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

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

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

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

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

It came up in conversation today that I've apparently been A Bit Miserable (stressed, grumpy, not my default delightful self) over the past... um, decade? Which, well, huh. I mean YES babies shit all over my sense of self and equilibrium, no surprise there, and I certainly spent a lot of time telling everyone just… Continue reading New and improved but also not: 5 things 10.6.19

The weather has finally caught up with the calendar. We have actual sunshine that MEANS IT. You can't believe how excited the kids are to be wearing shorts at last. Me, I'm half loving the feeling of air on my skin, and half sighing at doing the pedicure + leg depilation dance for the next… Continue reading Summertiiiiime and the living is so-so: 5 things 3.6.19