Confuzzledom

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Monthly Archives: April, 2010

Hmm…

Note to self: There are appropriate places to look for something in your handbag. One of them is not in the middle of the stairs you are currently walking down. If you do choose this time to look in your handbag, do not be surprised when you almost fall down the aforementioned stairs. End of …

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I’ve got the key…

Actually, that’s a blatant lie. I have not got the key. Jan’s got the key…. the key to the new place that is. He went to pick it up on Thursday, so we could get in to measure walls and things. Only one key for now, one which unlocks the main door to the building …

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Nothing to say, but I’m saying it anyway

Hmm, another new week. I seem to have entirely missed most of last one. All I remember is that it involved working like a mad woman all day then returning home to work like a mad woman some more, but this time on something that I’m not getting paid for. And all this while trying …

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What’s the time Mister Wolf? Apparantly not dinner time…

I love my boyfriend very much, but there are some things I’m hoping we can sort out rather quickly once we start living together. Like his weird ideas about time for one… To me, it is quite clear that some time between six and seven at night, it’s tea time (or dinner time if you …

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But I don’t WANT pretzels and Bratwurst…

Isn’t it funny how, when you’re ill, you crave comforting, familiar foods. Foods that you were brought up with, that accompanied you through your childhood. Much as I love local specialities, like Käsespätzle (small, thin dumplings covered in lashings of melted cheese) and Flammkuchen (tarte flambée – technically from Elsace but Karlsruhe is so close …

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I should be celebrating…

We have the contract! It’s here, sitting on top of Detolf, waiting for us to read through it, which will happen later this evening once Jan returns from playing football with his friends. We met at the flat to pick up the contracts, so I got to see it again. It’s still as nice as …

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Nearly there…

We went to view a very nice flat yesterday. Three rooms, close to the train station (only 2 tram stops away), gorgeous wooden floors, and a brand new kitchen just about to be installed. Today, the man called Jan and offered to us. We had to make a decision by 8 p.m. After much umming …

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Furniture and things

First things first… some photographs for those who requested them (or actually just answered my question with a yes, but you know what I mean…). We’ll start in the bedroom, just because those are the photos that appear first in the folder… Photo one is the chest of drawers (well, duh! Talk about stating the …

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Aches and pains

We went to IKEA yesterday and I am now sore! My arms hurt from carrying heavy furniture up three flights of stairs, my legs ache from walking up and down said stairs about six times, both with and without heavy furniture, my knees are stiff from bending down then getting back up then bending down …

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Too tired to type

I am going to tell you about our experiences with various flats at some point – promise – but it’s been such a tiring week (despite my half day on Monday and the fact that it’s only Thursday – tomorrow being a Good Friday and therefore a holiday) that right now I’m too tired to …

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