Queen of Rambles

I’m glowing! Too bad it’s not that famous pregnancy glow. Instead, it’s the glow of “we came to this stupid Cherry Blossom Festival and there are no blossoms so we have to walk four hours to find blossoms or a metro station that isn’t so crowded we feel like we will implode from the crush [...]

It’s time for the Friday dance of joy! Who am I kidding? I only worked two days this week, so it’s not like I’m an overworked slave to the Man. Today was tough, though. I was back with the kindgergartners, but instead of doing a little crafty thing, we played bingo. Playing games with clear [...]

Our internet is being wonky yet again, so who knows if this will even post? I might just be talking to myself. First, I had a ton of people ask about our Swedish sleeping system (which may very well be European and not just Swedish). We each have a duvet and a removable duvet cover. [...]

A little while ago Torapines posted a question asking for married people to post about the Top Ten Things No One Tells You About Being Married, But They Really Happen and It’s Okay If It Happens to You! I wracked my brains for a while, because I like to participate in stuff like that, but [...]

It’s 4:45 am here and I really wish I could sleep. I’ve been tossing and turning all night with drippy snot and a really sour tummy. I got up at 1 and ate some yogurt, then slept an hour, then laid in bed and tossed and turned and felt like my head was going to [...]

Here that drip? It’s the snot coming out of my nose. Isn’t that a lovely image? I went ahead and cancelled my job for tomorrow and am trying not to feel too guilty about it. I was not requested and don’t know the name of the teacher or the grade (it was listed as a [...]

It seems I have another cold. My throat is sore and I have a stuffed up nose. Ugh ugh ugh. The only surprise is that I didn’t have it during my stay in Oregon. I seem to always get sick when I travel. My only problem there was incredibly dry skin that gave me a [...]

I’m on my last leg over here. I am utterly exhausted, which is not helped by the fact that Mike’s chirping around asking me when I’m going to do the elliptical. He claims he wants me to do it so I’ll get rid of my excess energy, but I think he must think I’m just [...]