Today I finally broke down and bought a new set of sauce pans. They are light-weight, cheap aluminium pans but, despite that, they are considerably better than the pans that my flat was furnished with. It’s something I’ve been thinking about doing since I first moved in, but I’ve been a bit uncomfortable with the [...]
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Making do
Tomorrow, I will be hosting Thanksgiving for the first time since Paul died*. It won’t be as big of a crowd as our last Thanksgiving together, but I find myself just as nervous about the preparations. In fact, it’s even worse this time around because I’m finding it hard to not think about my last [...]
Coming home
I got the keys to my new flat this morning and have spent the day traipsing up and down several flights of stairs to get my belongs moved in—and more trips up and down to get groceries and bedding and a few other bits-and-bobs in. There’s still lots and lots of unpacking to do. And [...]
Done!
Do you remember about a month ago when I told you I was working on a new afghan for my new flat and that my goal was to finish it before I moved in? Of course you do! Because you hang on my every word. Right? Anyhow, I’ve done it! I finished the afghan about [...]
Re-packing
I’ve spent a bit of time packing today. Wow, it seems like I’m doing that a lot lately. But I hope it’s a while before I have to do it again. I started packing about six months ago. First, it was my home—a long, emotional process that hurt in ways I never would have imagined. [...]
Chalk it up to intelligence
Since the beginning of June, I’ve been a bit remiss about organising my digital files. I think I got a bit crazy with my foster daughter moving, followed by quitting my job, leaving my house, moving to Scotland, starting school, and well, just life in general! But the point is this: Tonight I got around [...]
Budgeting
Before I graduated from university money was tight. My adult life, until shortly before I got married, was spent not spending money. No, really. Money was so tight that a $5 banking error could have meant complete destruction. I relied on the good will (and good cooking) of family and friends to pad out my [...]
Ripples for me
For the first time in my life, I am crocheting something for me. Yep, I’m making a pretty red ripple afghan throw for the couch in my new flat—with a goal to finish the throw before I move in toward the end of October. OK, that first part isn’t 100% true because I was once [...]
Sign here
Remember how I said that I think I found a new flat? Well, yesterday I paid the deposit and today I picked up the contracts, which means I’m one step closer to a home of my own again—even if only a temporary one. I have to admit that yesterday was a bit of a hard [...]
Reflections
The home I had in America was my dream home. Paul and I spent more than two years searching for the perfect place to raise a family and I remember how we both just knew this little yellow house was the place from the moment we walked through the front door. A month or so [...]
