Don’t call me a trailing spouse!’ – not on your/my expat nelly! It makes me shudder, really it does! I dislike it so much that I just had to … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 574

Posted on February 27, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

For the love of real estate Today I’ve been discussing with my American chums the difference between a UK sestate agent and a USA real estate agent. It appears that the USA ‘realtor’ develops a relationship with the people who are … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 573

Posted on February 25, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Six degrees of separation to Harry Connick Jr My life in the USA is kind of bizarre and that’s probably why I love it! Last year I filmed a TV show for the Investigation Discovery Channel called Deadly Affairs: To … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 564

Posted on February 4, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Rosie runs across America “The idea for this journey is to run across America and to run into America and to celebrate the lives of people nobody knows. At my age, you can’t wait for the world to come to you. … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 562

Posted on February 1, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Take out boxes/bags USA vs UK I love the American take out boxes in restaurants. It means you don’t have to eat all your dinner in one go – save it for lunch = economical! Nothing is wasted! You can … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 561

Posted on January 29, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Expat lives in the USA There are a lot of us Brits out in the USA, all living and working and homemaking in different places. I get a lot of expats contact me through the blog, which is awesome. We … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 560

Posted on January 27, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Back in the USA So, I’ve had 10 days in the UK. It was a strange experience being back. It’s almost like I’ve been having a love affair for nearly three years with a glamorous, crazy, amusing and confusing, challenging and … Continue reading →