Recently in The Move Category
I'm back from a hectic trip to the Lowlands which was absolutely draining and I'm still recovering from all the stress and lack of sleep. Friday A. and I left at 07.45 to go and pick up the van, we ha...
Continue reading: The Move [part II] here...
I'm gonna be busy this week so no post probably [but you never know]... Had a busy Friday yesterday: visit to the hospital and meeting up for freelance work at Camden. I'll be working on some new stuf...
Continue reading: Chaotic Time here...
Things have been good for a few days now. I seem to be able to accomplish a lot more once I set my mind on it, which leaves me feeling good about myself. I try to set a goal each day and instead of no...
Continue reading: Culture Shock here...
I have been seriously ill over the weekend, I reckon it was the side effect of the flu vaccination that I got earlier. So I ended up having a terrible cold which then turned into a nice sinus infectio...
Continue reading: New Year's here...
I was on the phone with Carla tonight, she needed my personal info to arrange her wedding next year since I will be her bridesmaid, when the neighbour rang the door bell to tell A. that he accepted hi...
Continue reading: We Have a House! here...
I'm getting tired of xMas shopping. We have been out all evening on Tuesday and tonight wandering around a big shopping mall called Lakeside. I found most of the presents and only need to get a few bi...
Continue reading: xMas Shopping here...
We wanted to get into town but ended up driving around looking for properties in nice areas. I love the townhouses in Hackney, they remind me of the Dutch houses downtown, very old, with steps up to t...
Continue reading: Penthouse here...
The exhibition yesterday was slightly disappointing to be honest. I reckon I was expecting more pictures of the Northern Lights, the two pictures I posted earlier pretty much cover the whole series 'H...
Continue reading: Greenwich and Docklands here...
Noticeable Oddities of the Day:
'Holland' or 'The Netherlands'...
It's simple...
The Netherlands: a country
Noord Holland and Zuid Holland; two of twelve provinces of The Netherlands... [so no coun...
Continue reading: Once And For All... here...
C. invited me to a party tonight, a farewell party for a -now- ex-colleague of the Times. We would take the bus so C. would come over to ours. Because she was running a bit late I. brought her over an...
Continue reading: Horror Night Wasted here...
Email is working fine because I've changed everything overnight [October 5/6]. My website has been offline on October 6 for a couple of hours during the morning. I've uploaded all the stuff so it's wo...
Continue reading: Fuzzy here...
I've found the stuff online that I mentioned in my Barbie post earlier, those silly funky alien art things on top of the busstops. See, I wasn't that drunk after all, didn't imagine things at all, tsk...
Continue reading: Awesome! here...
Big time! I rearranged the entire computer room just to make sure that we could assemble our new desks today and make the place all nice and neat and guess what; the bastards don't show up... We got u...
Continue reading: Ikea Sucks! here...
We went to Ikea this evening to sort out a desk for A. but didn't really succeed because we 'forgot' to take the measurements on us.
It was nice and quiet at Ikea though, no rushing, no screaming ki...
Continue reading: Ikea here...
I went to the doctor this morning. I needed to register with the nurse. A lovely lady who sat down to talk to me, making jokes and took time to help me with my stuff. She even gave me two addresses th...
Continue reading: Tenterground here...
I took the bus today which was cool! It took about 45 minutes to get to Oxford Street where we were supposed to go shopping. It's cool to be in a London double decker, it's the perfect way to do some ...
Continue reading: Oxford Street here...
I called Carla today and my aunt. Both are doing well and I'm very pleased to hear that!!! Been on the phone for two hours and a half. I hope A. won't mind me racking up the phone bill... I just need ...
Continue reading: Phone Calls here...
I'm back into doing my exercises again and eating healthy food. So no fish and chips, no Kentucky Fried Chicken, no carbs... It's hard though because I'm having cravings every now and then and it's s...
Continue reading: Healthy Drumming here...
Sunday morning, waiting for Ikea to arrive with some furniture, new chairs for in the computer room, a bookcase for A. and a audio, TV and bookcase combination. We took the small items with us yesterd...
Continue reading: Foxy Foxes here...
Our latest monster... What do you think hey? Isn't it a dodgy car?
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Continue reading: Our Monster here...
We ended up changing all the furniture arrangements last night. I already changed the lounge and the computer room yesterday before A. came home. It's all more convenient and more spacious. We have al...
Continue reading: Saturday Morning here...
I'm feeling a bit down lately so I'm not in a talkative mood to be honest, that's why I didn't write on here yet. I've spent the last couple of days cleaning the house and sorting out boxes. I feel ve...
Continue reading: Moody Blues here...
I'm back! I had problems with my blog due to permission settings that seemed to have changed when the Irish lads immigrated my stuff from one server to the other. So my blog had disappeared for a few ...
Continue reading: Hi Folks here...
Hi dear friends,
it has been a very hectic time and I would like to thank each of you for helping me, supporting me and being there for me! I wish I could've seen each of you personally but that was ...
Continue reading: We're Here! here...
It's early and I'm not awake yet; it takes more than one mug of coffee. We are going to load the van up. So wish me luck, we've got four hours... See you around on Tuesday!
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Continue reading: Early here...
Well, I guess this will be my last entry for now. Things have been hectic and I will be happy if it's all over. Tomorrow evening I will hang out at the Irish pub with some of my friends and ex colleag...
Continue reading: Last Entry here...
Yes... that's what I am, tired of sorting stuff out. It's okay to sort things out but not when you are doing it for a couple of weeks. I know it's something that I really have to do but in the end you...
Continue reading: Sick of Boxes here...
We cleaned out so much today, took all the boxes and stuff from the storage to our place so it will be a piece of cake to get it in the van and move. I still have a lot to do though but we are making ...
Continue reading: Echo Foxtrot Golf here...
Today has been a day of faffing... We woke up quite late and decided to go down town to buy some clothes for our holiday in Croatia. I also had to pick up my new passport and unregister [or register a...
Continue reading: Emigrant Passport here...
Dina came over this morning at 10.00 to pick up one of the workbenches that are in the spare room. I took it apart but left the bottom bit because I wasn't sure if it could fit in the car. It would on...
Continue reading: Spree here...
Chantal sent me a really sweet email a while ago [in reply to the group email that I sent about the change of url] asking me if we could meet up before I would leave the country. I wasn't sure back th...
Continue reading: A Welcome Break here...
I allowed myself to use the internet for half an hour in the morning and half an hour in the evening. Just to relax a bit and write something on here or surf the net. I need my daily dosage of interne...
Continue reading: Half an Hour here...
It's so warm, I'm having headaches because I don't sleep well. Even with all the windows open it's still 28°C in the house. Unbearable really. I had to get out of the house today to arrange all sorts ...
Continue reading: Heat Wave here...
"A mathematician, a psychologist and an economist commissioned by British Gas have finally put into mathematical terms what we all knew: that things don't just go wrong, they do so at the most annoyin...
Continue reading: Murphy's Law here...
I've spend about four hours sorting out stuff over the phone and arranging things, it's driving me nuts to be honest. Trying to take the car across the channel, calling tax people at four different de...
Continue reading: Aaaaaaaaaaaargh here...
My love had an interview this morning at 10.30 by telephone which went very well. He was positive about it and right now he's at the airport flying to London in about an hour. He has another interview...
Continue reading: My Love here...
Enough faffing done, it's time to actually start doing something... as in packing... ...
Continue reading: Enough here...
I received an invitation from Inci last week to come over to her place and have dinner or brunch. I had to check with A. what day and what time so we agreed on meeting up Sunday the 16th which was yes...
Continue reading: Brunch here...
The vultures are circling around already... Well I don't blame them of course. I would've done the same thing but it just feels weird. Only a few days after I sent a fax to the estate agency I receive...
Continue reading: My Goodness here...
I met up with Christiaan this morning at cafe Kale, which used to be one of my favourite pubs to have dinner or meet up with a friend. Time changed and so do pubs, it was not the pub that I used to go...
Continue reading: Coffee and Dinner here...
I'm not faffing... Tsk. I need to stop and relax every now and then. 5 boxes a day must be sufficient. It's not just packing you see, it's also throwing out stuff you haven't had a look at for ages. O...
Continue reading: What?... here...
I know I'm not supposed to do this but I just have to tell you what is going on over here. I'm busy packing but I'm distracted all the time by something in the garden. Two days ago I noticed a dead mo...
Continue reading: Maggots here...
I'm almost finished with A.'s website. Finally *sigh* I guess I'm getting fed up with it because I have so many other things to do still. And if there is slow progress then it starts to annoy me. I w...
Continue reading: Almost Done here...
I've finished the website for Sonja: she paints her own art impressions based on Japanese paintings from the Edo period. Finally... One more to go and then I'll have some peace of mind. I need a break...
Continue reading: Wednesday: Like Any Other... here...
So many things are going on at the moment. I don't have time to write... We'll go sailing in Croatia after the second week of August but before we go we'll have to move country... I have a major to-do...
Continue reading: Personal Whirlpool here...
I had a goodbye party this evening at the pub [Gambrinus]. I met up with my colleagues to have a meeting and farewell party in one go... We sat outside on the terrace for a while because it was a beau...
Continue reading: Goodbye Party here...
We went to the east of the country today to pick up the flight case. It's perfect and the lights are excellent although I'm not going to use them for the drawers. I will take out that stuff and use it...
Continue reading: Self-Service here...
I still don't feel well. I still have a bad cough and I stayed home for almost two weeks. I didn't feel like going out of the house because it was either cold or wet. So also this weekend we stayed in...
Continue reading: The Weekend here...
Since we're going to move I'm getting the urge to start packing my stuff in reliable and easy to transport containers. I don't know why but I want things to be handy and comfy without having to worry ...
Continue reading: Packing Nut Case here...
I wanted to do so much today and I ended up sleeping half of the day... I woke up on time but I didn't feel well. I had a sore throat and a really bad cough. A. had to go to work so I decided to stay ...
Continue reading: Those Thursdays... here...
We went to the Tig again tonight... It seems to become a weekly event every Tuesday. I told A. I would go to Dina in the afternoon to meet up and have a chat with her. He already knows that if I do so...
Continue reading: Regulars here...
Recent Tickles
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- jim on Beck's Canvas:
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- Tess on Mental Detour:
Twisters: I realise it's a good thing but would love to see one for real and not on TV ;) No... no l...
- Tess on Beck's Canvas:
Wen: did you realise your blog has the same option? So any Blogger has one basically :) I installed ...
- jim on Beck's Canvas:
Seems your plans might be better then any I might have conjured up ;-)...
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No twisters.... really a good thing even though they might be fun to see. No long Leo huh? Even thou...
- wen on Beck's Canvas:
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- Tess on Mental Detour:
Wen: you miss rain huh? *LOL* perhaps we should swap houses for a few weeks? Dress: thanks Wen :) I ...
- Tess on Beck's Canvas:
Wen: yes, it will be fun! Really looking forward to this :) More later this week. Happy to hear you ...
- Tess on Garden Design:
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- jim on Mental Detour:
hmm. . . my lasts don't show up :(...
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Time for a little research then fire up Illustrator and whip up a press pass :-O...
- jim on Mental Detour:
Ah yes, T-storms... any boomers? Seems we're scheduled for some severe ones today but they can be hi...
- wen on Mental Detour:
I also miss rain :) Chocolate satin dress? Wow! Beautiful colour! :) Great choice. I loved the pic...
- wen on Beck's Canvas:
"my Dutch friend who lives in London too, received an invitation as well" How cool!! Thanks for you...