Ellen’s life thoughts.
Being an expat in an enormous, new city was understandably overwhelming at first, especially because I rarely knew where I was, or how to get anywhere, or what direction I…
I have a quick break before I leave to catch a bus to Luton for our flight to Copenhagen (woooooot!!), so I thought I'd catch you all up on some…
Six months. Six?? Months?! As of Feb. 11th we have been London residents for exactly (you guessed it!) six months. Which means we've theoretically completed ten percent of our Big…
Last week, I ate sushi on the tube at 10:30 pm and didn't care what other passengers thought. I sat in the car I knew would be closest to the…
I'm sure it could be worse I don't mean to complain But the dishes in the sink are frankly just a bane. They're always there, just staring back From where…
Alternate title: "The Museum of London: a museum so nice I've been there twice (in the last week!)."As prompted by this article of 101 Free Things to Do in London,…
Do you want a postcard from me? Sign up here: http://bit.ly/EllenPostcardI'm a sunshiney person. I joke that in a past life I was part of a sun-worshipping religion, whoever/wherever they…
There's a thing about living in a new country and having a grand adventure that most people don't address on a travel blog:It's hard.Sometimes it's just really fucking hard.For me,…
Instagram is perhaps my most-beloved social media account, but lately I haven't been very disciplined about posting. I take photos but then don't think to post until 2am (whoops!), or…
I won't front, I stole that title from an email a new friend sent to invite everyone over for Thanksgiving.But I love it. It shined (shone?) a new light on…