My kiddo will soon be a decade old (akk!) so I thought I’d revisit & share the blog post I wrote shortly after she was born. Discover what it was like to be knocked up …
My 47th Birthday Storytime: Living & Working Around the World
Happy 47th Birthday To Me! Discover how I spent over 20 years living and working abroad + why it’s so important to step out of your comfort zone and just go for it!
My DIY Photowall + Berlin Storytime
I lived in Berlin for nearly a decade and definitely have more than a few hilarious tales to tell! Grab a cup of tea, get comfy and enjoy my DIY Photowall + Berlin Storytime!
Gone Thrifting at the Friedrichshagen Flea Market
Take a speedy peek at my preloved outdoor shopping with my Gone Thrifting at the Friedrichshagen Flea Market in Berlin & check out the fabulous sustainable style bargains I scored: Here’s what I created with that …
German wheels? yes please!
After years of complaining about stinky, packed trains, rental car prices & having taxi companies rob us blind we finally decided it was time to invest in a car of our own…a frustrating adventure that …
Canadian to German Driving License in just 4 steps?
Unbelievably in a country as chock full of bureaucratic BS as Germany it really did only take 4 relatively simple steps to exchange my Canadian driver’s license for a German Führerschein…
Finding a Home in (Berlin) Germany
So, you’ve found love, a new job or for some strange reason think this dirty, unfriendly, xenophobic, racist, antisocial city is just fantastisch. Whatever the reason, you’ve moved to Berlin & now need a place …
Knocked Up in Germany
Congratulations! You have successfully procreated! It’s a time of excitement, fear & joy! If you live in Germany it’s also a time of paperwork, confusion, desperately looking for a doctor you can get along with …
How to (not) get married in Germany
DISCLAIMER: This my personal experience of how I (a Canadian) married my German spouse in Denmark in 2011 and avoided the insanity of attempting to get married in Germany as a foreigner. I am unable to …
Self Employment Visa – or – how I became legal in Germany
DISCLAIMER: This my personal experience of how I (a Canadian) received my first 1 year freelancer/self employment visa (Freiberufliche Tätigkeit) in 2008 + how I extended it for 2 more years & then got my insanely …