As anyone who suffers from anxiety knows, the first step in creating a solid plan is worrying (although I prefer the term “pre-problem-solving”). When moving to Amsterdam evolved from a dream to a reality, I quickly got to work. I gave notice at my office, allowing a full month between my last day at work […]

Considering we were going through the immigration process, the amount of paperwork we had to complete shouldn’t have been surprising. Fortunately, Trenton’s company provided us with a relocation specialist whose job it was to help us navigate all the twists and turns of the Dutch government. She would translate documents and helped us find and […]

There are a million reasons not to.   For about a year I figured the best way to write more would be to read a lot about how to write more. After skimming past the silly, pestering step “in order to write more, you must WRITE MORE,” I always got stuck on the intimidating powerhouse “get up […]

  Having too much free time is a burden. There, I said it. I had a job once where I could knock out my daily responsibilities in about an hour or two. The rest of the day I would sit at my desk and pass the time as covertly as possible. It wasn’t exactly a […]