A prophet is despised in his own country, and moms in their own family. Now that my eldest daughter has turned not-so-sweet sixteen, she has taken it upon herself to educate me on my looks. After careful study of my dressing habits, she presented me with her conclusion, and it was nót favorable. Mom, you...
You use spit to clean up your kids, and the windows. You're a regular on home.com, because you're desperate for a house to come on the market in Teletubbyland. You really want to live there, because of the peace and quiet. You have thighs of steel, because you always pee hanging above the toilet, since...
My credit card got too close to my mobile phone and doesn't work anymore. And when I got to my hairdresser's appointment at two thirty, it turned out I had to be there at twelve o'clock. Then, when I took a walk this afternoon, I got seriously lost in the area I've been living in...
When Sartre declared: 'Hell is other people', I'm sure he had just visited an amusement park. Should I ever go to hell, I expect to be greeted by Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck! Hell to me, is a busy amusement park. Hubby 'does' amusement parks! So hubby takes care of trips to amusement parks. The...
In July 2022 I started considering to stop dyeing my hair. But I wasn't altogether sure if I would Then the unthinkable happened. I lost my daughter Lucy. And suddenly going grey felt like a beautiful way to mark the before and after in my life.
My morning coffee means a lot to me. It's a moment of peace. Of being quiet. Of just being present. My morning coffee I start my day with a 45 minute run. Then I do a 10 minutes meditation while hula hooping. After that I work on my blogs. My morning coffee break starts at...
Padua, March 24th 2016 Dear mrs Odient, We received your letter to the Bureau of Lost Causes. We read your request for some 'Me Time'. We had a real good laugh. Thanks for that. Yours insincerely, Saint Anthony of Padua, head of Bureau of Lost Causes
I never wear sunglasses. I don't even own a pair. Because when I'm using my contacts I don't want to have wear glasses. That would defeat the purpose of the contacts. And when I'm wearing my glasses I don't want to wear sunglasses on top of them. I could invest in a pair of prescription...
I have trust issues. To be frank: I don't trust myself. Which is why I don't buy any snacks like Mars bars, Twix bars and chips. There are two of me The thing is: that's the me in the morning. That's the one doing the grocery shopping. The me in the evening is a whole...
One of the 'perks' of living in the country is that I have no easy access to shops. That should help my bank account stay healthy! But there's a loophole, and it's called the internet. Online shopping in the country While looking at the beautiful countryside from why window, I type: 'amazon.com' and voila, lots...
