TV time!
Miles and I are watching Lost in Space (the 2018 version) every night followed by at least an episode of Friends. Believe it or not, I never saw either one when they were first out on actual TV, so it's new to both of us. Lost in Space
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The stove is in charge
In this house, as any new house you move into, there are quirks and differences from what you had previously. Some can be solved or worked around in some way, like maybe moving furniture around or just getting new pillows or something. Sometimes it is more difficult, but you can
Officielle / officieel
I did manage to obtain my Belgian identity card! It was not too difficult because I have two things that simplified things considerably: EU citizenship and a job. The first visit was to declare residency, what I told you about already where I got lost, then the community officer came
What about the new job?
I should say a bit about what it’s been like starting at a new position here in Brussels. It’s my first real new job in 18 years, which tells you something right away. I did switch around what I did at CDC within those 18 years, of course,
Plums
The backyard of our house in Brussels has an apple tree, a plum tree, some grape vines, and raspberry bushes. It also has a hammock swing, a laundry line, a trampoline, a shed that I can't get into, and a tiny pond with one lonely goldfish. Lots of
Landing
The last few weeks before leaving the US were really difficult. Every day was a fresh assortment of problems to solve that took precedence over all the sadness of leaving our life. It was a miniature military operation and there was no room for anything but logistics. Efficient logistics are
Happy birthday to me
It costs a lot of money to move a household internationally. Even a small household like ours. It's wasteful too; there are all sorts of things I wish I had brought with instead of giving them up or paying (more money) to store thousands of miles away only
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