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No Guilt for the Stingy
The view through the rain from the outside ofRotterdam Central Station Nobody wants to be cheap, but we all love a good discount. I feel...

Zaan
Mar 32 min read
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Weekly Menu Ideas: 03-03
To Soup or Not to Soup Creamy Pumpkin Soup Tradition in a strange thing, we seem set in our ways and then we learn a new way and that...

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Mar 14 min read
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The Honesty System: Part 2
The Dutch Sunrise on a spring morning You know the feeling: that awkward moment in the store when the alarm goes off, and you know you...

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Feb 233 min read
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Weekly Menu Ideas: 24-02
This week is an unusual week, the kids are on vacation and it is the beginning of Ramadaan. Snacking During the week, I love to snack...

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Feb 224 min read
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Homemade Basil Pesto
In South Africa and the Netherlands, I have loved nothing more than a fresh pesto pasta. I remember the delicious Food Lovers Market in...

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Feb 193 min read
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Weekly Menu Ideas: 17-02
I say I eat everything, but we all know that’s not true. Deciding who does what in any household is always a great debate, especially in...

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Feb 153 min read
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The Honesty System: Part 1
Beautiful Plants with droplets of water in the park. I’ve always considered myself an honest person, and in my home, we have one...

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Feb 142 min read
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Recharging your Soul
The 8 a.m. sunrise in The Hague overlooking the Canal This morning I woke up and thought about the feeling of waking up in South Africa...

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Feb 103 min read
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Weekly Menu Ideas: 10-02
I love variety. I love the challenge of creating new meals, discovering fresh flavors, and experimenting with different cuisines. The...

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Feb 83 min read
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Weekly Menu Ideas: 03-02
I am a numbers person. Everything I do comes down to numbers, and you may think this is super strange, but every aspect of my life can be...

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Jan 315 min read
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Pumpkin Soup
In the Netherlands, soup is a staple. It goes without saying that in traditional Dutch workplaces, it is almost mandatory to enjoy soup...

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Jan 294 min read
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Weekly Menu Ideas: 25-01
As a parent, I encounter numerous losing battles in the kitchen each week. It often feels as though I am merely trying to plug holes and...

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Jan 254 min read
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The Giant Pit of Nothing
An empty shopping street in The Hague, Netherlands. The thing about life is that you never know what you have until it's gone. We all...

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Jan 252 min read
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Weekly Menu Ideas
A Weekly Meal Dilemma If your household is anything like mine, your weeks will be filled with nothing but chaos. As my mom explains it...

Zaan
Jan 185 min read
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It's not the end of the world!
The difficulties of parenting are unknown in day to day life, we worry about our kids, when we should be there for them.

Zaan
Jan 162 min read
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The Kit-Kat Mess
In the Netherlands, people are much more health conscious. This means that most foods have reduced sugar, this includes everything from...

Zaan
Jan 103 min read
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Leaving Room for Growth
"Me-time" is a phrase that many people use, and it means different things to different people. New Years Eve in The Hague, Netherlands I...

Zaan
Jan 82 min read
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The Good and The Bad
Personally I tend to see things as all good and all bad. I do this with everything. When we initially moved abroad I thought it was awful...

Zaan
Dec 31, 20242 min read
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The Winter Solstice
Have you ever been in a really difficult situation, where you feel that all hope is lost. Then a signal emerges, and immediately you know...

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Dec 21, 20242 min read
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The Rules of Engagement
Before my post today, I would like to say thank you to everyone who has read my first blog, words cannot describe my gratitude. Your...

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Dec 19, 20242 min read
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