Cathartic journaling of an adoptive mom.
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Pretzel party
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…
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Identity
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…
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Lately
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…
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The Kitchen
We’ve finally gotten an update from the apartment. The cabinet maker has been working away at installing the “furniture” or framework for the cabinets and we have pictures! The fronts and sides of the cabinets will be birch veneer, the countertop (image below) will be a dark brown marble with white accents, which we hope…
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Babysitting overnight
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…
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Oakwald, Canandaigua & Irondequoit
Some selections from our trip. Beautiful memories and new friendships forged.
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Conclusion & Beginning
We just returned from my grandfather’s memorial service and wake. It was an emotional time for many of us. Heinz Conrad had few friends, but steadfast ones, and reconnecting with them, my cousins and my great uncle Conrad’s family was the highlight of the trip. I had met “the other” Conrad Altmann only once, when…
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Ideation
Life happens all around us, it’s just a matter of being observant. I finished reading a great book called “when life and belief collide”. While reading it I had so many epiphanies regarding our recent decisions, and clarity to share, but it still takes energy to give them a digestible context. I’m sure I’ll revisit.…
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Unexpected inner storm
I watched a distressing short documentary about the underworld in Bucuresti. The aurolaci. I grew up knowing of them and being afraid to cross their paths. Drug addicts who live in the sewers. Yesterday I stood still and did not turn my eyes away; to understand, to ache for their loss of hope and humanity.…
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Outlet
I like writing. And I see emails as pieces of creation, unrepeatable and personalized. They create connections and stir up thoughts or emotions, depending on the topic. I have only worked in tech jobs, and I discovered that good emails are pretty well received, even though not always appreciated by everyone, nor reciprocated. It’s a…
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5 years ago, after spending a whole winter in Romania
When life is a blur, go on a journey and you’ll gain perspective We just got back in sunny California, after almost three months of wandering around on the other side of the world. It was hard and it was beautiful. I wouldn’t change these months for anything in the world. I had forgotten how…
