ziek

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

City

Here’s my new home city. After three days of drip-drip-drip-nose and fever (and no New Years party for me) I finally got to explore the city centre a bit today. And shop at HEMA, of course. Now it’s back to the sofa to rest and eat some more tomato soup, good night!


Vanochtend

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

first morningfirst morning

soundtrack: Tina Dico - Room With a View

The first morning is a slow one. The lingering cold has finally hit, so now it’s sipping tea and cold meds before (hopefully) getting to Amsterdam for a New Years Party with a friend.

Happy New Year!


arrived

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

plane one or two.from the landladylove

What’s more love than your friends offering to come to Holland in June to pick you up because surely all the shoes you will have bought by that time will never fit your suitcase?

Note to self: UHT milk - not a good idea. Might come out from the carton in clumps. It’s normal milk or black coffee for my lactose challenged tummy from now on. And nothing wrong with black coffee, especially with a couple m&m’s..

Yep, I am in Holland baby.


de laatste

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

suitcase

soundtrack: Sara Genn - Surrender

Tomorrow is the last day and the last errand to run: a pile of passport photos. Then the last dinner with family, last drinks with friends. On Tuesday my flight to Holland. There’s a little travel fever. It feels good to leave now.


licht

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

christmas light

soundtrack: The wombats - Is This Christmas?

Each thing crossed off my list lightens my step a little. Now (almost) everything is done and I am off for a week of Christmas holiday away from Helsinki. Then it’s time to pack my bags and head to the Hague for new adventures. I promise to blog and photograph a lot next year!

Have a very nice Christmas everyone!


Verandering

Monday, December 15th, 2008

December 15th

soundtrack: Tina Dico - Sacre Coeur

This week will be so busy. Need to steal some quiet morning moments.

Putting things in boxes feels strange. I am already missing my best friend. I don’t know how I will cope not talking to her everyday. The excitement is somewhere underneath waiting now. Change is the strangest thing.


fail

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

shopping strike fail

So here are the failings of the shopping strike. The black shirt (September) was something I really needed (err.. right) and accessories (two scarves) were even permitted in ‘the rules’. Everything was going pretty well until late November I found the most perfect jeans in history and my friend told me to buy two pairs, because that’s how perfect (+cheap) they were. Why was I even in the shop? Because my friend needed to find jeans for herself, which she didn’t.

But even failing, the strike has had some effects on me. The jealousy over other people’s shopping is gone. I feel guilty of buying just about anything. I’d rather have money in my savings/emergency fund (so grown up). I think I will continue by only buying what I absolutely need and now that I have the jeans I don’t really need anything.

However, I want:
- A warm long grey cashmere cardigan from Zara
- A long string of pearls like Carrie had in the Sex and the City movie (watching movies is bad for you!)

P.S. More successful: Holly is stopping shopping


duister

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008


soundtrack: with light there is hope

donker dark
hemel sky

vermoied tired
dag day

koud cold
sneeuw
snow


Dutch 101

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

Dutch 101

Trying out the Post it -study method. Somehow Dutch makes me want to write all substantives with Capitals, like in German, got to watch out for that.

Today’s phrases for you:
Wie weet..  Who knows..
Veel plezier! Have fun!

More tomorrow, perhaps. I have an art history exam in a week and suddenly studying Dutch became so much more appealing.


night

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

soundtrack: tina dico - in the red

If you buy one record get In The Red.
Every song is just perfect.
This is not my ceiling.
I just can’t sleep.