Simplicity, Self-Care, and Joy
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Late, Again
13 fevereiro 2023 I’m late to something, again. I’m bad at planning and can get lost even with a GPS guided map in my hand. I finally find the cafe, down a tiny winding street, at last aided by the helpful logo outside. It looks like this is the writer’s group, six people all writing…
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Another Two Step
We’re at the train station that will take us from Porto to Lisbon, where my immigration appointment will happen. If all goes well, they will bestow my residency permit! I’m just a girl, standing in front of Portugal, asking it to love me. – paraphrasing Anna Scott in Notting Hill (directed by Roger Michell, produced by Duncan…
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Self-Care Intro
Well, I thought I was going to write a post about some of the small things that are different from life in the USA. Just little oddities that pop up. But the tagline of the blog, Journey through Simplicity and Self Care to Joy, has been rolling around in my brain, nagging at me. That…
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Crates Ahoy!
The 2 crates of belongings have arrived and it was quite a flurry of activity. We did not get as much notice as we expected. We hoped they would bring them up the plaza near the actual building but it was not to be. But it all worked out in the end. My wife was…
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Guest Bedroom
We are fortunate to have three bedrooms, and our apartment is quite large for two people, by Portuguese standards. When we had the video walk-through of the apartment, we were told that they would remove any furniture that we did not want. But now the landlord is balking. The agent is still looking into it,…
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So Many Cabinets
Here’s a little video I hope you like!
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Shopping Madness
The apartment that we are renting is partially furnished. In this case, it has beds, armoires, bookshelves, and a dining table with chairs. In the kitchen, there was a stove, but we supplied the fridge and the washing machine. That’s it! And the beds… really uncomfortable. So we are basically starting from scratch. This may…
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Touchdown!
Our visas have been approved (oops, I neglected to post about that!), many of our belongings have been shipped, and the rest are pictured above. The second part of one of our most important Two Steps is done. We are back in Portugal for good! I’ve laughed in delight (cackled, really) several times, and Paula…
Thoughts or Questions?