I thought about it all last week and then I totally forgot that Monday was J’s and my 14th meet-aversary. I never forget these kinds of things. I must have been tuckered out from my 7-day field work trip last week (I got home late Saturday night). I told the...
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Today is the last day of my first pay period at my new old job. In case you missed my (protected) post from last week, I finally left my contractor position and got my direct appointment with the government. It’s been a long time coming. I am still working in...
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This week was short but exhausting. I rarely ever feel stressed by my work, but it’s been an intense week. Conflicting data and trying to make sense of it all = head explosion. I usually love working with Excel (I am a nerd), but this week, my brain hurt....
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Three years ago today, I became a U.S. citizen. Time sure went by fast. Considering the fact that I am still not officially hired as a federal employee (which was one of the main reason for me to get dual citizenship in the first place), things at my job...
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I was very shocked and saddened to hear about the horrible plane crash in the French Alps earlier this week. Emotionally, this one hit close to home, because I consider ‘Düsseldorf’ (and Köln) my home airport(s) in Germany and when I heard that there were students and their teachers...
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Can you believe it’s February already? I have no idea where January went, but since it was a little bit rough, I am looking forward to a much calmer, better month. I am planning to finish my knitted cardigan, work on some new items for our shop and get back into...
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I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving yesterday! J and I hung out at home for the most part, watched movies (+ Friends reruns!), went for an early afternoon walk and then started cooking our own little Thanksgiving feast! We roasted a hen with stuffing, made homemade mashed potatoes...
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This week was short, but felt long. I had Monday (switched my regular day off from today to Monday) and Tuesday (Veteran’s Day) off , but am working today. My sense of time is all screwed up this week. Can’t wait for the weekend to start. * * * I’m...
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