Een roosje in een doosje

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Such a perfect day

It was such a perfect day,

let me some things up, if I may...

Woke up before the alarm

felt pretty comfortable and warm.

Got to talk to an angelic friend from over the ocean

LOVE was at least one present emotion!

Broke the fast with warm food

could I have been in a better mood?

Oh yes, I could, because there she is...

It's ''CinderELLA'' to you, miss!

Just when I think I have seen her cutest way

she comes up and makes this a perfect day...

With the softest voice she ''read'' her New Years Letter

with gestures and signs that made it even better.

Liefste meter,
Met mijn armpjes open,
kom ik aangelopen.
Een kusje hier, een kusje daar.
Een gelukkige Nieuwjaar!
Uw kleine kapoen,
Ella.

When I showed her what, for her, I made

she played and played and played...

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Home made pastries, hot chocolate, ice-cream, a housemate that baked pancakes and tea...

A perfect ''perfect day'' feast, if you ask me!

All that sugar made us need fresh air

''Hey, I know of a slide and grass over there!''

Ella loves chickens and slides

and never ever her excitement she hides...

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When they left I had to run off the empty space

and made my Sunday evening activity into a race

Half an hour and about 5K

hot salty soup... and yes there it is... Just a perfect day!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYEC4TZsy-Y

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Little owl

A little owl lives in my sister's belly,

she grows like the speed of a car in a rally.

This fact alone,

puts my sister on a throne!

But then I got this adorable card

and clear became MY part...

Er staat geschreven:
''Ik weet nog niet zo veel
want ik ben nog mar klein.
Maar van 1 vraag ben ik zeker:
Zou jij mijn meter willen zijn?''

Not only is this little owl my niece,

she will be my third godchild, if I please.

Yes, yes I do, and with so much love!

Of being a godmother, I can't get enough!

I already dream

of the three of us eating cookies and ice cream,

of taking all three to the zoo

and of spending time alone, just me and you!

Little owl, good luck growing...

and YOU, I'm looking forward knowing!

Having Stan fall asleep
while holding him
was like scoring the winning goal
in a finale of a Championship.
I have no idea what that feels like,
but it must feel superb!

''One last Bumba show''.
She kept crying and I had to run upstairs
to cry a little too.
I'm not the educative kind
of godmother... :)

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

This last day rules!

Sad because of a year that ends?

This only depends...

on how you look at things and what you see...

This day already rules, check off this list with me:

* the best music of the year...

Thank you for ''De Tijdloze'', StuBru dear!

* fighting sheep as I drive by,

the cutest thing, my oh my!

* my own mother making a sex-joke

am I dreaming? Someone give me a poke!

* little, bundled up children singing their songs

from the top of their tiny longs

* feathers for in my hair

I will look fancy no matter what else I wear!

* me on my bike winning a race with a big ass truck

ok, maybe the traffic jam was my luck

* two top ladies to have some dinner with

I admit, I am in love with them a bit...

* I get to go dance dance dance

me and my feathers are grateful for that chance!

Today is the very last day of 2013

and I refuse to think of the shit I have seen.

It was one hell of a year

but leaves me without fear.

Because something good was in every day

so I will celebrate if I may!

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Fighting the germs

By driving to work, instead of taking the train.

Warmth and comfort? I will take the ''gain''.

By letting people pass on and off the streets

and having their gratitude heal me like would red beets!

By enjoying the fall-colors and beauty of the morning sun...

I'm instantly happy and the day has just begun!

Add this song to the morning scene

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY4J3sVMmN0

and I feel like I'm living the dream!

By having a productive day behind the PC

while it felt like StuBru was playing music, just for me!

By eating soup that is greener then grass

I can literarily feel my throat ache pass.

By giving a genuine and caring compliment

and by laughing so hard it made my back bend.

By having a beautiful friend ask me how I feel

and hearing in her voice, she cares a great deal...

By working on my physical balance with Pilates

and by always saying ''thank you'' and ''pretty please''.

By accidently dropping a glass jar off the drying rack

and thinking: ''Yes, good luck, my health will be back on track!''

By drinking massive amounts of tea

and occasionally

having a cup with a delicious (!!!) chocolate gift

just looking at them gives me a lift!

I will share my chocolate, but you have to be fast!

I really don't think that long they will last...

Sugar might not be the best bet,

but I'm hoping you won't forget:

Feeling happy and having gratitude

is the way to a healthier body and a kick ass mood!

Love is everywhere!

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Elevator pitch

Not a poem this time,

nothing funky, no rhyme...

But the Elevator Pitch for my last day in class

(http://www.sollicitatiedokter.nl/sollicitatiegesprek-startpagina/elevator-pitch-tips-en-voorbeelden/ )

to become a ''Professional Organizing''-lass.

Read and learn what I've been up to

and what it is I hope to someday do...

When I was travelling for a year,

looking for myself and

for what would REALLY make me happy,

one of the wishes that rose

was to become a ''Professional Organizer''.

With my backpack full of

* experience as a social worker

* a very good idea of what I want

* my personal organizing skills and passions

* and the ''good practices'' of what I could mean in the lives of people around me

I ''travelled'' to Utrecht (Netherlands) to follow the training from

''Inspiring Els The Household coach''.
http://www.dehuishoudcoach.nl/

There, my enthusiasm caught fire

and as a souvenir I brought:

the idea and plan to start with OrganiZEN.

With OrganiZEN I want to help people

in Antwerp province (and maybe beyond)

to regain control over their ''stuff'' and house hold.

This, by ''getting things done'',

very practically,

with them

and in in their own house.

This way, they will (re)find their stuff,

themselves

and their peace.

Just like I found all these things,

while travelling.

Walking around Utrecht ''Fier als een pauw'' - ''Proud as a peacock'' as
a graduated Professional Organizer :).
Should this be my celebration-dress? :)
Just kidding, I already found the perfect vintage one :).

Thursday, November 7, 2013

It didn't rain in India

Drips and drops on your skin...
Do you rather stay in?
Cozy warm with a cup of tea?
But there is a whole world out there to see!
I get itches because I want to see more,
of what the world has in store...

For now I heat up my chosen pea soup
and put my favorite CD of the moment on a loop
I go through a picture book
with some of the shots in India I took.
Thinking back of that time of this year,
gives me sadness but also cheer.
Curious of what I saw and did
copy the links and look at it!