Day to Day Life

Tandarts means Dentist in Dutch, and I’m just as afraid of both.  On Thursday afternoon I have my 2nd dentist appointment since I’ve been living in the Netherlands (almost 8 years).   I’m scared because I just downright hate the dentist, but I’m also scared because the first dentist I saw was a total quack.   Plus, having only seen a dentist …

Well after a lot of thought this weekend and a lot of discussing it with hubby, I decided to stop working at the call center.   The work was just far too unpleasant and while I loved working again and meeting people at work, the job itself just wasn’t worth it. I didn’t quit full on.  That’s the beauty of that job, …

Over the last week I’ve been trying to forget my work woes by diving into one of my favorite pastimes – watching movies!   Not that I don’t do this all the time anyway but I’ve been doing it even more lately. Last Saturday I went into town with friends Penny and Lynda to grab some lunch and see a movie.  …

OOOOHMyLord! I just got home from work and I have to share this with the world.   I went to work today trying to be positive and not let myself get too wound up.   After two hours both myself and my friend Penny were pulling our hair out due to the conflicting directions we were getting from different team leaders.   Between …

I’m falling out of love with my job.  Well I was never really in love with it to be honest, but I’m finding it harder to make myself go and the days seem longer and more dreadful than they used to.   It’s the same problem as the first time I worked there.   I love working, I love having a life, …

This morning Xander and I went to the beach with the dog.  The weather forecast said it was going to be sunny and 15 degrees (Celsius) so we figured it would be a perfect day for a walk on the beach. It was just what I needed! Aaaah, the sun, fresh air, the sea! I was a very happy camper! …

This winter I’ve done my best to battle the ‘winter blehs’ that I usually get around this time of year, and I’ve done pretty good!  I think I realized what it is that causes Feb to be such a rough month though! Christmas is over and all the beautiful decorations are gone and summer is still too far away to …

This week’s theme is Salty and this image is the first that came to my head. It was my view from my towel at Hoek van Holland Strand (beach) here in the Netherlands.  I took the photo the summer before last as I laid baking in the sun (and boy did I bake! Ouch!) Just thinking about that salty sea …

I’m pretty sure it’s already springing in the Netherlands!  It’s cold as a witches tit outside at the moment but the weather this winter has been amazing!  I can already see flowers blooming and buds on the trees.  It’s making me look forward to sitting out on my balcony in the sun.    February has been a really weird month.  I’ve been …

Today I was scheduled to work a four hour shift.  Easy peasy.  Hubby and I got the tram together as he wanted to go look at some geeky gadgets. When I got to the office I (and about 5-10 others) were told there was a scheduling mistake and that we could all go home and would get paid for three …

I have a problem.  I am completely and utterly addicted to animals… Turtles especially.  I can’t get enough of them, every one I see I fall in love with and want to take it home.   This is all my pets and they are all awesome.   I really love caring for them and making cool enclosures for them like Harley’s Bachelor …