#1 Why?

Okay so I am wondering why on earth anyone should be waiting for yet another blog. Of the millions of blogs out there what possibly can i add? To be quite honest i think everything has been said... I mean really?! A blog about single motherhood and keeping the so called 'balance'...? Done millions already! A blog about favourite places to travel? Heeps! A lifestyle blog? Soooo many! Ouch. Nothing left to offer for me ....So...i decided to turn it around and not make it my goal to be found, to be read or to get any attention for that matter:-). I came to the conclusion that i just like to write. In my head there's a chaos of thoughts, images, interesting people, places to go to, questionmarks, etc, etc. I just simply want to get it down on paper (or in a blog in this case) to create some structure.

So a little about me then. In short i am a single mom of 3 kids, living in a vinex district of Amsterdam and unemployed. I know, doesn't sound too good:-). Before you decide to stop right here let me tell you there is also good news; the above does not define who i am, what my dreams are, where my ambitions lie and neither does this make me good or bad or even pathetic. And these circumstances have never made me a victim, because i believe that i have consciously chosen this path with every decision that i have made in my life.

And there is more good news. I try to make it an issue to live consciously and enjoy every single moment I have on this planet. My interests are wide which can sometimes be confusing because i can loose focus. But there is so much more to do, to see, to explore, to dream about... The things is, when do you stop with the dreaming part and translate it into action?

Well I guess, by starting this blog, and actually have the guts to publish it too, i took the first step! Yihaaa!

What to expect from this blog; interesting and beautiful places to visit, art, short stories, visuals, food for body and mind...and more.


photo: Paris 2010 - Hotel Les Grandes Ecoles