I don’t want to let myself be guided by negativity. I believe one can achieve so much more with a positive attitude, and it will make you a happier person. But unfortunately, negativity finds its way into my life as well and I have to find a way to deal with it. And it gets […]
Do you love your house?
Let’s get serious for a moment: do you love your house? Does it make you happy sitting on your couch and looking around? Do you feel content? Does it have exactly what you need and nothing more? Do you love the materials that are used; do you find the layout of the rooms practical; does […]
April? You could have fooled me
April was not exactly a pleasant spring month now, was it? It has been pretty chilly now and then, the nights especially were literally freezing! Thankfully my newly sprouted seeds in the garden survived, even though I neglected to cover them up during the colder nights. I have only had to fire up the woodstove […]
The lovely loft from Mill Home is here!
Last week I was invited by the team from Mill Home to view their brand new Tiny House at the RAI Amsterdam, during the Building Holland convention. The Tiny Loft, as the house is named, was temporarily placed right in front of the entrance of the convention centre where it drew many curious visitors. Of […]
Laundry: less is more
I don’t own a washing machine. Well, yes I do have a Wonderwash, which is a hand-powered washer often used on camping trips. I can do small loads of laundry in it and it works just fine, but at some point you get a little tired of that. ;) It only works when the weather […]
Tiny cuisine: becoming a vegetarian!
I was planning to take the day off, but I felt like writing today. So why not write a little blog! ???? I’ve been cutting back on meat for a while now. I don’t buy my meat at the supermarket, only on exceptional occasions and even then, I get organic meat. Usually I ordered meat from […]
Media Medley
It’s been a little quiet for a while; I wasn’t having three interviews and photo-sessions a week anymore. I didn’t mind at all though; it was a lot to handle this last year. I love doing it, but it shouldn’t become a 24/7 thing, if you know what I mean. But hey, it also makes […]
Wake up and smell the..
I have been wanting to write this blog about the developments within the Tiny House pilot in Alkmaar for so long, I wanted to shout it from the rooftops! But.. I was not allowed yet. The time has finally come now to share with you all that has been going on, it is a complicated […]
It’s just a caravan, right?
Here we go again.. every so often I hear or see the same comment: ‘It’s the same as a caravan, isn’t it? Nothing new about it.’ Sometimes it is just a misunderstanding, sometimes it is out of spite, I think. Let’s get to the bottom of it and shed some light on the issue: what’s […]
Spring in the garden!
It was such nice weather the last few days! After a week of mourning for my sweet cat Jack I needed something cheerful around the house, flowers in the garden! Last Sunday I went to the garden center early in the morning to get some violets, primula and seeds. I hardly go out on a […]