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msbeesy
Australia/Germany
one girl, two countries
Interests: one crazy Australian on her adventures around the world... behaving badly wherever she goes.
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Home and back again
Posted May 8, 2015 at Sandcastle in the Snow
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the twist in my plot line
Posted Feb 21, 2015 at Sandcastle in the Snow
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new year, and February already
Posted Feb 13, 2015 at Sandcastle in the Snow
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I think a baby has to try a food something like 7 times (could be more... or less?) according to my amazing mum of 3 and university qualified (but still often overwhelmed because kids are hard) "niece factory" ie younger sister :D
So don't be put off if he doesn't go for it straight away.
Thanks for being (still) one of the very few cool Mum blogs!
CC vs. Solid Food - Round One
I know I say this a lot, but I can't believe he's six months old. I feel like the last three months just disappeared completely. Last time I checked he was all tiny and fragile and wrinkly. Now he's a bruiser! I love the way this little guy explores his world without fear. He doesn't seem to be ...
Is giving uncomfortable?
Posted Dec 7, 2014 at Sandcastle in the Snow
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look through my eyes
Posted Dec 6, 2014 at Sandcastle in the Snow
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DO LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS WORK? Why you shouldn’t listen to nay-sayers
Posted Dec 2, 2014 at Sandcastle in the Snow
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Learning to freelance, or where to go to watch the internet burn
Posted Nov 27, 2014 at Sandcastle in the Snow
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autumn in the park
Posted Oct 14, 2014 at Sandcastle in the Snow
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Mrs German
Posted Sep 27, 2014 at Sandcastle in the Snow
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bah hahaha Sorry, I'm laughing at your astute and wonderful comments, not at the suffering caused by the intruder. I personally despise being asked for money at any time. Knocking on the door is an inconvenience beyond what I would have tolerated. Good on you! Defend the home front! ;)
With Their Youth and Their Judgement
Baby finally falls asleep after two hours of resistance. Right on que the doorbell rings and the dog begins to bark madly. I open the door to find a girl dressed like a hipster Ellie Satler standing there with a clipboard. "HI! I'm -" "Look, I'm really sorry but I just put my baby down and th...
bye summer... hello pumpkin and stereotypes!
Posted Aug 24, 2014 at Sandcastle in the Snow
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Late night photo story
Posted Jul 15, 2014 at Sandcastle in the Snow
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Dear Chau Lih,
I hired a translator for my official documents. The translator has to be certified by the state. To do that, I asked my consulate for a referral of appropriate translators. The word you want is uebersetzer. I went with a woman in Heidelberg, Bettina Winterfeld, and she was very good. My birth certificate was translated for 32euro including VAT.
I found her on this website http://www.bdue.de/indexen.php
*You can add in your native language and your translation language
What it sounds like you need is a Dolmetscher. This is an interpreter. On the day of the wedding, the Dolmetscher stands next to you and interprets the ceremony. A typical Stadesamt ceremony should not be longer than 30 minutes, or 40 with translation so you're not likely to pay for more than an hour.
Our stadesamt would have had to appoint someone who is legally qualified to carry out this work. I personally won't need this. I can speak fluent German, and my German fiancé is fluent in English. At no point has the Stadesamt recommended a Dolmetscher. If you can speak German you might not need this either.
Good Luck!
wedding? what wedding?
So hello again internet, Since we last spoke, its been a rocky time. It has been stressful, until today. Today despite the cold and the ice all over the place and the rain and everything that Germany is throwing at me to try and make me feel like this is the kind of place nobody would ev...
Death or blogging
Posted Jul 14, 2014 at Sandcastle in the Snow
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msbeesy is now following Daryl Lorette
Jun 12, 2014
You got a problem? Yo! I'll solve it!
Ok so its hot as hell at the moment. I think we need some ice ice baby! Between that and the theme of todays post, I'm sharing this GEM with you. I remember dancing around my living room to this in Australia in the early 90's and thinking that I was pulling off the moves, and then being horrified as I got over. But the real point of today's post is to ask a question. I'm feeling pretty settled in Germany, anyone got any questions about moving here, or being an expat, or organising getting married? Anyone have questions about Australia? Anyone have questions about me? If you do, leave them in the comments below :D I'll answer them. if you want you can leave your handle for expat blog, tumblr, or twitter and I'll follow you :) Lets start the conversation :) Oh, and Ice Ice baby! Continue reading
Posted Jun 11, 2014 at Sandcastle in the Snow
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35 degrees, I'd forgotten how that felt
Posted Jun 9, 2014 at Sandcastle in the Snow
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Remarkably German
Posted Jun 4, 2014 at Sandcastle in the Snow
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Busy Busy Busy
Posted May 10, 2014 at Sandcastle in the Snow
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Hi Audra, Thanks for the message! You're welcome to ask questions, and you can do that a number of ways. You can contact me directly on expat blog, or you can post questions/comments here.
I'm always happy to share anything I've learned in the last 4 years, as long as people understand that its what I've learned from my life and I could be totally wrong.
Surviving an LDR is tough, so I recommend expanding your support network as wide as you can, and I read a lot of blogs and online info during the "apart" side of the relationship.
my name? your name? our name?
Good morning Beloved Blog (Imagine me shining at you from here), Why the shine? Well spring snuch around the corner and recharged the old batteries. Although, truth be told, I'm sitting here in a pink dressing gown with my almost empty cup of coffee, bleary morning face and-- given the state...
my name? your name? our name?
Posted Mar 20, 2014 at Sandcastle in the Snow
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Hot Damn I make the BEST apple Pies.
So I'm going to share my apple pie recipe with you, because its easy and its delicious. Apple pies are so Australian for me, anything in a pie is. At the moment I'm having a bit of a struggle with my weight (Gained 5kg since landing, sheeeesh) and I've also had a bit of a struggle with exercise motivation. But I'm finding a way to get through that. Sadly, I made this last night and forgot to take pictures because I was eating it. When I get organised today I'll try and post. My recipe for Apple pie is easy as hell because I don't have ANY awesome kitchen gadgets. No food processor, no blender or anything. I splashed out on a spatula and a flour sifter recently. The Crust: 2.5 Cups of Plain (all purpose) flour, haven't tried with wholemeal or qinoia, maybe you want to? 1 teaspoon of Baking Powder 2 teaspoons of brown sugar 8 teaspoons of chilled water 225g (8ounce) butter, unsalted. and I stole that recipe here. <--- seriously check this for ingredients. Without a food processor, you have to do the following... 1. sift the flour and baking powder together INTO A LARGE bowl, 2. add the sugar and salt (I doubled the sugar for sweet pie crust). You can leave this out. 3. Chop your butter up into little cubes. It doesn't matter about the size. Add these to the dry ingredients in the huge bowl. 4. With really clean hands, pinch the... Continue reading
Posted Feb 19, 2014 at Sandcastle in the Snow
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If crying about that stuff wasn't allowed, that stuff wouldn't exist. Today I'm into lists too, so here's a list for you :)
1. Not being able to eat yummy strawberries sucks. Strawberries are Nature's crack for sugar addicts... and I should know.
2. How you didn't punch Scott about the Hershy bar incident will forever be a mystery to me.
3. Don't blame yourself for being upset about the Nachos. I hate when your cheer up food doesn't really meet the requirements for being called food. That's just not fair.
Still scrolling through your website pics (yeah I'm going a bit trolly, its a weird internet compliment I guess) you don't look fat to me. You look healthy and you sound smart, interesting and totally the kind of person who should be making babies, so the world sucks a little less.
In case, however, cheer and positive thoughts from random internet stranger wasn't what you ordered from the world, I leave you with the words of Allie Brosh, I am sorry about your dead goldfish.
xLisa
Things That Made Me Cry in the Past Twenty Four Hours
Fair warning - this isn't the most positive post I've ever written. If you don't feel like reading my self-pitying bellyaching, I won't blame you at all for scrolling on past. It's kinda lame. 1. The carton of big juicy organic strawberries in the fridge that I am no longer allowed to eat. 2...
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