Me-time. I don’t like those two words. Of course, we need time for ourselves now and then, but I find the words ‘ME TIME’ a bit overrated. I prefer to call it: spending time on my own. I cherish those moments as they don’t come by that often, but when I have a few hours […]
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Every Wednesday afternoon while Jules has tennis practice, Jeanne and I try to do something fun together. We take a walk, shop a bit, talk, go watch a movie. She also loves to go to ‘the little bridge’ as she calls it. Of course, not every Wednesday is all fun and play, unfortunately there are […]
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Our happy place is anywhere near the water, whether it is the beach or a lake or a river… Both kids love to swim and even when it is too cold for that, the effect of a day spend near the water is so so good. My parents live at the seaside so whenever the […]
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As much as I love the city, the country side started to grow on me as well. My husbands family has a little cabin in the woods and we love to go there. This time we invited our friends and their kids as well. All the littles love it there and seeing them run wild […]
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Roze, poederroze,, oudroze, … Toen ik zwanger was van Jeanne, wist ik ergens dat het een meisje moest zijn. Ik had plots een hele grote fascinatie met alles wat roze was. Jeanne hield op de eerste echo’s steeds mooi haar beentjes toe, dus het duurde best wel lang voor we het zeker wisten dat Jeanne […]
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Last week London was under attack again. Another act of terrorism. When the first attacks happened it was like the world stood still. It was all over the news, on the radio, on the streets.. And with every new attack it seems like we get over it faster, because that’s how life works… I can not […]
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Spending time as a family is one of the most important things. Of course we have our daily moments at the dining table, but dinner time mostly consists of encouraging the kids to eat their veggies. Once the littles get older those moments will be less stressful, I hope. I remember those evenings with my […]
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