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2020 Year in Review
2020 has been a wash. It’s time that we will never get back, but we have no other choice and must move on. It’s a pretty different time to live in. A pandemic came with no set cure, people got quarantined in their homes, travel was non-existent for a few months…. Yeah, it was a really interesting year. Here’s a look back at our 2020: how we coped with the pandemic, what we did when we couldn’t travel, and other achievements. How to Keep Sane with a Baby January & February 2020: Spent most of the weeks trying to keep a baby alive, keeping my sanity intact, and trying to…
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2019 Year in Review
It’s been a while since I posted one of these year end reviews. Since we are in the midst of another new year, I figured it should be a good time to look back at the year that passed as a way to document our travels and achievements for the year. 2019 Year in Review January 2019: Caribbean Cruise We started off the year with a good start. Peter relocated back to Jacksonville from Tampa, yay, and I ended up going to a different company. We went on a weekend trip to Orlando, where our hotel was walking distance to the Orlando Eye, ate lunch at Copper Canyon Grill (now…
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The Cubicle Dwellers Manifesto
You probably all know that Peter and I work full time. But here we are, managing to blog and type our thoughts, experiences, and travels in this blog. Because of a very frustrating bureaucratic experience I just had, I am writing this open letter to each and everyone of you who may be reading this that are currently employed by a company. Yes, maybe 99% of you reading this may be affected. I’m calling it… The Cubicle Dwellers Manifesto ******************************************************** Dear Cubicle Dwellers, Greetings! First off, let me introduce myself. I too am a cubicle dweller – meaning, working a full time 9-6 job much like more than 80% of…
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Expat Journey Through the UK and the USA
Hi! I’m Ruby, you probably know me from this blog, or the other blog, through Instagram, Facebook, or on Twitter. You may even know me from offline so hello hello! You guys probably know that I work full time, and have been for nearly 11 years. However, did you know that I have been working full time with one company for the past 10 years, or that I was an expat for several years before I moved full time to the USA? Those of you who know me offline (either as friends, acquaintances or AirBnB guests) probably know exactly where I am working, but hey, I’m here to tell you…
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A Slovak Philippine Wedding: Party (Part 3)
So we come to the final and most fun part of the wedding, the wedding reception! After the initial nervousness that comes with the extensive wedding day morning preparation (or, in my case, breakfast, TV, and a bit of freshening up), and the full-length wedding ceremony, the wedding reception is by far the most fun out of the three. It’s the part where you breathe a sigh of relief, down a few glasses of champagne, and dance to Gangnam Style. But more on that later. Photographs and Poses After we arrived from the church, the rain finally stopped, so we had plenty of sunshine for our photos. There were many…
