Category: Lifestyle
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My favorite tea mugs
Anyone who knows me, knows I love my tea. Sure I like a cup of joe ever so often, especially now that we have a proper barista style espresso machine at work, but I’m a tea girl at heart. Which means I’ve tried many different teas, from chocolate to matcha, and from Lapsang to gunpowder…
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What I’ve been up to #6
The last time I did a What I’ve Been Up To? September last year. That’s right, it’s been over 4 months since I last gave you an overview of what has been going on in my life. The reason is very simple: I’ve been busy, crazy busy. I don’t share much of what I’m up…
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216 of 2016
It’s become quite the tradition for me to write up a giant list of facts of my year in review. I usually post these on January 1st, but I’m sure nobody minds me doing it a few days later this year. And this time I’ve decided to tag on a few new year’s resolutions/ a…
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Christmas decor
Always near the beginning of the month of December I bring out my Christmas decorations. This year, I again went about things in a slightly different way from other years. First of all because I bought some new bits and pieces, but mostly as well because I just like changing things up. Which is why…
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What being a teacher has taught me
I’ve been teaching for more than 10 years and it’s something I still enjoy doing. One of the good things about being a teacher is not that you’re just teaching others, but they will teach you something as well. It’s through the sometimes dead honest and sincere questions and remarks of your students that you…
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5 smart storage ideas
If you’ve followed me for some time, then you might know that I live in a teeny tiny studio. At only 30 m2, I have to make the most of what I’ve got. Throughout the years, I’ve found a few tricks to use the space as wisely as possible. Of course having a good clean…
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Happy moment #6
A bit of an impromptu blog post for you today, but I thought I’d do one of my happy moments again today. It’s been ages since I last did these and I thought it was time I shared with you some recent moments that made me smile. Time to share some positivity! What are your…
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What I’ve been up to #5
The end of summer is almost here and since my summer vacation especially was filled with tons of fun stuff, I am posting an overview of some of the things I did rather more quickly than I usually do. If you would like a more regular peek at what I am up to, then follow…
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How to kickstart your day
I am not a morning person. Never have been and never will be. My bed is my best friend and I love to sleep, hit that snooze button and just dose off a bit longer. But that is not the most productive start of your day. Surely sometimes, I like to have a good lie…
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Current favorites (August 2016)
I completely missed out on July’s and June’s monthly favorites, because life simply got in the way. When push came to shove, I couldn’t think of enough items to show you that I was loving. I decided to wait until I had enough things I was loving to do an article for you. So that’s…
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What I’ve been up to #4
It’s only been just over a month since I last updated you on my life. But the past month has been exciting enough for me to have plenty of pictures to share with you. I celebrated my birthday, got some exciting news, participated in a cool blog activity and I rounded up work for the…
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Summer lovin’ tag
It’s summer! So this is the right time to fill out the Summer Lovin’ Tag. This isn’t a very new tag, but I thought it would still be fun to do it. Here it goes! Some summery items I’m loving
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What I’ve been up to #3
Eight more sleeps till summer vacation! Eight more sleeps till summer vacation! That’s the mantra that’s been going through my head these past few days. Friday next week will be my last working day before the summer hols and it couldn’t come quick enough. The past few weeks have been hectic to say the least.…
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Living with asthma
For as long as I can remember, my lungs have been troublesome. Not really knowing what it was, I went through bouts of bronchitis and pneumonia as a kid and was winded very easily. I never had asthma attacks or suffered to a great degree so the verdict was that that was just the way…
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April favorites
Happy 1st of May everyone! Can you believe that it’s May already? April flew by and for me that means that the latter stages of the school year have arrived. We are currently in the middle of the last term and then it’s weeks and weeks of meetings, preparing for next year and I have…
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What I’ve been up to #2
It’s been slow going on the Instagram front for me. I am simply too busy to be taking and post pictures on a regular basis. So I post something whenever I don’t forget to do so. That’s why there have been fewer pictures to show you what I have been up to as well. But…
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7 x Remedies for post workout muscle pain
If you work out regularly, you will know that it doesn’t come without a little bit of pain. Especially when you are trying something new, or if you’re just starting out with working out, your muscles will let you know what you’ve been up to. Weight lifting in particular will cause your muscles to become…
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Spring time tag
Sunday = tag time! I found this tag on A Love Tart’s Youtube channel and decided to write it up as a blog post. The questions are all beauty related, but I just couldn’t help but add this stunning picture I took of Molen De Valk in my home town last Friday. I mean, look…
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Been there, done that tag
In case you didn’t know, I love to travel and I try to go on a few trips every year. I have been lucky enough to go on some larger trips as well as smaller city breaks and some of them have been chronicled on here. That is why you will find tons of links…
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Blog organization
When I wrote a blog post about a month ago, on how I combine a 32 hour teaching job with daily blogs, I asked whether anyone would like to see my blog organization. Behind the scenes, I keep a system, where I compile ideas, materials for future blog posts and make a list of what…
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What I have been up to…
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Today I thought I’d give you a little insight into my personal life again. I did these posts in the past under the title ‘Instagram’ as they are a round up of some pictures I posted on there. However, I didn’t find the name apt anymore. So here we are with…
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You are my sunshine blog award
To my surprise, Cassy from Baubles & Knots, added me to her list of blogs she thinks deserve a bit more attention. And I couldn’t be more grateful. It was a very pleasant surprise to see her comment pop up in my About section to let me know she had picked me. Despite the fact…
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Blogger & teacher: On how I combine my job with my blog
Sunday, funday and the day on which I sometimes like to write a more personal blog. Even though I post daily, blogging is not my day job. It’s just a hobby that I thoroughly enjoy. In ‘real life’ I’m an English teacher, teaching communication skills to Dutch college students. It’s a 32 hour job and…
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How to unplug your life
With technology playing such a huge role in our lives, it is difficult to sometimes not stare at a screen. Keeping a blog in your spare time, like I do, isn’t a very good example of how to unplug. However, there are many things I like to do that keeps technology at bay. As a…
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Current workout routine
It’s the new year, which means many people are setting themselves new year’s resolutions. A prominent one being the will to get fit and into shape. And that’s exactly my new year’s resolution. I don’t really make resolutions, but getting into shape has been on my list for a while now. I have spent the…
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215 of 2015
Happy new year everyone!!!! Huh?! A 215 of 2015? Yes, this is a yearly post I do where I review my year. I did a 212 of 2012, a 213 of 2013 and a 214 of 2014. It features anything I deem worthy having a look back on: the good and the bad. Anything from…
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!!!Merry Christmas!!!
Today’s blog post’s only purpose is to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Since I will be spending the next two days with family, I figured today could be slow day on the blog. The Essence Advent Calendar round up will be up tomorrow instead! Enjoy your Christmas and I will see you again…
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My Christmas decorations
My favorite thing about the Holiday season? It’s not the food, the Christmas carols or the get-togethers. What makes Christmas Christmas for me are the lights. The reason why I find November drab and January depressing is an overall lack of light in the darkness. I love how Christmas is all about having lights everywhere.…
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Things I love #6
How has your weekend been so far? Mine has been great. Busy, but great. I started off with a lovely massage on Friday night at my gym and then spent all day yesterday at the I Love Beauty event. Naturally I bought a few bits and bobs while I was there and I also partook…