Okay, today I’m going to write about something that a lot of people will recognize (or not). My fear of spiders!! I know it’s so silly to be scared of spiders, but I can’t help it! Ever since I can remember I was scared of them. It probably didn’t help that my sister thought it … Continue reading Itsy Bitsy Spider
Positivity
Liberation Day – A Dutch celebration
Freedom. It should be a common thing, but unfortunately current affairs prove that it’s not. That’s why I want to tell you about a very important celebration in the Netherlands called: Bevrijdingsdag (Liberation Day)! A lot of foreigners know about our national holiday: Kings Day, celebrated on April 27th (formerly Queens Day), and many people … Continue reading Liberation Day – A Dutch celebration
My morning work-out
Working out is part of my life. Don’t worry, I’m not an obsessive fitness freak. Although, I was for a few years. In those years I worked out 6-7 days a week for 1 - 1½ hours per day. I was quite obsessive about it, because you know, we think we need to look a … Continue reading My morning work-out
Friends Fanatic
Last week we bought some really cool ‘Friends’ coasters. Yes, you heard it right: ‘Friends’! It’s our favorite tv series and I honestly can’t remember how often we’ve watched all 10 seasons, but at least 15-20 times. Crazy right?! Paul knows almost all the lines of every episode. Strange hobby, but so much fun. We … Continue reading Friends Fanatic
Just the way you are
Wherever you look you see ‘perfect’ people on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, in magazines, and various other places. I always wonder: ‘Who decided that this is how we should look?’ Does it mean, if we don’t look a certain way, we’re not pretty enough or good enough? When I was 15 (until 35) I believed I … Continue reading Just the way you are
IBS
Ever since I can remember I’ve been having stomach cramps on and off and feeling nauseous. Not too long ago I had a flashback to when I was younger. I saw myself, in the middle of the night in the hallway, curled up on my knees, trying to make the pain go away. This position … Continue reading IBS
Writer’s block
The last couple of months have been very chaotic on different fronts. This doesn’t really help with writing. Sometimes I sit down, ready to write, but end up staring at my screen and nothing comes out. It’s not that I do not want to write anything, but I just can’t think of it. Stress or … Continue reading Writer’s block
The value of friendship
A short post today, because friendship for me is very simple. What I’ve learned about friendship is that not all of them will last and that’s okay. A couple of years ago, a woman told me that we meet people at a certain moment in our lives, when we have something to learn from each … Continue reading The value of friendship
A positive mindset
A negative mindset is often a build up of things. Maybe a bad situation you are in, things that bother you but that are not talked about, or things you are annoyed by. How can you keep a positive attitude towards things when sometimes it feels as if there is nothing to be positive about? … Continue reading A positive mindset
A beautiful smile
A smile can say a thousand words! I always loved to smile, but I noticed that the last couple of years I started to ‘pose’ my smiles. On almost every picture I took in the last 2 - 3 years, I have the same posed smile. As almost every person, I have my insecurities, but … Continue reading A beautiful smile
HLD by Renee 