by Auntie Bulgaria | Mar 13, 2014 | Bulgarian life
I quit my job recently. It was a good job, one that I enjoyed maybe 80-90% of the time. That’s pretty good going, I think; some people hate their jobs 90% of the time. And it’s not like I’ve ever had a burning ambition to work for myself or run my own...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Jan 10, 2014 | Bulgarian life
Lately I’ve been reading this book about Buddhism. It’s not been going well; I don’t think I’m really cut out for Buddhism. I spent ages staring at this close-up-magic-eye-type picture in the book, trying to work out what it was. It was a cow’s face. Even when I knew...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Aug 29, 2013 | Bulgarian life, Travel & trips
I bloody love the beach, I do. I love the way the wind troubles my hair. (A too-short bob in summer is a bad choice, what I wouldn’t give for a ponytail!) The constant watering of my left eye. Those little pimples I get after days of sweating under factor 50 sun...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Mar 25, 2013 | Bulgarian life, House & renovations
Some things that have made me happy lately… Wardrobes. For 18 months I’ve been sharing one of those cheap clothes racks with Rob (you know, the things that very organised people take to car boot sales to hang their wares on). Some time ago we gave up putting...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Feb 7, 2013 | Bulgarian life
I’ve never really seen myself having kids. I just don’t feel the urge. And I’m okay with that. But not everyone understands – sometimes I feel like I need a proper grown-up reason, something better than ‘I just don’t really fancy it’. So, I’ve decided to...
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by Auntie Bulgaria | Jan 24, 2013 | Bulgarian life
Almost four years ago Rob and I sat in a pub in Southsea. It was a Sunday and we both had a bad case of the Sunday blues. I was commuting to London at the time – spending 4-5 hours a day travelling. (It doesn’t matter how much you like your job, that sort of...
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