Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany, Retail Therapy on Sep 20th, 2007 7 Comments »
I’ve been thinking about adding a separate page of tips/info for expats new to Germany. How about that… I finally feel I’ve been here long enough to contribute. I figure I’ll start with something easy- shopping. Not so much because I love to shop- I pretty much hate it. Hate the […]
Posted in Retail Therapy on Aug 28th, 2007 11 Comments »
Ok, after yesterday’s somewhat grumpy post (I blame this rotten summer cold I’ve managed to pick up– a combo of sudafed & not sleeping well makes B. a snarky girl), I’m going to hit the reset button and go in a completely different direction…
For my birthday I got a nice sized gift […]
Posted in Deep Thoughts, Retail Therapy on Aug 16th, 2007 1 Comment »
I have a terrible habit of losing wedding rings. Jim says it’s a subconscious push to assert my independence. I say it’s a habitual need to shed jewelry/bra/shoes the second I enter the door. Truth is, it’s probably a little of both.
So now I find myself shopping for my fourth wedding band. […]
Posted in Picture It, Retail Therapy on Jul 12th, 2007 11 Comments »
Seriously… is there anyone not wearing crocs these days??
When I first saw them I thought they were pretty cute, but now I refuse to buy them on principal alone…
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany, Retail Therapy on Jul 5th, 2007 3 Comments »
If you’ve been paying attention, by now you know all about my frustration with iTunes and the crappy song they’re constantly recommending for me. Well (for once) they’ve gotten something right! Thanks to a John Prine song downloaded months ago, I got a recommendation for Dan Reeder’s ‘Work Song’. After snickering at […]
Posted in Picture It, Retail Therapy on Jun 21st, 2007 8 Comments »
You have no idea the lengths we went to in order to get this here… but it was totally worth it. The yummy goodness of Boo Berry can only be surpassed by the incredible yummy goodness of Franken Berry. Which, sadly, we couldn’t track down. I’m not complaining though… in fact, […]
Posted in Retail Therapy on May 25th, 2007 5 Comments »
One of the (many) things I’ve lamented in the past was the lack of t-shirt wearing in Deutschland. I see guys in them, but hardly ever girls. And when I do see a girl wearing one it invariably has ‘esprit’ embroidered across the front of it.
I’ve missed funky or quirky or funny or […]
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany, Retail Therapy on May 16th, 2007 10 Comments »
We just got our annual electricity bill in the mail and it seems we’ve paid too little in… to the tune of 1585,88€ (roughly $2150 u.s. dollars) too little. When we first moved in they set our electric at 60€, which we knew wouldn’t be enough, so we called and had them up it […]
Posted in Retail Therapy on May 11th, 2007 9 Comments »
I just ordered 62€ worth of slim jims and dr. pepper… does that make me a redneck?
Posted in Retail Therapy on May 7th, 2007 3 Comments »
After calling them twice with questions before placing the order (with no mention on their part of supply problems) and then waiting patiently for the new laptop to arrive, this morning we woke to the following email:
Anmerkungen und Kommentare zu Ihrer Bestellung:
Sehr geehrte Kundin, sehr geehrter Kunde,
wir möchten uns nochmals für Ihre Bestellung bedanken.
Leider […]
Former supermodel turned brain surgeon leaves behind successful career in America to try her hand at hausfraudom in the lovely Saxon city of Dresden, Germany.
Some days are good, some are bad... all are opportunities to learn & grow.
With my sunny disposition and can-do attitude, what could possibly go wrong?
None
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