I moved to Dublin without knowing anything about the city, besides one day to arrange practical things, I had never been here before.
2017: Stop Perfectioning, Start Learning.
Learning and experiencing new things have always been motivators I can’t live without. I feel an enormous energy rush in my second toe from the left when my brain is processing new things. Hairdressing, make-up, sewing, a dozen of sports.. I tried & “finished” it all. However nothing stuck. I liked every one of those hobbies, but I wasn’t passionate about it. So when…
Stop Looking For Things, Start Finding Them
Airplane mode. I’m waiting at the beginning of the runway to take off to Dublin. My mind wanders off to the day before. A discussion with 2 different opinions. While I lay out my arguments, I realize I show this stranger more of myself than I would like to. He asks me what I’m looking for. I’m quick to tell…
Gluten free banana bread (easy & low in sugar)
So this one day I found 3 overripe bananas in the office. I was just on a gluten free quest and had bought gluten free flour, so I felt like a winner when I discovered this recipe that hardly has sugar in it. However the mixture based on the original recipe turned out way too moist, so I started adding…
Never wait. Dedication to my grandmother.
My grandmother died an hour ago. She passed away in the hospital, while I was arranging flying to Belgium to see her a last time before it was too late. I guess that’s life’s way of saying ‘never wait’. My grandmother was 87 and had a good life, but boy how I wished I could have had that last glass of port…
I don’t want to have a normal life
I’ve had quite a year… A year ago I decided to quit my job and move abroad. It started with a talk to my former boss and it ended up with a job in San Francisco. And that journey is what I would like to type about. No the physical journey, but the mental one. Recently I gave up on Facebook.…