Kirsty Rice is an Australian writer and blogger. After calling 7 countries home over the past 11 years she's embarrassed to admit she still can't pack a suitcase properly and spends much of her time trying to remember her new telephone number and where she packed the can opener.
Kirsty writes mostly about the juggle of career and children while struggling through the geographical schizophrenia of expat life. Kirsty's four children have been born in four different countries and she congratulates herself on not leaving any of them behind in the moving process.
4 kids, 20 suitcases and a beagle has appeared in both the London Telegraph and The New York Times. Kirsty is a regular contributor on the enormously successful website Mamamia.com.au.
What is a Shamozal?
It hadn't occurred to me the term "Shamozal" wasn't universal until I had to start explaining myself every time I gave out my email address.
I'm not sure how to explain it and I'm sure many people have different ideas, but in my mind it's a situation or an event that hasn't gone exactly to plan, things may have turned a little.....pear shaped.
I imagine anyone who saw us at the airport in November about to embark on our move to Qatar with 4 kids, 20 suitcases and a barking beagle may have thought.... What a Shamozal!
You're not crazy. You're trying to figure things out as you go, like most of us. I applaud you for taking a step forward. Every step forward is great, even if there are ten steps backwards. Life is crazy for everyone with young kids and we all just need to get through it the best we can. I love that you're out there trying too and that things sometimes don't go as planned but it's ok. I love when things are great too, but sometimes the bad/funny things are much better stories.
ReplyDeleteKeep on with it. YOu inspirer me, make me laugh and I love reading your blog. Can't wait to see how things change. Best of luck. I'm confident things will go well.
Hi Kristey,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading through your blogs. At times they made me smile, at times brought tears to my eyes. Life just goes on.
I work for an online travel company and would like to invite you as a guest blogger to travel blog I maintain to share any of your travel experiences with our readers. We'll add a link to your website in the guest post to help visitors more articles by you.
In lieu, we'll provide you with a badge which you can display on site stating you have been featured by us.
If you're interested, please send me an email at your earliest convenience at rachna@cheapoair.com
I just love reading your experiences as a wife to G and a mother to those 4 little travelers. I admire your styles as a parent as i admired the styles on how you write your blogs, it's so... natural!
ReplyDeleteI would love to take courses of Mothering 101 (even though i am not yet one) and Blogging 101 with you :)
Like you I love writing and reading though life and circumstance for me now is "Shamozal!" i love the word ;)
I’ve nominated you for the “One Lovely Blogger Award”.
ReplyDeleteI read many stories, blogs on WordPress, many I find motivating and inspiring, others insightful, plenty that I get a good laugh out of, and many showcasing their part of the world through photography.
I certainly enjoy reading yours.
http://theheadmastershandbag.com/2012/09/14/one-lovely-blog-award/
Love,
theheadmastershandbag
Hi Kirsty,
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to say, I'm loving reading your blog!
Am new to the blogging world so a bit late in the piece discovering it - but can relate to a lot of your posts. I too am an Aussie expat, living in Hong Kong with a toddler. (not quite so many kiddies)
Just started my own blog.. www.mintmochamusings.com but still in its VERY infant stages (a work in progress I hope.)
Cheers,
Nicole