Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas everyone! I am about to leave London to spend Christmas and New Year with my family in the Netherlands. If you are travelling too, travel safely, keep warm and have a good time with friends, family and whoever else you like to spent your holidays with. Love + Rock!

This is Annerie’s xmas tree – click for larger image because there is a heart in this tree. Actually!! Pedro’s tree, still standing in a considerate amount of snow. Wonderful. Grigorisgirl’s tree is here Love the Sun globe. It is fun to see what other people have in their Xmas tree. This is Zazz’s daughter [...]

I don’t really like the Christmas shopping madness, but I love the lights and Christmas trees. My room in London is too small for a tree so I would love to see your tree if you have one setup! It might be a festive sight to see the photos so if you have a tree [...]

Just a short update on the job front. I have found a temporary contracting job. It is in a huge international creative agency in London and I am doing project management work for projects for big international brands. It is very busy and there is a lot of work which is a good thing. I [...]

If you are young at heart, go see this film. It is wonderful. If you have children (not to young though) take them too. And the music is absolutely awesome too. Where the Wild Things Are – Max and Carol Where the Wild Things Are – Max and Carol Where the Wild Things Are – [...]

I am taking a break from this blog. I am sure I will return but at the moment I don’t have any energy for it. Sometimes life gets in the way and asks to be sorted out first. I still have the intention to do the non xmas card exchange but it won’t be before [...]

Despite the job hunting going like wading through ever in thickness increasing mud, I had a week of wows. I witnessed beautiful things that really made me stop and say “Wow”. Dan and Hugh A Steady Rain with Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman The first WOW was Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman, Thursday a week [...]

The annual this-is-not-an-XMAS card postcard exchange I admit that I am a little late this year but it is that time of the year again: The annual this-is-not-an-XMAS card postcard exchange I will design a brand new Girl postcard which I am going to have printed in a card shop in a special very limited [...]

A Steady Rain, Broadway, New York Now this was bound to be a magical evening and it was. I am not sure if it was the fantastic well acted and intense play that this is, or if it was the two leads auctioning off their shirts at the end of the show. Tough choice! It [...]

Say about Terminal 5 what you want, but it has the fastest check in possible. No queues at the luggage drop off points, a tiny queue at the security check. So that meant I was very early, so what do you do? Indeed, have a warm waffle with fresh berries with a cup of love [...]

New York – the plan Plans are there to go and do something completely different – but this is the basic idea I have. As you can see, Sunday is still open for suggestions. I might need a quiet day there, but any suggestions on what to do there are appreciated. I might take the [...]

Notecards and envelopes I have distracted my brain a bit and designed four small notecards and envelopes to go with it. (See the not so great photo above, they look better in real life!) I kept the design simple (I like simple designs) and am quite happy with the result. If you like them, you [...]

Here is what I have learned the last two weeks. When you are looking for a job and desperate for recruiters or job people to call you: The phone will ring just when left your room for a minute making a cup of tea. Would you however take your phone with you at all times [...]

It is not going that well with the job hunting, and I had a bit of bugger of a day today, so instead of words – here are a couple of photos I took yesterday night and today. Soutbank Christmas lights I don’t really like Christmas but the blue and white lights currently installed in [...]

(If you like the above Sondre Lerche – Good Luck song, download it free and legal in MP3 format here) Latest news from the find-a-job-rollercoaster-ride: I have not heard back from the recruiter I visited yesterday, so either the jobs were already gone or she didn’t like me. I will send her an email tomorrow [...]

Here are experiences from the last couple of days: I have spent the last couple of days fine tuning my CV. I did not think it would take me that long but it did, mostly because it is so important to put the right wording in it. And to mention exactly the experience they (future [...]

Ready for battle Hello world. I have returned to London after a nice weekend in Devon. The weekend was great in good company of my best friend, two dogs, and lovely weather. But being back in London feels as nice as a cold shower in the morning. Not good. I will have to try to [...]

It looks a bit cloudy at the moment Thanks a lot for all the encouraging comments on my previous post, it really makes me feel less alone with this. I had the talk with my boss this morning. He basically confirmed it all, I will get paid until the end of January after that I [...]

This definitely wasn’t the post I was planning on writing today. There is nothing quite like a phone call from your boss just when you are about to enter the theatre to see a play you have looked forward to. The fact that he called to tell me that I was fired kind of took [...]

Michael Jackson – This Is It I am from the generation where Thriller was a must have item in your LP collection. And even though I won’t consider myself a hardcore fan, I think Michael Jackson has made some fantastic music. I saw This Is It , not because I am a huge fan still [...]