
I got married: Weekend Wedding in Friesland
Joran and I got married in September. I doubted for a while whether or not I should share our wedding pictures here (that’s (…) Read More

How I proposed to Mariëlle
Guest post by Joran, Mariëlle’s fiancé (she said YES!) My heart was pounding. Just a few minutes ago I got word, she was (…) Read More

Happy Habit 2: Take a pen and idea notebook everywhere I go (result)
Every month, I set a new creative habit for myself. Last month, it was reading for half an hour daily. This month: Take (…) Read More

Bucket list: swim in bioluminescent plankton
I was up to my middle in the dark seawater. A couple of restaurant lights in the distance far behind us made it (…) Read More

Mimosa Pudica: Magic plant that reacts to touch
Sitting squatted with my two feet planted firm in the dry grass, I ran my fingers gently over the miniscule leaves. With the (…) Read More

Happy things: colourful fun cozy socks
My closet was a sad, sad collection of socks. There were lonely socks who lost their sock buddy ages ago. There were borrowed (…) Read More

Happy things: Twirling summer dresses
I don’t consider myself a girly girl. I would be the girl who would climb trees, make tree houses, pretend to be a (…) Read More

The smell of happiness
source Happiness smells like coffee, clean sheets, a crisp and clear winter night, hot chocolate milk and homemade cookies, bonfires, salty sea air (…) Read More

A colourful photo shoot with Bram Berkien
I want to create a happy place here filled with colour and joy and things that make you smile. As part of that (…) Read More
Happy things: trampoline jumping
I thought I’d share something that makes me happy, related to what I said last post about getting all nostalgic about summer. Trampolines. And jumping (…) Read More