Tag: confidence
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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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Quick Guide to Immigration, Part One
Someone asked about whether immigration was hard and what it took. Was it hard? Well, it definitely was a big goal that took planning and persistence. There were stressful times and work, and I’m sure there are still some ahead! What did it take? We’ve been planning the move for 5 years; this was based on a…
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Cleans Up Nice
We had about 3 weeks between choosing a realtor and putting the house on the market. Even though we have been giving away and selling stuff for months, there was still a lot to do. We worked hard and did a good job of cleaning out the house for the open house. Compare the above…
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We’re at Mach 1
When we first decided that we were on a 5-year plan to scale back and move out of the country, we considered keeping the house and renting it out for income. But after reviewing the pros and cons of our particular situation, we decided to sell the house. That has been the plan for several…
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It’s Getting Real
Within the past few months, several things happened. (Okay, I started writing this in January 2021. Darn procrastination! So I’m just leaving those references.) My wife and I talked about books, the new year – 2021 for the win! my wife found a YouTube channel about a US couple that had settled in Porto, Portugal.…
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A truckload
Whew. Wow. We just did a massive declutter. This is a box of fabric, yarn, knitting needles, and books. It was joined by four more boxes of a similar size and contents, plus a treadle sewing machine, office supplies, scrapbooking paper, costume jewelry, huge embroidery hoop, and a dry mount press! So much stuff that…