Dorkymum
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Dorkymum is a blog by a Scottish expat living in Australia. With a focus on parenting and family life, the blog provides readers with personal stories and thoughtful reflections on raising a family in a new country. From dealing with homesickness to navigating the Australian education system, Dorkymum is a great resource for anyone considering a move abroad.
Dorkymum
2M ago
DorkySon and I have just got back from Adelaide, and my tender mama heart is full. He turns 15 next month, so hopefully we still have a year or two more of family holidays. But even so, time is starting to feel like a precious commodity, and three full days of his company was a ..read more
Dorkymum
5M ago
Once upon a time, many years ago, I stood for election to the Scottish Parliament. But it’s just as well I wasn’t elected. I cry too much, about too many things, to be an effective politician. We still live in a world where no matter how important or valid a point you’re making, if you ..read more
Dorkymum
6M ago
Ten years ago, when we left the UK to move to Australia, we got a ride to Heathrow with a driver called Malcolm. It was a bit of a squeeze getting our massive suitcases into his car – but we’d hired him a few times before for trips to the airport, and it was hard ..read more
Dorkymum
6M ago
There are three Loganair flights leaving Edinburgh Airport in the space of an hour… and only two check-in desks open. When we finally reach the front of the line, I am keen for things to go quickly and smoothly. “Do you have any dangerous goods?” asks the check-in agent. “Yes!” responds DorkySon, with great enthusiasm ..read more
Dorkymum
7M ago
I love Edinburgh so much. Ten years living in Hobart may have knocked Auld Reekie off the top spot in my favourite cities list. But as the place where I went to uni, fell in love, had a baby, and made many lifelong friends, it will always be somewhere I want to revisit. Last time ..read more
Dorkymum
7M ago
September has long been one of my favourite months. When we lived in the northern hemisphere it was the most beautiful threshold between summer and autumn, full of soft light and turning leaves. Now in the south, it marks the beginning of spring. The windy season, for sure, but also the start of longer, lighter ..read more
Dorkymum
1y ago
I turn forty later this month, and since the start of the year I’ve been turning thoughts about that over in my head, trying to come up with a funny, perceptive blog post about what it means to hit this milestone age. But I’ve failed. Perhaps that’s because my creativity is fairly dormant just now ..read more
Dorkymum
1y ago
Each summer, we try to leave one really special activity right until the end of the holidays. A final hurrah before we all fully sink ourselves back into work and school. Last year, it was the Par Avion Southwest Wilderness Experience, which DorkySon wrote about so well on his Hobart Aviation Fan blog. This year ..read more
Dorkymum
1y ago
I’ve read so many social media posts from UK friends this month commenting on what a hard time they’re having starting the new year. Rather than leaving them refreshed, revitalised, and ready for 2023, the Christmas break has left them wanting to snuggle back under the duvet until spring. On this side of the world ..read more
Dorkymum
1y ago
It was our first trip out of Tasmania in more than two and a half years, and I reckon it’s fair to say we were all a little rusty. DorkySon was now so tall, and so out of practice at air travel, that the simple act of standing up from his seat caused him to ..read more