Hello everyone! How was everyone’s weekend?
This weekend we did a bit of a “Fall cleaning”. There’s something about the crisp, Autumn air that inspires my husband and I to “step-up”, both in terms of our own personal ambitions but also with fostering and nurturing our family.
I love alternating between busy scheduled weekends with more down-to-earth, relaxed ones that allow us to just stay home, relax and finally get around to chores such as mowing the lawn, cleaning up the garage and organizing the side-kitchen (bijkeuken). For the most part, my husband and I are still playing “house”, learning the ins and outs of what grownup living is all about.
I was also able dedicate an entire day working on my blog – relatively uninterrupted ME time and the satisfaction of being alone with my thoughts. I started blogging because I needed to find a room of my own – a place where I can develop my writing skills, to utilize the remaining brain cells I had left after self-diagnosing myself with mommy brain and to not feel completely and utterly socially isolated. I appreciated the time to really think about my blog, my aspirations for it and what direction I want to be headed in. Suffice to say, finding the time and energy to write is an everyday challenge , but I have fallen in love with it.
Thanks to your comments, likes, personal messages, and tweets, I no longer feel so alone any more in the Low Countries. Thank-you.
I’m also “competing” in my first ever blogging competition (Expatica’s “I Am Not A Tourist” blogging competition). If you like what you’re reading and would like to give me some support, please vote for me here:
To get your week started, here are some interesting and helpful links:
I don’t have a daughter, but if I did, I would want to raise her this way.
Serious about learning a foreign language (like Dutch)?
Tips for living in small spaces – useful for living in the Netherlands.
There’s nothing like a good book and a cup of tea at the end of a long day. Learn to make the perfect tea.
And pictures are worth a thousand words. Useful insight on how to take better photos.
Actually useful unsolicited mothering advice.
5 profound insights on success from a Wharton Prof devoted to understanding it.
