May 3, 2012 Posted by Tiffany

Huge things happening in our lives

You no doubt noticed the frequency and perhaps even the increased urgency around our house lately when it comes to getting rid of things. What you may not know is that we have now been living in Germany for almost 10 years. Yep, as of July 28th, 2012, Stefan will have been here 10 years — and my anniversary is just a week later because I actually had to stick around in Miami to finish up the rest of... read more

May 3, 2012 Posted by Tiffany

Getting rid of stuff for free

As you’ve probably noticed lately, our mindset about clearing the stuff and junk out of our house that we haven’t been using at all in the last 6-10 years has really clarified. If you’d talked to us a few months ago, you would have found out that we had dreams of getting rid of our clutter — but now we’ve actually begun to enjoy it. And sometimes even feel passionate about... read more

May 2, 2012 Posted by Tiffany

So you want to move to Germany… Moving with Pets

Happy Wednesday friends! And what a cool one it is. Mom asked me to do something super useful today which is talk about moving to Germany with your pets. I’m not actually one of those pets because my ancestors were imported to Germany long before I was ever born. But mom and dad did bring our two cats with them all those years ago when they moved here…for better or worse. In case you’ve... read more

Apr 30, 2012 Posted by Tiffany

Emotional Intelligence Supports Sustainable Choices

Smart, compassionate parents (and smart people in general) can sometimes find themselves at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to financial security. Now you may think this is counter-intuitive. I mean look at all the wealthiest people—they’re usually very smart. But their intelligence is largely beneficial in a business sense. Smart business people or investors make money by investing wisely... read more

Apr 30, 2012 Posted by Tiffany

Spring is in the air

Spring. It’s by far one of my favorite times of year. This spring we’ve had a strange spring. It went from really warm and sunny to cold (and even freezing over Easter, with almost all of Germany getting a little dusting of snow). Then it was cold again for a few weeks. And now we’ve gone from chilly to summer-like overnight. Not that I’m complaining. I’m definitely a fan of... read more

Apr 29, 2012 Posted by Tiffany

Protected: At the bouncy castle park

Yesterday was a beautiful day here and we had summer-like temps. So we took Mackenzie to the bouncy castle carnival and she had a blast. Except for one extreme bouncy slide which was her nemesis. But it all ended with a smile. And today, we’re going back! Lucky for us big people, many of the slides are big enough for us too. We wanted to share some of the many photos we took and even a little video... read more

Apr 27, 2012 Posted by Tiffany

{Garden Life} Get off my seedlings!

Happy Friday to you! I missed you and your gardens last week. Since we were on our way to Berlin, I figured one week off from gardening could do us all good! Thankfully, my seedlings were forgiving about us being gone for a few days and they are still growing like mad. With May 1st being just around the corner, I’m already thinking about hardening them up now. And we’re supposed to have some... read more

Apr 26, 2012 Posted by Tiffany

Decluttering our books

My husband and I have been together for 12 years — and in that time period, I have to admit that we have rarely gotten rid of things. Instead, we were just constantly adding to our collection. When we moved from Florida to Frankfurt, we got rid of a few things that we thought we no longer needed or wanted (and later regretted it) but basically have only been collecting since then. We’ve moved... read more

Apr 25, 2012 Posted by Tiffany

Dear Mackenzie: You brighten our days

Dear Mackenzie, Today you are officially 41 months old. I know this months thing is getting kinda old — but you’re just going to have to live with it. Because to me, saying you are 3 years and 5 months old is just incomprehensible. I’m fairly certain that the mature, well behaved, silly, fun-loving little girl that you’ve become cannot possibly be the little baby I had just a couple... read more

Apr 24, 2012 Posted by Tiffany

Why blogging is good for the soul

Have you ever had one of those days when everything seemed to go haywire from the moment you got up? It was probably one of those days when you just couldn’t shake the crazies no matter how hard you tried and life seemed to be against you. Or perhaps you were just going through a tough time emotionally, physically, financially, spiritually or otherwise — and felt like no one around you really... read more