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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 [...]
For the past two and a half years, since I’ve been publishing my blog, it has happened to me a few times that I had no clear inspiration for a topic for my monthly article. I have noticed that this usually happens when I have too much on my mind. This month is one of [...]
Some decisions we take in a blink of an eye. Others feel like they are the most important ones we have faced so far. This article is about the moments in our lives when we find ourselves on a crossroad and we struggle to make a choice about which direction to go next. Sounds familiar? [...]
Photo by Zach Lucero on Unsplash Learning how to be a parent proved more difficult than I expected. In such a short and vulnerable period you are bombarded with so much new information and the demands of your newborn are so unclear at first that it is easy to get overwhelmed. Besides all the books [...]
This article is a celebration of my second year writing anniversary. But what I am trying to convey with it is the importance of moving in the direction of our dreams by defining specific goals and being patient and persistent in their realization. My writing journey began in June 2017. Since then, I can proudly [...]
I thought being pregnant was a challenge but it appeared that the last nine months were simply a minor preparation of what would come next - the real deal, motherhood. In this month’s article I will share with you some insights I got prior and short after the delivery. I have encountered that there are [...]
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 [...]
In January my husband and I were shopping for a present for the daughter of friends of ours. While paying at the cashier, my attention was immediately grabbed by the title of the following book: Image available via Google images Lois P. Frankel, a bestselling author, executive coach, and an internationally-recognized expert in the field [...]
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. [...]
Written by Neli 