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I'm a west coast writer, editor, design junky, fashion lover and book collector. After moving to Scotland in 2006 I spent the next five years making my way back home incrementally, by way of Oxford and Toronto. Today I can be found combing Vancouver's secondhand shops, jogging the seawall, and appreciating local microbrews.

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Tuesday
Apr282009

euro advantage

It's one heckuva busy week, and it's only Tuesday. My workplace had a series of meeting today to address some major budget cuts and 'redundancies' (as they say here... as it seems 'lay offs' isn't enough of a euphemism) which will affect everyone in communications and marketing. I'm sure if i hadn't already quit, this would REALLY stress me out, so it's a good thing Dean and I are taking a long weekend in Prague on Friday :)

This morning I also booked myself and my big sis for three days in the City of Lights (Paris, dummy!) later this month. Yippee!!!

I might complain a lot about being so far from friends and family, but I guess living in Britain has some perks.

Reader Comments (7)

... perks like visitng friends in Germany, par example?

Loving the travel plans. Too bad you aren't going to Prague later, my parents are moving there in December and the embassy is located right in the middle of the old town!

Maybe you'll want to come back for a second look?

xo

April 28, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterMagdalena T

oh man! we have the worst timing!!! I'm happy to come back for a second visit as long as it means seeing you there!

April 28, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterAmanda Regier

good for you, booking some great travel destinations! and good thing you already resigned - the term 'redundancies' makes me always think of the original Office UK version...

April 29, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterrachel

Amber & Matt are in Prague right now and for the next coupld of weeks ... e-mail them!

April 29, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

me too Rachel! I can't here the word without thinking of David Brent and secretly snickering.

April 29, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterAmanda Regier

Prague and Paris - not bad for one month! Natalie's pretty excited about visiting Paris with you.

April 30, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterMom

Okay, no kidding, redundancies makes me think of Office UK, too. Funny. Thank you, british pop culture...

May 2, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterdianna

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