Confessions of a Wandering Gypsy Princess

I have lost all sense of coherence. The good news is that when you reach a certain stage of exhaustion nothing matters anymore because you barely register it and you forget it as soon as it happens. Like today for instance. Kids camp in satellite school so I was up and out [...]

I met Patrick for a late lunch today. A very late lunch in fact, it was 3 by the time I finished with school and got out to meet him. (But most days I dont finish till after 8 with little to no breaks in between, so really this is a good thing). [...]

So in my 15 minutes before another student calls I will try to catch up on some blogging and pass on what I learned today, never underestimate teenagers, either their reactions or how strong those reactions can be. Today is Wednesday and so not the best of days for people to [...]

Do you know what I am loving about right now? That being all responsible (yes sometimes I am ) and sucking it up so that I work from 9:30 to 5 for chain school teaching teens, and then a 2 hour break before my private this evening, just so that [...]

I really and honestly do. 9 30 – 5, no breaks, all teens on a course book.  All week, with Thursday and Friday starting at 7 30. Whoever says I am not dedicated at this point can take a giant leap. This is how bad I want that freaking license!!! [...]

You can now officially certify me. For reasons unknown (or for a motorcycle and a trip through the Ukraine that I pay for with my own money, but whatever) I have agreed that after teaching teens as a group I will then take a private teen from the chain school. This means [...]

As of last week, even yesterday, I was thinking there was no way I was going to survive until my vacation.  There was just not enough hours in a day.  Even the secretary at my school asked me if she could split me in half so she could send me off in all directions.  That [...]

Ha ha, so I have been neglecting not just my blogging but my paid blogging as well. Yes some people think its a good thing to ignore paid blogging, but I rather like it. My credit card loves it, and the credit card companies are unhappy that for the first time in 6 [...]

No I have not gone on vacation early (I wish since I have a teens camp next week and the week after that a kids camp, waaaaaaaa)    I have been crazy busy.  So much so that I am neglecting most of my emails in addition to my blog.  The good news is that [...]

Prowling around and searching for bookings in Amsterdam (it is still not completely out, I want to visit a friend there in 2 weekends, and unless there are birthday celebrations for Oma that weekend I am there!) and I found a neat site for travelers in (or coming to) Europe. Eurobookings literally has [...]

I love this video. I found it over on Claudio’s Listen. Are you listening? 10 minutes by Ahmed Imamovic is a very short film (10 minutes to be exact) and is as powerful as any film that approaches the 3 hour limit. If you did not appreciate your life or your time [...]

There are many things I should do. There are millions of things I never have time for yet fight their way to the top of my most do list. As such I waste a lovely day. This apartment is something of a vortex for stealing time. Before I know it [...]

Dilbert is funny. ;-P

4 episodes down, 1 more to go, nightmares tonight!!!
Doctor Snuggles and The Balloon Race

This is so confusing and plain flat out bizarre.   First a little background, we do not have a TV in the apartment.  We both have laptops we are glued to most of the time and so we just do not see the need of a TV.  We watch the movies I brought with me or [...]

Last night we had a BBQ and though no classics such as “Release the Iceberg” were coined, it was still a great time.  Today is also the first day in over a month that I did not have a class in the morning (either for chain school or for myself).  hurray!    And to [...]

My only regret when it comes to my digital camera is that I did not have one sooner. The other regret was losing my first one when my then boyfriend who shall remain nameless (but knows who he is, Im sure every now and then he feels a stabbing pain as I remember [...]

SO my brother is a firefighter and as such is one of the first people on site when an accident happens. He was called to a rather nasty accident involving a biker and I got an email telling me to be careful. It is kindve sweet. But car accidents happen as well.
Then [...]