#Berlin
Life & TimesKitchen: After
Let me preface this post by saying that babies really are such a time suck. While you let some things go and never look back, it also feels like, more than…
March 17, 2016 · 2 min read
Life & TimesKitchen: During
So let's see, we're still on the topic of kitchens. As I briefly mentioned in my last post, it's not uncommon to move into an apartment in Germany and not have…
January 26, 2016 · 3 min read
Life & TimesKitchen: Before
It's hard to believe that it's coming up on four years since I've lived in this current flat. After a tumultuous first six months in Berlin and not entirely…
January 25, 2016 · 3 min read
Life & TimesWeekend Update #52
So I've made it to the end of my weekend update series this year, and while it was an interesting exercise (mostly in self-discipline) I am glad to be done.…
December 28, 2015 · 2 min read
Life & TimesWeekend Update #51
I can't put into words how much of a relief it is to have nothing work-related to do right now. Instead, our to-do list is filled with practical things for…
December 22, 2015 · 2 min read
Life & TimesWeekend Update #50
This past weekend was a good one, and now we are back to a perpetual weekend, as M. is off work for a month. I also wrapped up another book project, and am…
December 15, 2015 · 2 min read
Life & TimesWeekend Update #49
Last weekend was yet another weekend that was mostly uneventful, thanks to the continual struggle to figure out how to balance work and a baby. As I said on…
December 14, 2015 · 2 min read
Life & TimesWeekend Update #48
This past weekend was a (self-imposed) stressful one, because I'm on a work deadline of sorts, so all day Saturday and all day Sunday were dedicated to a final…
December 3, 2015 · 2 min read
Life & TimesWeekend Update #47
Updating about the weekend prior during the current weekend is super meta, right? Luckily I only have a handful of these to go, because I am kind of over them,…
November 29, 2015 · 2 min read
Life & TimesWeekend Update #46
Remember last week, when I said I was sick but then feeling better? Oh how naive I was to think it was over. The fever came back and hit hard, and as a result,…
November 17, 2015 · 2 min read
Eat & DrinkBerlin: Happy Baristas
In Germany, the land of non-existent customer service, a cafe with a name like Happy Baristas sounds like a joke... or perhaps a promise. So let's cut to the…
November 15, 2015 · 2 min read
Life & TimesWeekend Update #45
This weekend didn't go entirely as planned, but we still managed to get stuff done. On Saturday I worked a bit, we got groceries for the weekend, I finished…
November 9, 2015 · 2 min read