A Hoarder’s Tale of Moving House

Hi friends! So this week has been a bit quiet on the post front, due to my previously-mentioned reason of moving house (as well as setting up my Misc. Bliss Facebook page!). Sorry for disappearing on y’all, I promise I’m still here! Today I want to talk about something that is taking over my life,…

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Moving Out of my Tiny Korean Apartment!

Hey folks, Firstly, I have an admission (a  bit of an obvious one)… I didn’t post yesterday! Gasp! For those of you who’ve been following along, I’m participating in NaBloPoMo, which basically means you need to post once a day. I tried… and failed. I actually wanted to put up a photo of my bathroom…

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The Highlights of My Wednesday

Hi friends, As you may or may not know, I am a part of February’s NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) and am trying to uphold my commitment to write a post a day. Crikey! It’s not a hard thing to do necessarily, it’s just that I like to put a lot of time and thought…

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Waygook PSA: Potential Problems (and Solutions!) for Expats in Korea

Hello friends! So, I’ve been in Korea for almost a year now, and the time has absolutely FLOWN by. I loved this country pretty much instantly and that hasn’t changed. Howeeeeever, there are a few things which can make life slightly difficult for certain expats, and I will try to gently discuss these today in…

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The Pit & The Peak of My Week

Hey y’all, So lately I have been focusing more on my blog and becoming involved with the blogging community. Although I have done this before, I feel a bit out of touch and am feeling my way back. Blogs in 2014 are different to what they were in the early 2000s, and instead of the…

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The Wonders of Skiing in Korea

Hi friends! Depending on where you’re located right now, you could be enjoying a balmy, breezy summer (hello, Melbourne) or perhaps feeling the winter chill. Me, I’m riding the rollercoaster that seems to be a Korean winter. About a month ago, it started getting icy here, but since then it has sometimes actually been quite…

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MB Book Club: David Golder by Irene Nemirovsky (Review)

Welcome back friends 🙂 This year has been a big one, full of so many changes and exciting times and I am so grateful for all of them. I have had so much fun adjusting to life in Korea, met some amazing people and have done a lot of things I’m proud of. However… there…

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Life in a Korean Hagwon (or #hagwonlyf)

Hey everyone, I wrote this post last month during big, busy and quite stressful week at school and have waited a while to post it because… well, it’s pretty intense! I have now been in Korea for nine and a half months and it has absolutely flown by. I am truly having the time of my…

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Musings on Homesickness

Howdy! So the end of this month will mark my 9-month anniversary with Korea. As you have probably garnered from my passionate proclamations, I have a lot of love for this country. There are so many opportunities, tastes, experiences, people, quirks and (of course) shops to experience, you are never at a loss for something….

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Winter is a-coming: reminiscing on spring, cherry blossoms and autumn in Korea

Hi everyone! So it’s been a bit quiet on the eastern front over here in le Korea (well not really, but it feels like it) and part of that is because winter is upon us. Yes, friends, the time has finally come for us all to be thrown into the deep end and forced to…

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