I have an issue. I want to qualify for a D-style visa in Ukraine, enabling me to run a small business as a backyard farmer, and put out some video content every week or so. However, I am stuck in some seriously sticky red tape.It’s a case of being neither here nor there. On the…
Tag: Goal Strategy
How I am reaching my word count by keeping up my blog
This July I have chosen to be unconventional. Yes, I know that the idea of a Novel Writing Month is to – well – write a novel, but I have decided that I would do just as well to get my word count up by working on this blog, instead. After all, the more posts…
The three most important conditions for my move to Ukraine
The downside to living in the Information Age is the real risk of information overload. Where in the past my detractors might have been well-meaning relatives and friends, now there are Internet Experts who write blogs and tell me how, why, and in what order to live my life so as not to fail spectacularly….
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…
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…
Back to the drawing board… or is it the dot-grid notebook???
Now that NaNoWriMo is done and dusted, I can bring my thoughts back to my backyard farm somewhere in Europe. It’s actually much less of a hassle than people think it is, but the one thing that I have since learned is that “doing it myself” is not only a myth but a sin, straight…
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! -…
Singhiozzo Italiano (Italian Hiccups)
EDIT: I was wrong – buying a property would make the application process easier, but it has to be a habitable property, and I suspect to a certain value, as well. So buying a €6500 fixer-upper won’t pass muster. Back to the drawing board…