Yesterday I was contemplating the coming mounting expenses and thanking my stars that I had at least one outstanding payment arrive into my account. Yes, the exchange rate was horrible, but at least it will pay for the upcoming rent and appliances until I receive money from selling my own unwanted furniture and the deposit [...]
Entries from July 2009
July 22, 2009
A Little Crazy
I dropped off Robert at the day care, and because I had a few hours to kill I stopped with my laptop at a coffee shop that has a free wi-fi zone. I was totally out of place with the beautiful rich people, killing time and sipping coffee, but at least my laptop measured up. [...]
July 17, 2009
Starting to Crack
Wednesday was a hopeful day, and I thought I found our new flat and started planning my life -sort of- around it.
Today was a terrible day in contrast. I am stuck with a proofreading job, part of a translation that I already did last month and got paid for. It should only take one or [...]
July 14, 2009
My Home My Castle.. where are you now?
Another erratic week has passed, with rain and floods in the Cape. My life is no less flooded with news, worries and small irritations.
It started last week Monday when Robert had a fever again while at school. He was sleepy and lethargic, and appeared to have problems swallowing. The fever did not break on the [...]
