… I would do things differently. Don’t get me wrong. The day I married my husband was a beautiful day. But it’s not how I would get married now. If I were to get married now… If I were to get married now I would keep things much smaller. I wouldn’t invest so much in…
Look at me getting all ready for doing The Work of Byron Katie! Armed with 4 powerful questions and a box of tissues. The Work: 5 days I’m quite looking forward to the course of The Work I registered for. Starting Monday I’ll be doing The Work for 5 days. I’m curious as to…
I love solitude. And peace and quiet. So imagine me having 5 children. Whom I love dearly by the way and I wouldn’t want to miss them for the world. I miss being alone But I do miss being me. Just me, myself and I. There’s always someone around. Sometimes I feel like I’m…
My work as an Internet Assessor took me places I had never been before. One day I came across an article about Mark Chapman, John Lennon’s murderer. Mark: ‘She didn’t do anything!’ The headline told angrily that Mark’s wife Gloria, had known about his murderous intentions, but hadn’t done ‘anything’. In her defense: poor, deluded…
I don’t like to travel. In fact I never ever go on vacation. I prefer to stay home. And Alain de Botton perfect sums up why in his book The art of travel. The Art of travel Alain de Botton describes his vacation on an island, where he makes a startling discovery: ‘A momentous…
Why is it, that creating good habits requires a lot of hard work, while picking up bad habits is as easy as pie?! Or ice cream in my case? It only took one Saturday! All it took was one Saturday. One Saturday when I ate a whole tub of icecream. And wouldn’t you know…
My dad died on April 26th. We knew he had cancer for 7 years, but he was doing well. Until suddenly he wasn’t. It’s been long enough I know he’s gone, but I suddenly got this overwhelming feeling: ‘I want him back! He’s been long enough! Isn’t it odd how the human mind works… I…
We can learn a lot from nature. Take for example this beautiful rose, that’s growing in our garden. It was in a place of darkness, but by growing it’s now blossoming in the light. Make sure you don’t miss any posts on Momfever! Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner
Do you sometimes feel the pressure to do Fun stuff? To participate in group activities, even though deep down you don’t want to. I know I do. But this morning I saw a group activity I can get behind! I totally wanna participate in this one. Make sure you don’t miss any posts on Momfever!…
When I said ‘I do‘ to my husband, I kept my maiden name. So I may have promised him my eternal love, but I only spoke for the Nicole sporting my maiden name. I don’t use his surname which is van Sandwijk. Which is why I could make no such promises for Nicole van Sandwijk…
