For International Women’s Day last Sunday I was expecting to hear all the same statistics – as every year – showing us that women still do most of the work at home. Way to go girls! I’d say we should be proud of ourselves. Every year on International Women’s Day we should toast to our continuous […]
A simpler life: The knick-knacks
03/03/2015 by 2 Comments
This was me a few years ago: every surface in our home had some kind of arrangement placed on it. A vase with some decorative twig, a candleholder, bowls, books deliberately placed because of their colors, all of it arranged with much effort and thought. And then, season for season I would replace things. Rearrange […]
Nine steps to help your child’s learning
03/03/2015 by Leave a Comment
It’s past the halfway point of the school year and becoming apparent whether or not your children are struggling academically. If they are struggling, there’s still time to turn it around. Unless they have special learning needs, the main issue is most likely organization and routine.There’s simply not enough structure and order to keep them […]
Komm, mir léiere Lëtzebuergesch!
25/02/2015 by Leave a Comment
“I just get by so well without it, everybody speaks French, German and/or English, it’s amazing!” “I just can’t face learning yet another language” (often combined with first statement) “There’s no way I’ll need it when I move on” (often combined with first statement) “No time!” “It’s such a funny little language” (“funny” either as in […]
Body language
02/02/2015 by Leave a Comment
Did you hear the one about the Mediterranean who was trying to have a conversation with someone from one of the Nordic countries? The Mediterranean chased the Nord all the way down the hall trying to get close enough to chat. And so it goes with body language. Every culture on the planet has its […]
How to get yourself to speak a foreign language
27/01/2015 by 1 Comment
Hélène Rybol is the woman behind the Culture Shock Toolbox, a website for expats and international students – or future ones – and travelers, filled with musings, checklists and mantras. She’s also author of the ebook “Culture Shock – A Practical Guide”. CLEW is happy to feature her musings on how to get yourself to speak a […]
A simpler life: The wardrobe
27/01/2015 by 4 Comments
Have you ever stood in front of your wardrobe thinking you have “nothing to wear”? It tends to be that we can’t see the forest for all the trees. So here is an experiment you can easily do to simplify and minimize your wardrobe. All without the scary part – you know, throwing things away.
HUG!
27/01/2015 by Leave a Comment
Have U Given one today? It’s late January — the dead of winter — and life has gotten you down. It’s dark. It’s cold. Maybe there’s snow, maybe not. It makes no matter. It gets lonely this time of year as you turn inside… inside your house, inside yourself. Whether intentional or not, you may […]
An expat wife goes back to work
20/01/2015 by 6 Comments
What happens when the (desperate) expat wife goes back to work? On and off throughout her expat (wife) years – and all of a sudden there are quite a few of them and she of course has no idea how that happened – the desperate expat wife has looked longingly into offices, missing the office […]
A simpler life: Make space for yourself
06/01/2015 by Leave a Comment
January. A new year, new resolutions and new plans. You might be going through your home trying to find space for all the gifts Santa brought. Promising yourself to be more tidy. Buying new boxes, color coordinating clothes, wrapping papers and candles in their respective drawers and cupboards. Your home will look clean and organized […]
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