Catching my breath

One of the buzz words heard a lot around offices these days is “work-life balance”. In many ways it is more important today than ever before. The economic situation of today means that people have to put in more hours, work harder, for less pay then before it all went downhill. The pressure is on. The [...]

A cold beer in the sun…

In this particular moment I am sitting on my balcony in my sun-chair with my laptop in my lap (obviously -  as I have yet to invent telepathic blogging…working on it though). I have a cold beer (German pilsner) next to me and let me tell you… it is oh so good! The sun is [...]

Where did I put that cup again..?

One word, nah make it two, describe how I feel lately. Mentally exhausted. It is like if my brain is doing an Iron Man every day and forgot to tell me about it. I go to bed exhausted, dream weird stuff, wake up just as tired again. I start doing something, like boiling the kettle, [...]

Sunday thoughts

What a week it has been. Month end at work which means very high stress levels increasing with every deadline, programs not playing along and expectation to meet. I sat in work with shaking hands due to the adrenaline coursing through my system as I needed to get all sorted in time. Bad adrenalin rush [...]

Being a woman

I love a good banter. When the words snap out fast, the come-backs come even faster and the smirks that follow can turn boring times into fantastic moments. My partner and I were discussing chocolate. I state that for some women chocolate is a substitute for sex… when he points out that it is good [...]

Do we “get” anyone, really?

In work at some stage today the subject of teenage angst and being a teenager came up. We talked about how most of us would not want to go back to when we were around 15. All the insecurities, trying to find our place in the world, wanting to be unique but at the same [...]

Making me think

Do you ever have that surreal feeling when you wake up and you remember what you dreamed about? When the dream causes a whole bunch of questions starting with how, why and now what? It makes you think and ponder on how the subconscious really works and what made your brain filter in those specific [...]

Sleepy head

I am feeling slightly dazed the last few days. All I want to do is sleep. It is most likely because I have a cold and because I have taken “Nightnurse” tablets at bedtime which I bought at the pharmacy. My God, they knock you out! I sleep like the dead. I have to drag [...]

Sunday thoughts

Sitting here drinking my detox tea…don’t laugh! It is needed after the last few days. I am looking at the fairy lights in the Christmas tree, “Amazing Grace” is streaming out of the speakers (looooove that song) and it is warm and toasty inside. Outside it is a beautiful picture of frosted lawns and roads. [...]

Friday morning

Today I have a day off, actually I have Monday off as well. Yay!!!!! I cannot express how great that feels. I decided to do this during the week as I really felt I needed to have a few days more than just the weekend to do whatever I want. Sleep, sleep… meet up with [...]