On the top five of life’s most stressful events is moving. Fresh from going through one, I’d rank it #1. A year ago, the house we were renting in Germany for 13 years was listed for sale. Fortunately, within a month after the house was sold we found a home in a nearby on the … Continue reading 22 tips to thrive a move
Living in Germany
Absence can make relationships grow stronger
It’s 4:44am and I’m clearly struggling with jet lag. Staying up until 1:00am ordering new bed sheets online, instead of going to bed in my old ones at a reasonable hour, likely didn’t help. So instead of tossing and turning in bed and keeping Mogly awake by petting him, I decided to get up and … Continue reading Absence can make relationships grow stronger
My baby is 18
Every year, when Little T had a birthday I would calculate how many childhood years I still had to cherish before the day he turned 18. Well, that day has come. Tried as I could to press the pause button year after year, he quietly slipped into adulthood right before my eyes. Feeling a mix … Continue reading My baby is 18
Two Years
We have now survived, thrived, lived in Germany for two years. Why is it, that some days and weeks seem to drag on, but a big chunk of time (like 2 years) can go by in a blink? They say, the “rose-coloured glasses feeling” of living in a foreign country wears off after about 2 … Continue reading Two Years
Loneliness
(A love letter sent to me from my Hubby) How is it possible to feel lonely in a city of 20 million people? I guess it doesn’t help if you are half way around the world from your home and everyone speaks a language that you don’t understand. Whenever I am on a long- more … Continue reading Loneliness
Bittersweet
Yesterday, Hubby and I were thrown into a big pile of BureauCRAPsy . Without going into the details, the end result is to the tune of 3,000 Euros for something we had no knowledge of. Apparently, Germany passed a law back in January 2009 that residents could only have Private Medical Insurance from a German insurance company. And, if … Continue reading Bittersweet
Why I decided to start blogging
I have lived in Germany for almost 2 years. For a year and a half, I have written a weekly email update for family and friends back in Canada. This year, after likely boring my family and friends to tears, I decided to try expanding my writing into a blog format as I thought that … Continue reading Why I decided to start blogging
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