As the year comes to an end, we reflect and look forward. What changed? What did we learn? What can we take forward into the future? The truth is, I’ve already said my goodbyes to 2019 a while ago. I don’t feel like the same person who started the year and, even though it turned […]
Broken glass. It’s just like glitter, isn’t it?
Glass has always been an incredibly fascinating medium to me. When I was little, we would go on vacation to a region of France where glassblowing was pretty big and we’d visit some of the artisanal workshops in the small mountain villages the Alsace is known for. I vividly remember being fascinated by the process […]
Progress
The past few months I haven’t really been writing much. I could go and write up a list of excuses, but that doesn’t really help anyone, least of all myself. Mostly I’ve been trying to work on myself and -to put it in the words of the minimalists– align my short-term actions with my long-term […]
Vanquished
The battle is over. Even demonic ghosts cannot be fought and all that’s left of you, my demon, is a ghost. The how and when hardly matter, all I know is you have been vanquished allowing me to someday find peace. What’s left of you are scars and patchy memories which will fade with time. […]
Days like these
Some days you put on the corset, climb the mountain, take the castle, slay the giant and still have enough energy to Netflix and chill with the prince you just saved. Other days it takes just about every ounce of strength to get up in the morning, brush your teeth and go to work. Just […]
Swim, little duckling
Swim, little duckling, keep your head high and you will be alright. “Why?” You ask. Because your mother does, and your father, and their parents before them. You don’t understand it. It’s exhausting. It hurts. The water fights you, tries to pull you down. Splashing in your face and getting you soaking wet. You fall […]
Europa in de Herfst – Theater Malpertuis
Before this play, I hadn’t been to the theater since last summer. The urge to go see a play comes and goes for me but when something special comes along, I can’t resist. Europa in de herfst, (literally translated: Europe in Autumn) by theater Malpertuis was special indeed. The company is not at all new […]
Dare to Vegan – Part VI. Vegan Product Box
While going (mostly) vegan has been a great experience for me, I’ve noticed that I’m getting a little bit stuck in a rut. While there are plenty of recipes to try out, I’ve noticed that, snackwise, I keep coming back to the same products. So, when I came across The ultimate vegan box in a facebook […]
Ovid – Metamorphoses
As wave is driven by wave And each, pursued, pursues the wave ahead, So time flies on and follows, flies, and follows, Always, for ever and new. What was before Is left behind; what never was is now; And every passing moment is renewed.
Finding a new normal
It’s been a little over 4 months since I was diagnosed with a burnout and I’ve been recovering, slowly but steadily. Last month I was able to go back to work at 20% of my usual hours and we just upped that to 50% this week. It’s exhausting and taking a lot of me physically, […]