I entered the DHL office here in Rustenburg with a sense of trepidation. Yes, I had confirmed that this world-renowned courier service was active in Ukraine, but that was weeks ago. What if things have changed? My fear was unfounded, though. Not only was I treated to extremely friendly service, but the cost worked out…
Author: Tessa van Niekerk
I am a firm believer in the power of Free Will, and the Karma resulting from exercising that power. I am a horrible employee and an even worse boss, so I choose to be neither. I am a dreamer, mostly doing so when I am awake. I suffer from analysis paralysis on a regular basis, tend to procrastinate until the eleventh hour, and would rather be reading than doing anything else. My drug of choice is caffeine and I indulge on a regular basis.
The sums are adding up nicely, indeed!
My single biggest worry until now was how I would be able to afford the move to Ukraine. It was a needless worry, as most of them are. The truth is that even as a South African with not much money to speak of, I can still afford a reasonably comfortable lifestyle if I don’t…
Baby steps – a (long overdue!) progress update to my relocation to Ukraine
It’s been a hot minute since I last posted, but my life has become extremely busy lately, for no particularly good reason. Please forgive me. I shall do better in the future. If this were a shopping mall, we would find ourselves in front of a map of all kinds of rectangular(ish) shapes and a…
Little by little, it all comes together – homesteading on the journey to losing weight
My mom phoned me yesterday, extremely excited! “You must see this!” she exclaimed. “Rieks (her youngest sister) and Rod (Rieks’s husband) have lost so much weight with this Banting diet! And it’s all the things you like, too!” Truth be told, I’ve never really been interested in Banting. To me, it seemed like an unhealthy…
Pareto’s Principle in Action
It’s strange how life turns out, sometimes. Although I have known about Pareto’s Principle (The 80/20 rule!) for many years now, seeing it unfold before me is a weird kind of wonderful. I have written quite a few books, primarily novels, and one little goal-setting thing. I have one “low-content” book out, which was an…
If Duolingo has turned you into a monster, you’re doing it wrong!
I usually don’t read the stuff Google dishes up to me. It’s mostly sensationalist clickbait, and celebrity gossip has never been my thing. However, on Tuesday, I found this post, and although it angered me at first, I ended up feeling extremely sorry for the author, Mark Serrels from Sidney, Australia. And because I feel…
If I could design my perfect life…
Many years ago, I was challenged to design my perfect life. I couldn’t do it at the time, and about ten years have passed since then. However, I saw a few video clips on this morning, and this woman is living her dream life! No, she isn’t rich, by the conventional definition of the word,…
Closing my eyes and taking the first step: creating an LLC in Ukraine
Adulting is excruciatingly difficult! But I guess I had to grow up at some point, and take responsibility for the rest of my life. That doesn’t mean that I have to like the process, though. Not even on Mondays…
It’s a waiting game, and I don’t like it!
I am typing extra slowly and carefully today, and my Grammarly extension is yelling at me non-stop! The reason is that I bought a new wireless keyboard-and-mouse set today and am still getting used to the new compact keyboard. So many miss-types. (Please forgive any that slip through!) I am currently in a waiting season…
Release the Hooligan!!!
It’s 3 January 2023, the start of a brand new year. Most traditions have this image of the “OLD year” (an old man) handing over the torch to the “NEW year” (depicted by a baby). Well, this is how my year started… I had a “key scare” this morning. My work keys got lost,…