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There is a sort of surreal quietness to our daily lives these days. I mean, once you remove the inherent stress of working jobs, financial obligations and family; those will always be around. I mean, the underlying rhythm of life as it stands at the moment. We enjoy (and are even spoiled) by the weather…

Tomorrow we will be driving down to Pinnacles National Park to go camping. We both love to be in the outdoors, but have not made the time to really take time off to enjoy camping more than a couple of times since we were married in 2007. It’s really a great way for us both…

Don’t stress and don’t force things It is the least dramatic context that I could have re-learned this lesson: selling furniture. I admit, there is an element of pride in the whole mix. “How can you not like my stuff? The things we carefully chose and paid a lot of money for?” I felt rejected…

Truth be told, it got a little overwhelming this weekend. I worked myself to exhaustion again, and a few indecisive buyers and unclear purchases got to us. I had a few very early work days, with lots on my plate and wholehearted investment, and when I get a moment of respire I realize I am…

I’ve never thought of myself as necessarily insecure. I’ve rarely second-guessed myself in my adult life, even if my choices have sometimes ended negatively. If they do, I try to roll with it and learn from my own mistakes. But recently, my mind has been mired down with thoughts of “what if”. I’ve let them…

I like to host events and I like people, especially these ones who are funny, smart and creative. I think I spend more time with them than my family, and we share good and challenging days. We have similar traits, we have each other’s back, we share inside jokes and stories, and we can read…

I have always had a sense of individuality. I am unique, and that is comforting and comfortable. Moving to the United States seven years ago seemed the most natural thing to do. Now moving back for a couple of years, shakes up a bit my sense of identity. I am certainly not going back to…

We’ve been spending ourselves on daily responsibilities, on one hand, closing accounts and selling stuff, and on the other, building relationships with great clients in California, clients that we’ll continue to work with from Cluj. So Conrad is hard at work in Altmannhaus, graciously immersing me to be more hands-on into the business. At the…

I knock and I listen for a second. I knew Conrad would have his hands full so I open the door. I see Conrad all the way in the kitchen, with an apron on and a little plate with cheese, chicken bite size pieces and crackers, then I hear two pair of bare joyous feet…