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Quote by Anais Nin I was talking with a friend recently and she told me she admires my courage and confidence. This conversation left me quite surprised and made me think about the long way I have gone to get where I am right now. I have not always been courageous, let alone self-confident. For [...]
I still cannot believe that my daughter turned one this month. My journey as a mother began on May 2nd 2019 at 19:20 o’clock. It was a cloudy and rainy morning, followed by a beautiful sunset. A little baby girl was born and my life hasn’t been the same since. The past twelve months have [...]
2019 was probably the most exciting year in my life so far. Both in personal and professional aspect. Enjoying pregnancy I entered the year pregnant and I spent the first months of the year mentally preparing myself for a big life change. My life was still relatively easy and I am happy I made the [...]
The rainy season in The Netherlands has officially started. Today is the last day of October and this month it has been raining almost every day. I used to be one of the people whose moods were influenced by the weather. Especially when the weather was bad, I was dreaming of moving to a country [...]
Yes, we are almost there! To be honest I didn’t expect to feel much difference right away but the moment I entered the third trimester, I immediately felt that something had changed — suddenly I was playing in the highest league of pregnancy. Welcome back fatigue Compared to the feeling of being invincible during the second trimester, the [...]
The last Thursday of March marks the end of the month and the first dark wintry quarter of the year and at the same time the beginning of the spring and the awakening of nature. For me personally, the end of March marks the end of a big chapter of my life and the beginning [...]
Luckily, the second trimester had nothing to do with the struggles and challenges I experienced during the first trimester. On the contrary, I can even proudly admit that I have enjoyed pretty much every single day of it! My belly has been growing with a higher pace and people started noticing that I was pregnant. [...]
Somehow many of us often tend to search for happiness in external factors. When I was in my twenties I assumed that I will finally be happy when I graduate, find my dream job, leave my boyfriend and move to a warmer country. My expectation was that something from the outside world will magically turn [...]
Yes, dear, you got that right. In this article, I will share with you how I taught myself to enjoy being sick. You might wonder whether the words “enjoy” and “being sick” can even be used in the same sentence. Well, just keep an open mind and hopefully, by the end of this article, you [...]
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