When I tell people that I want to buy property in Ukraine and move there as soon as the war is over, they look at me with a strange expression, as if they are unsure of the polite way to tell me that I have completely lost my marbles. Then I show them the photographs!…
Category: Goal Setting
The hidden costs of purchasing a property in Ukraine
Many years ago, I was in a car with some friends. One of the ladies worked as an accountant at a mining company and she made a remark that I still remember. She said: “Most young people buy property and they think that the purchase price is the real amount. They don’t figure in the…
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,…
A bit of a writing exercise while I wait…
The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said that he would feel free to call back everyone who is currently in exile once the missile threat to his country has been all but eliminated. That is also my cue. Whether I like it or not, I shall have to go on a scouting mission to Ukraine…
Yesterday, I was all for giving up… but then I tried once more.
Sometimes, a goal simply seems to be too big to handle. When you’re a do-it-yourselfer like me, it’s challenging to delegate work. The mantra “if it’s to be, it’s up to me” has been pounded into my mind from a very early age. Yes, that’s a good thing, but it has its detriments as well….
And so it begins… Strengthening my resolve
No, dear readers, I have not forgotten my original dream of buying a small house on a large property and turning it into a backyard homestead. On the contrary, that dream is stronger than ever before, combined with the desire to support neighbors and local businesses as much as possible. And – well, duh! –…
Raising seed capital for my Expedition Vehicle fund, one beer bottle at a time
It has been proven by some anonymous social scientists that people would rather give money to a beggar with a few coins in his bowl than to one who has nothing at all. If I want people to help me, I need to work, too! As simple and as complicated as all that! I have…
I am now here!
£30k is not exactly what I had expected to pay for a truck base, even though it IS a Unimog U1300L winch truck. That’s helluva lotta money just for a reliable set of wheels. Especially if you consider that I am South African, not European, and that amount is two years’ worth of salary to…
A change of horse, not of mind
I love all these old-timey romances, where a bride is ordered for someone in a small town in the Wild West. Mostly, the man in question is a complete jerk for half the book, but by the time the story ends, the couple lives happily together, and they scheme to find brides for his brothers…