Thoughts on Creative Self-Sufficiency
Decluttering my mind starts with decluttering my environment, and that means that I need to create new habits. Or at least revive old ones. I did a thing today. It wasn’t a big thing, by humanity’s standards, but it was still SOMETHING. And I did it all by myself! Before I start sounding too much…
After many years, I have finally picked up the courage to see a mental health professional. Frankly, I would not have done it if not for something that someone mentioned about their “psychiatric benefits” on their medical aid being depleted. (Their daughter has all kinds of issues!) Then I realized that not only did I…
I am irritated with life in general. And my goal of going to Ukraine feels like “One Step Forward, Two Steps Back” right now. It’s like when I first did my Big Hairy Audacious Goal layout for my backyard farm (the Ukrainian version). To meet the goal, you need to take step A. To be…
I’m in a horrible place. It’s that place at the very edge of my comfort zone where I know I am about to make something of my life and where everyone I know and love (and who loves me) tries to pull me back in. Crabs and buckets… The worst is that I fully understand…
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!…
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…
I spent most of yesterday making sums. And the more I think about it, the more that old wooden house and barn seem like a very good idea. Most of the older brick houses (that I can easily afford) look as if they were designed by the same short person (around 7 years old, methinks!),…
Yesterday was the twenty-first of June, the day of the summer/winter solstice. I don’t celebrate it in any way, but it’s nice to know that the sun will be up a bit longer every day from now on until December! I haven’t posted much on my journey toward gaining slim. At the beginning of this…
Good news! The documents have safely arrived at my lawyer’s office in Kyiv! It took exactly one week for the envelope to travel from me to the other side of the planet! That is incredibly fast, considering that Kyiv is the capital city of a country at war! Now, the real work begins. The attorney…
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…