Selling your house is a stressful process. There are so many things that are out of your control. Luckily, how you stage your home is something that is completely controlled by you. Here are some tips to help you make sure that your home is staged well so that it has a better chance of […]

Kids seem to be natural pack rats, and it can be rather difficult to get them to let go of things. Around Christmas, I can usually convince my daughter to let us get rid of a few toys for kids who aren’t getting any toys themselves. But the rest of the year, it’s a battle. […]

Have you ever made a dish once and instantly knew it was going to be part of your life forever? For us, this Szechuan beef recipe was that dish. We first cooked it back in 2001, standing in our tiny kitchen in Germany — thrilled to finally be cooking real meals again instead of surviving […]

Our “pantry” is a far cry from the one we used to have at the farm. There it was a fabulous walk in pantry with wrap around shelving. A dream to say the least. But here at the apartment, we downsized  quite a bit. And we also had to get really creative. Since we don’t […]

A good friend of mine here in Berlin recently found out she was pregnant and it was rather unexpected news. It brought back a lot of memories of when we found out I was pregnant and that entire rush of thoughts that goes through your mind. Your pregnancy movies along rapidly, and before you know […]