#planning

Calendaring as an art

As I mentioned a few weeks back, I'm swimming in a ton of actions right now for so many projects: the sale of the house, getting our...

Más o menos

I found out, pretty soon after I got here, that I had missed the registration deadline for the February DELE 2A exam. I was mad--mostly...

Time in a (hair dye) bottle

I don't know if I'm the only one that measures and counts in many different ways. I'm not talking about creative math or alternative...

What I'm packing

As mentioned yesterday, the painters are here and things are starting to move quickly. After my post 2 weeks ago about struggling to let...

Clean sheets

A few weeks ago, I installed a major update for the calendar program that I use on my phone. I like gadgets and updates and all those...

Rubber meet road

I think I have a lot of time before we move, but I'm realizing quickly that is an illusion. I leave for Spain the week the kids go back...

Have apps will travel

Earlier in the week I mentioned that I'm a planner. In the age of the internet and smartphones, it's been easy to have access to...

Speed bumps

This morning, I am disappointed, frustrated, and all around annoyed by how things are going this week. Obviously, Monday started with a...

Backward organizing

I'm a planner. I research, read, learn, schedule, check, double-check, and then begin. I usually get to that last step and cross my...

Next Steps

Spaniards are very proud of their heritage, and Spain is not looking to dilute their culture or language when allowing people to become...