It's back to school at last (with M so proud to be in big school! Top wish: "I hope I do LOTS OF MATHS"). That's generally the prompt for me to knuckle down and get to work seriously on design stuff and all my personal projects. The new school year coincides with the shift to… Continue reading Once more unto the – oh, must I? 5 things 20.8.19
Mother issues: 5 things about Cape Town, 29.5.19
I wasn't planning on blogging till safely back in Zurich, but turns out I have Thoughts about my homeland, so here I am, tapping away on my tiny phone screen. Three cheers for gesture typing and all but still, if my spelling goes pear shaped, there's my excuse. And here's thing the first: home is… Continue reading Mother issues: 5 things about Cape Town, 29.5.19
Summer break (and just slightly broken): 5 things 15.7.19
No more kindergarteners! The highlight of the Abschlussfest (which is always surprisingly nice actually) was having M's teacher come sit with us and our besties, tell us how much she would miss our boys, and finally, finally invite us to duzen. (I.e. address her on first name terms. Yes, the whole thing of calling someone… Continue reading Summer break (and just slightly broken): 5 things 15.7.19
This thing could still turn itself around: 5 things 8.7.19
No actual good news this week but two slightly encouraging things. One, I'm still in the running for a particular job, they're just being super slow. This almost isn't good news because (a) my chances are small but (b) it seems SO perfect, it makes all other options look even shitter in comparison. So it… Continue reading This thing could still turn itself around: 5 things 8.7.19
Don’t wanna: 5 things 2.7.19
Lack of motivation is a whole THING, huh? Over the past month I've been struggling to get my freelance work in on time, the knitting pattern that was due on the 30th only went in yesterday (samples only going in the post today), I've yet to start with a smallish translation job I originally said… Continue reading Don’t wanna: 5 things 2.7.19
Lifelong learning: 5 things 24.6.19
Went away for the weekend, extending a wedding invitation into an excuse for a mini-break. (Wedding was, btw, completely gorgeous and gave me all the warm fuzzies.) Lessons learned: (1) kids are now old enough that going away actually does feel like a break, and we're planning on doing this more often. (2) Turns out… Continue reading Lifelong learning: 5 things 24.6.19
On and off: 5 things 17.6.19
Pooter continues to give me grief, connecting to t'internet or not entirely at will, and not remotely according to my convenience. Makes it amazingly hard to get anything done, and is a very hard problem to diagnose and fix because of the randomness. Tweak something: hurrah, it's fixed! Um, no, it just happens to be… Continue reading On and off: 5 things 17.6.19
