Absentee Voting

I have voted in every election I have been eligible to do since I turned 18 years old. And when I say every one, I mean every one. Every municipal election, every run-off, every one. When I moved to Texas from Canada, I voted by mail. The day I became a naturalized U.S. citizen, I … More Absentee Voting

New Chapters

The first year we were here was tough on me. For the first time in my adult life, I was not working and was entirely financially dependent on another person. I hated it. I wasn’t ready for the feelings it would create. I looked for appropriate roles here, but without being fluent in Dutch, working … More New Chapters

The Hague Plague

I am sorry to be extra quiet here lately. Lots has been going on, but I am also back to feeling pretty terrible most of the time. Interestingly, as I have started to be me open about it with my friends here, a surprising number have told me that they too were never sicker than … More The Hague Plague

7 Stages of Grief

In 1969, Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross published what would become “the” book on processing grief – On Death and Dying. Since then, her original five stages have been revised to seven stages, and applied not just to grief associated with death, but other situations you encounter in life. Shock Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Testing Acceptance As … More 7 Stages of Grief