I’ve been thinking about blogging almost every day. But I’m overthinking what pictures to post and what to say. Like, really, really overthinking it, so much that I don’t post. So today I thought I’d just throw in a rainbow, a sunset and a sunrise and see where that takes me 😉 I’ve been…
Author: Maggie
One word, three things
As most of you know, my word for the year 2020 is “accept”. So, how’s that going?Well, so far I’ve learned three things. 1. Accepting things you know will happen (like my mom’s death) may seem “easy” in advance (not really easy, but doable, because you already know it’s coming), but it’s still awful and…
Just because
It’s not the most practical gift and not very affordable either (since we’re on a tropical island), but when my husband added these flowers to the shopping cart yesterday because he wanted me to have them, I didn’t object. I’m going to enjoy them as long (or short) as they last.
A nice weekend
We had one of those weekends that makes my husband say: “This is the reason we moved here!” Friday: Happy Hour with friends at our favorite beach bar. Also Friday: a beautiful full moon. Saturday: 4th of July bbq on the beach with American friends. Sunday: different beach bar, different friends, very good music. And…
Focusing on the good stuff
To ease myself back into blogging, I’m going to post daily(-ish) pictures of things that make me happy this month. I hope that will help me to find my voice back.Each time I start writing a blog post it’s full of negativity, sadness, depression, and anxiety. I don’t want that. It’s what I’m feeling and…
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My beautiful, loving, giving, caring, quirky, fierce mother died this morning after suffering from pancreatic cancer for over a year.The last phase was short and mostly painless and we’re grateful for that. She was ready to go and I’m happy that she was able to stay home, with my father, until the end.
My week – habit style
5.18.20Had a productive morning, called my parents after lunch. It went downhill from there. I have a hard time accepting things the way they are. 5.19.20Wrote 5,000 words again. Thought about photography. Despite everything that’s going on my creative side seems to be waking up. 5.20.20Driving to town, thinking out loud, I felt I could…
A simple shawl
This is not my best knitting year. Every time I finish something I feel like “Wow, I actually finished something!” Oh well.So here are some pictures of the simplest shawl I ever made. But that’s okay. I may actually wear this one. Or not. I’m starting to believe that no matter how much I love…
My week – habit style
When Elizabeth mentioned Habit was back, I was really excited. I used to love the pictures and words they posted back in the days and I always wished I could do something like that too, but I never really felt like I got it. But times have changed and I’m in a blogging rut anyway….
This weekend
This weekend I… :: realized that our we-were-supposed-to-be-in-the-Netherlands period ended this Friday. I can’t explain it, but I feel a lot better now. Like a fog has lifted. Easier to accept that we couldn’t be there, now that we would have been back here again, I guess. :: went on a little road trip with…