Wake me up…

by | Aug 20, 2008 | Self

Why is that after a certain amount of time, the alarm clock beside your bed just becomes unnoticable in the morning? When we stop hearing it, Is it a sign that we’re not getting enough sleep and our body just refuses to listen to it? Or is it just something to...

Olympics 2008 Opening Ceremony

by | Aug 8, 2008 | Self

I’m sitting here watching the opening ceremony, trying to figure out the trick with the big roll of paper and the projections on it. $100 million is the figure being thrown about for the cost of the ceremony – quite an incredible sum I have to say. So far,...

What is wrong with kids these days??

by | Jan 21, 2008 | Expat Life, Self

Here in Germany there is an increasing awareness of a problem among the youth of this country. In general, I guess this would include “kids” from 12-19, but the problem certainly begins at home. You may have heard about it in the news: here in Germany...

New Year’s Resolutions for 2008

by | Jan 6, 2008 | Self

We got an email last week from Houseblogs.net which suggested everyone write some New Year’s resolutions regarding their home projects. Last year, we didn’t even think about writing any – mostly because we were so concerned with just getting the last...

It’s FOUND!!!

by | Mar 23, 2007 | House & Home, Self

In case you are keeping up with me today – the certificate from IKEA has been found. I apparently stuck it in one of the bins under my desk at some point and thankfully it didn’t migrate from there. I only had to go through the trash first which I...

Stupid colds

by | Feb 26, 2007 | Self

On Saturday, hubby came down with a rather nasty cold. Lately the colds we get aren’t the “typical” colds that we used to get while we were young: vomiting, runny nose, sore throat, etc. Instead they are more like mind games where you start to wonder...