As you can see from the title, I’ve decided to give the 365 Days photo project another try.  Two years ago I attempted the 365 days of self portraits project, which was a miserable failure.  I hated taking photos of myself so I’m not sure what possessed me to start a project that required 365 of them! I figured that …

If you are a friend of mine on Facebook or have followed me on Twitter, you’re fully aware that my anxiety levels were through the roof this year during the holidays.  Mainly between Christmas and New Years. Why?  – Because of the firecrackers, bangers, fireworks and everything else that went off causing my dogs to spin circles.  It’s not just …

Happy New Year, everyone!  I hope you had a wonderful holiday, I know we did! If you have been to my blog at this time on previous years, you have probably heard me moan about the state of affairs in the Netherlands on New Years Eve.  Mainly the situation with the fireworks and my dogs. While the fireworks are great for …

After putting Project Baby to bed Xander and I made a promise to each other to make a point of enjoying our freedom.  To take time out together and take little getaways when we can and splurging on ourselves when we are able. We had had such a stressful year in 2013 that we really wanted to find a place …

The view from my balcony last night as my neighbours brought in the New Year with a bang! Every year on New Years Eve I am on my balcony in hopes of getting some good firework photos.  Back in 2007 I was bummed because it was raining on NYE so not as many people were out.  Also it made for …

Last night I took some wicked videos of the fireworks, with commentary and everything!   For some reason when I uploaded my photos, it didn’t upload the videos… but I didn’t notice.  So this morning I deleted all the photos to make room for some morning after pics and deleted the videos. GODVERDOMME!!  (That’s me swearing in Dutch, it’s part of …

If I didn’t know better I’d think there was a war taking place in Rotterdam these past few days.   As we get closer to the New Year, more and more fireworks are being sold in the city, and more people are setting them off early.   It starts in the early morning with the firecrackers and once it gets dark you …

It’s hard to believe that Christmas is over already!  I spent ages counting the days until it got here, and now it’s passed.   Isn’t that always the way? It was sort of weird on Christmas Eve because it didn’t really seem like Christmas at all.   We ordered some Chinese food and I spent a while making these rat hammocks for …

This week’s theme is Memory.  I went through a few different ideas before choosing a photo.  Good memory, bad memory, scary memory, funny memory… I ended up going with a memory that gives me all of those feelings. My wedding day.  The day I literally married my best friend and the love of my life all rolled into one. May 12, 2000, …

This is how we started ringing the New Year this year.  Looking through a rainy window wondering if we want to go outside or not. It wasn’t freezing cold like the last few years, it was actually surprisingly warm (about 11 degrees Celsius), but it looked generally nasty outside. I was so disappointed… the fireworks is one of the things …

So Tanya did a 69 Q’s meme and I figured I may as well keep it going. So here’s mine :) (Btw Tanya I giggle when I see 69 too :P ) 1. Initials: — TBCS 2. Name someone with the same birthday as you: — Harry S Truman 3. Where was your first kiss? — Monroe Park with Aaron …