Who says you can't wear Birkenstocks during Winter?! Come rain, snow or icy sleet, my husband always wears his Birkenstocks. As you can see in the picture: if it's snowing he just puts some sandwich bags around his Birkenstocks to keep his feet nice and dry. And it seems like he has become kind of...
It's one of those things I dread the most: my washing machine breaking down. Because with five teenagers in the house, there's always a lot of laundry waiting to get done. And if I so much as slack off for óne day, that laundry immediately will start to grow, and grow and grow. Until it...
I think magazines are a lot like cars: they loose their value very fast. A car loses half its worth as soon as you drive it around the corner. A magazine loses its worth as soon as you've read the last page. Books are a better investment Books on the other hand, are a much...
The life of an accident-prone teen is a struggle. Reminiscent of a bull in a china shop, your teen falls, trips, knocks over and runs into things on a daily basis. Let’s just say teens are far from graceful. Every day, you wonder where they got it — it certainly wasn’t from you. If your...
Look what I found at the local thrift shop: This great dress only cost me 7 bucks! It has got everything I like in a dress: flowers, it's bright and happy and it's comfortable. The only possible drawback is that my sister, the one who is getting married, thinks it's a bit too loud... What...
My youngest sister is getting married in May. My other sister and me will be her maids of honor. Red jersey dress with polkadots not fancy enough? So now I have to figure out what I'm going to wear. I don't want to spend a lot of money. So I bought myself this red jersey...
It was one of those precious afternoons of Spring, when the sun is still fresh and new. I decided I should take this opportunity to catch some rays and relax. The kids were in school after all, and if opportunity knocks you should open the door! What's that awful sound? But just as I let...
‘Good clothing and textiles don’t have to be expensive’. That's the motto of Dutch textiles company Zeeman. And recently they put their money where their mouth is! Wedding dress for only 29,95 Yesterday they put a lovely wedding dress in their online webshop. It sold out within minutes. I'm not surprised, because it's a lovely...
I resisted it for a long time. Whatsapp. A free app for your smartphone which allows you to send text messages for free. I didn't want to know about it. 'What's wrong with a nice long email?' I said. But then my kids got older and they got whatsapp on their smartphones. Since they're always...
After about 3 years of deliberations, doubts and worries I finally decided to take the plunge: We got ourselves a dog! Meet Trixie! Her name is Trixie, she's six years old, and her mom was a Shih Tzu. Her Father is unknown. Trixie has been a member of our family now for about four weeks,...
