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Month April 2020

Paradise Lost (and Regained)

Our temporary condo was working out just fine.  I spent time in the living room or bedroom each day while my spouse worked at the kitchen table.  I made food and we watched movies together.  Cue the sweeping music.  Things… Continue Reading →

Wimp Palace

April 5, 2020 – The situation finally broke us. We didn’t think it would because we have never thought of ourselves as wimps.  Maybe we are and maybe we’re not.  Who knows?  All I know is that we needed more… Continue Reading →

Live Like a European (or a New Yorker)

3/26/2020 – Living life during a pandemic for me means living in one room.  Bet your feelin’ pretty good about being in the comfort of your own 1,500-square foot home about now, huh? What our hotel does not have is… Continue Reading →

The Lap of Luxury

3/23/2020 – My husband’s company called him in off the road.  We had 72 hours to “go home.”  For everyone else in the company, that was not a big deal at all.  We, however, do not have a home.  We… Continue Reading →

Travel in the Time of Coronavirus (Part 2)

3/19/2020 – What a difference a week makes! The experts did say that it would get worse before it could get better.  This is true.  More things are shutting down.  Some congested cities are on lockdown.  My best friend lives… Continue Reading →

Travel in the Time of Coronavirus (Part 1)

3/13/2020 – There is a famous book called “Love in the Time of Cholera.”  I am entitling this blog entry “Travel in the Time of Coronavirus.” The world is experiencing something new and scary right now.  The Coronavirus started in… Continue Reading →

Re-Visiting an Old Haunt

Some articles on MrsHomeFree.com contain affiliate links, meaning that, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.  Have no fear, this site only contains affiliate links for products that… Continue Reading →

A Really Good Day (Part 2)

A Really Good Day (Part 2) – The Cosmic Joke – 3/6/2020 – Just as I was leaving the art museum, all super happy with myself for researching it on my own, finding it on my own and meeting one… Continue Reading →

A Really Good Day (Part 1)

A Really Good Day (Part 1) – Serendipitous art find – 3/6/2020 – I had such a good day today!  It was 50 degrees and pouring rain all day long (24 full hours) and, still, I had a GREAT day! … Continue Reading →

This is Your Life!

2/27/2020 – I had four days after my brother-in-law’s wedding to finish packing into storage tubs or selling off the rest of what we own.  I have lost all respect for used furniture dealers (not sure that I ever had… Continue Reading →

28 Days (Not the Sandra Bullock Kind)

January 2020 – I have only 28 days left of my traditional job (including weekends).  The big news here is that I received my graduation certificate from Taiwan!  I am now officially TEFL certified.  This means I can teach ESL… Continue Reading →

No Address

December 2019 – I sold a couch.  I have had a sleeper sofa in my home office for many years and I have moved that same piece of furniture from house to house for over ten years.  It allowed my… Continue Reading →

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