House now officially about as good as it's going to get until next year, since Armin has entered the end-of-year crush period and will be working 6 or 7 days most weeks till Christmas. (At which point he gets a few days to catch his breath, then starts on another big project.) So, no real… Continue reading Quiet chaos: 5 things 11.11.19

New house is awesome and all, everybody loves being here, but the move is none the less taking its toll. M is unusually insecure and prone to panic over being left alone, even when he himself thinks it will be okay. C had a minor meltdown about going on a scouts weekend she had been… Continue reading Frayed: 5 things 4.11.19

You're never prepared. Every step takes far more time (and boxes) than you think, and no matter how carefully you pack, you will certainly still be hunting for something vital weeks later. Ok this might not be universally applicable, but it's always been true for us. Then again, Armin's packing style (to which I defer for… Continue reading Are we STILL doing this?! 5 things, mostly about moving

Did not blog last week. Largely because my internal dialogue has been a mashup of of popular hit "everything is spiders" and the catchy "what is the point of me", so it wasn't really anything I wanted to dwell on. Nothing objectively bad to report, just mental badness. All will be well, and all will be… Continue reading Grossness both inside and outside my head: 5 things 7.10.19

We have a Nachmieter! Meaning: we know when we're moving out (exactly when we wanted to), we don't have to pay an extra half-year's rent (YAY and yes Switzerland is bizarre), and most importantly, I can stop answering my phone to total strangers. Such relief. House is now officially legally ours, we have the keys… Continue reading Finally some good news: 5 things 23.9.19

Not wanting to do anything is an odd state for someone like me, who normally always wants to do too much. I expect that sooner or later I'll have a job and will deeply regret all this time wasted doing nothing. But then again, maybe not. Maybe I'd regret not doing nothing. Which is really not… Continue reading Enough already: 5 things 16.9.19

We live in a village* that's functionally kind of a suburb, but still very much rooted in farming and, being Swiss, has a strong community thing going.* Sometimes that means weird village events that give me an enjoyable sense of living in Stars Hollow. (They had a hay maze? We had a hemp labyrinth!) This… Continue reading Bigger, better, weirder: 5 things about Watterfäscht, 9.9.19