There is one aspect of working from home which I greatly enjoy: the possibility to have a mid-day nap. While I remember as a child being very annoyed by midday naps (much like my kids now), as an adult I cherish them. I can always tell what time of the day it is because I […]
What my handbag says about me
The other day I read a post about someone’s handbag and that got me thinking, about handbags and life in general. The post was written about something completely different (more about the sustainable aspect of handbags) but it reminded me that I actually don’t have a handbag. I mean, I have bags I sometimes carry […]
How to sleep well
One of our most essential needs in life is good sleep. I’ve been thinking a lot about sleeping lately because I feel like I don’t get enough. I wondered if there are things I’m doing wrong and what I can improve. So this post is just as much a reminder to myself as it is […]
How a broken phone affected my reality
I have had a very relaxing two weeks for an unusual reason: my phone broke. It broke on Christmas Eve and with the holidays in full swing I wasn’t able to get it repaired – until today. But, to be honest, I didn’t miss it much. I used my old phone for calls and text […]
Keeping my New Year’s resolutions
The new year is only a few days old and I’m already starting to slack off on my resolutions. Not a good start, I guess so I decided to do a bit of research as to why that is. The short answer: I’m human! The long answer is this: 1. Resting comes easier than […]
On holidays, unplugging, and joined adventures
Over the past month, we’ve been on two camping trips, each for two nights. It’s not much but the amazing thing for me is how little time I need to forget everything that’s going on and to refresh. Each time we came back to our house, I thought that I really needed to check the […]
No supermarket challenge – update
It’s been a little over four weeks since I posted about our intention of not shopping at any supermarket. It’s time for an update. How it’s going First things first, we didn’t manage to stay away from any supermarket completely. First, there was a shopping trip for our camping trip to get the necessary […]
The outdoors are good for me
All too often I hear and read how important it is to be outdoors. I encourage my kids to play outdoors and I try to be outdoors as much as possible. However, “as much as possible” is often very little. I spend too much time indoors, from sleeping to working at the computer. So, while […]
Our no-supermarket-challenge
In our family, we like to give ourselves challenges every now and again. We did the no-sugar-challenge a while ago (no piece of cake, literally), I’ve tried a vegan challenge (unsuccessfully) and now we’re preparing our next challenge, the no-supermarket-challenge. The premise is simple: we don’t want to shop at a supermarket for a month. […]
My birth story, at home and in water
I have two children, a boy and a girl. My son was my first and my daughter is two years younger. With both my children I had positive birth experiences and I want to share them with you in the hope to encourage you. Now, in this post, I might be oversharing but I have […]