I don't like people phoning me. I'm an email kind of girl. Please don't phone me; send me an email! With emails I get the chance to gather my thoughts, and come across as an intelligent human being. Catch me on the phone, and I look like a blubbering fool, agreeing to things I don't...
My aunt Mary gave me an Amaryllis. She knows me well, so she gave me one that doesn't even need water! I don't have to do anything at all. I love it! The reason it's so low maintenance is that they covered the bulb with some kind of wax! No more tender loving care left...
It's 2025! A whole new year lies ahead! So I started saying: 'Happy new year!' but then I stopped and thought: 'Wait a minute. That's not very realistic, is it. No one can be happy all the time.' Wouldn't it be better to wish for something that's kind of universal. That will help you get...
According to T.S. Eliot April is the cruellest month. But for a lot of people, January gives April a run for its money! January: bleak, grey and empty Because January is the month that has Blue Monday in it. It's also the month when Winter has only just begun, and Spring is still far away....
My husband gets a Christmas package from his work. My daughter gets a Christmas package from her work. I, however, get no Christmas package from my work. Because as a SAHM, I'm supposed to be satisfied with love and kisses. Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't appreciate being paid with love. But...
Concerning: Disqualification from Mom of the year award Dear sir, mrs, We regret to inform you that you have been disqualified from the Mom of the Year election. You have been found guilty of gross negligence, and unforgivable nonchalance. Guilty of not thoroughly reading the school newsletter By nót thoroughly studying the school newsletter, ánd...
In the co-production 'Happy Family' I like to consider myself the key figure. After all, I'm in nearly every scene ánd I've got the most lines! The stage that is our house is my domain. I know where everything goes, how to do stuff, and I'm head of Logistics, Food, Parenting and Finances. There are...
You know those MacGyver kind of moms, who can take a tree and make it into a cake? I'm not one of them. I'm neither very crafty, nor very handy. But I ám incentive! Easy appetizer: Chick on a a tree So I made these Chicks on a Tree! All it took was a carrot,...
The problem with invisible work is that you don't see it. Unless you don't do it. Invisible work made visible The trick to make invisible work visible is to stop doing it. Tadaaaa!
In the quest for Best School Project there seem to be no limits. What happened to: 'My project is about my hamster!' At first hamsters, kittens and rabbits were presented to liven things up. But last week an actual baby was shown as evidence that the story about the birds and the bees is really...
