I finally finished painting the bedroom the other day.  God what a task.  As I mentioned in my previous post about it the texture of the wall made painting it an absolute hell. It’s done though!  The walls are finished and the molding has been painted and put up at the edge of the ceiling. Now that it’s all finished …

Today DutchBitch has given me the I love your blog award!  Pretty cool! I’ll be honest.  I’ve seen other people handing these awards out to each other and I’ve been a little jealous and unloved. Not anymore, I’m one of the cool kids now, so to speak! This is how it works, according to DutchBitch: The “I Love Your Blog …

In veel steden kunnen fietsers en wandelaars zondag hun hart ophalen. Milieudefensie viert dan de tiende verjaardag van de zogenoemde autovrije dag. De straten in het centrum van 22 dorpen en steden zijn autovrij. Today is ‘Auto Free Day’ in Rotterdam and 21 other cities and towns across the Netherlands.  This is the 10th year that this has taken place, …

I just woke up from a nap during my painting break (hence the red cheeks). I am so tired I can’t figure out what needs attention more urgently. My paint splattered glasses or my unruly eyebrows. (365 Days – Day 2) After watching other friends taking part in the 365 Days Flickr Group.  The challenge is to take one self …

Did you ever get the feeling you are being watched? Can you tell it’s dinner time?  I was getting the stare down by the three of them wondering when they were getting fed.   Xander doesn’t usually do it but I think he figured if it works for the dogs… Pixel turned five months old today.  She’s growing like a weed, …

If you grew up in Canada, chances are you love Kraft Dinner, just like me. If you are an expat in the Netherlands, you know it’s not easy to find here and when you do find it it’s expensive (but always worth the buy). Recently, Albert Heijn has started carrying an assortment of imported items.  Among these items are Tesi …

I don’t usually do meme type stuff, but I’m in that kind of mood.   Avitable created his own and I like ones that get me thinking about life stuff so I’m gonna do it. My favorite age: 15 My best friend: Penny My celebrity crush: Jeremy Pivin (Ari Gold – Entourage), Jensen Ackles (Dean – Supernatural),  David Krumholtz (Charlie Epps …

The bedroom was completely cleared out and washed down.  Xander was a HUGE help with this part as he doesn’t really do painting. On Sunday my friend Penny came over to help give me a head start on the painting, which was great.   For the past 3 days I’ve been in and out of the bedroom painting.  I have until …

The time has come to tackle our bedroom and get it up to date with the rest of our house.   It has been a long time coming!  We’ve been living in this flat for about 8 years and we’ve not done a single thing to it since we moved in.   When we bought the flat (we rented for about the …

If you have never heard of the show Dead Like Me, it’s not really a big surprise.  It was one of those oddities, like Firefly, that doesn’t run for long but is mysteriously canceled, causing an uproar among fans.  It has a cult following and those who loved it loved it madly… including me. Here is a synopsis of the …

Everywhere I turn people are talking about cold and flu.  I’m scared.  I feel like I want to walk around wearing a mask and spraying everything around me down with Lysol. If you have ever read this blog, you’ll know that my body is a finely tuned machine.  Oh not in the way you might think, I can’t run a …