A song keeps playing in my head: 'Where's the love?' Indeed, where ís the love?! And is there enough of it going around? So busy with living Sometimes I'm so busy living, keeping the kids from killing themselves and each other, I forget about the love. It's hard to feel the love when they walk...
As some of you may know, I like to think of myself as quite the bird watcher! It's all because of Sally Hinchcliffe's book The Year List, a psychological thriller about people who happen to be bird watchers. Never having given birds a second thought, I was surprised to find myself getting interested in them....
I can hardly believe it. I've been married for 25 years already! The secret to a happy marriage You know what? I don't know the secret to a happy marriage. But along the way I've learned some things. Like Rod MdKuen sang: 'I've been going a long time now along the way I've learned some...
Suddenly I felt this rush of youthful playfulnes which made me decide to 'surprise' my eldest son Jan. Silently I made my way to his room... Barefoot I made my way to his room, finding the door mercifully open, and silently slid inside. Jan was engrossed in killing off some kind of unpleasant demon on...
Now that my children are older, I can get rid off al the plastic cups. I used to love glasses with patterns on them. If possible in bright colours. But lately I've fallen in love with Picardie glasses. And here's 11 reasons why I love Picardie glasses! 11 reasons to love Picardie glasses They're classics....
When your children take the next step to adulthood, as a mom you have to take a step forwards too. But that's often easier said than done. When my oldest son was sixteen I started a new school. Which meant he had to ride his bike for 40 minutes to the nearest train station, and...
Since I woke up to the fact we should be careful with our planet, my love for second hand clothing has only grown. Because whenever I buy something used, I think to myself: 'This way I'm not contributing to the exploitation of natural resources.' Because it was already made. And hey, the fact that's second...
I find reading books during Summer easier than during Winter! The reason that reading Summer is easier, is because I can do it outside. For some reason that helps me to find enough peace inside myself to just sit down for a while and read a book. I think it's because in my mind, sitting...
It's been tropically hot for weeks now. And high temperatures are not my thing. I can feel myself wilting like a cheap flower. Jogging Pants Syndrome One day I actually put on some jersey jogging shorts, because I didn't even wanna try anymore. But that turned out to be bad idea. Because of those baggy...
For lots of us Summer is the time of year we do some maintenance tasks on our homes. Like painting all the window sills, inspecting airconditioners or checking your house for leaks. But did you ever think to check your garage doors? Imran did! And she wrote this great post about how to take care...
