Tag: life
There is no magic shortcut. You need to do the work.
I have learned that pushing through the tough bits often helps me build skills that will come in handy for other projects or goals...including perseverance when I make mistakes or missteps.
How to get free AAA games for PC and Mac
There are open-source and free-to-play games available that cost nothing (up-front anyway), such as Fortnite. However, what about those AAA games, that have an up-front costs. How can you get those for free?
Sliding into September
We're into the final third of the year. As I work at a university, September is a busy month as new students arrive to enrol and returning students come back after the long summer break, so campus is going to be busy again after a quiet few months. This month also sees my employer adopting...
Recently in August '26
August is now coming to an end and, with it, the summer. This has been an unusually hot summer in the Netherlands, and I'm quite happy we're now approaching colder times. This month wasn't as eventful as I thought it was, but let's recap.
WordPress plugins and the removal of features
A recent discussion on Reddit was about shaming plugin developers who offer free features and then take them away (with the assumption being that they make them part of the paid-for version). Now, I don’t agree with shaming, but I don’t think it’s a great policy. As a site owner, if I’d spent some time […]
god forbid a bitch own a weird little website
A personal site can still be a garden, junk drawer, clubhouse, and tiny act of resistance against the feed.
The Little Dreams Inside My Head
a personal think-peice on what I want to do in life
Unstable Systems
I was supposed to have a therapy appointment today. Every other Thursday. It used to be Mondays, as it had been for literal years, but was changed a couple of months ago. That part doesn't matter. Today was the first time the system was down. Just...completely down. Do not pass go, do not pay $200 (jk, I don't actually pay anything out of pocket for my therapy appointments). It's the first time in roughly 10 years since I started going to therapy...which sounds weird when I think of it.
Find and exploit your own ticklish spots
The answer to the question, "If you could go back five years and give yourself advice, what would it be?"
Mother in her 30s is getting really into coffee
Coffee got more important after I became a mom and now I'm trying to justify an espresso machine?
There is just something about film and development
Challenges: Summer, Photography and Running
I clearly didn't know where this post was going when I was writing it. It's hot as shit outside but I've gotta stop using that excuse.
Terra Cognita
A few thoughts at the end of our India post
Never presume to know another's grief.
I will never say I know exactly how you feel.
Be fully present. The "last time" won't announce itself.
When you are with someone you care about, be fully present. Don't multitask, don't be thinking ahead about other things you need to do. Give them and the moment your full attention.
getting too old for this grandpa!!
I'm finally starting to see more signs of aging - like forreal forreal. In my late twenties, I had gray strands here and there, a little bit of crinkles near the eyes. But now, when I see myself in the mirror, I see an aging woman. The grays are multiplying. My eyes look tired. The lines on my forehead are more pronounced. I may or may not be losing more hair. I'm really getting old...
Fidget Clickers
Am I different than the average engineer?
Trying to put words to what I think makes me a great engineer.
August 13 2026
Welcome to August-Autumn
That’s right, folks! Come on down to the August-Autumn festival, where everything is pumpkin-flavored even though my grass will still die if I don’t water it at least every other day!
people and friends
dear diary- i mean blog
Hello, Again
It’s been a minute. Let’s catch up. If you followed me over at my previous writing home, you’ll notice that I didn’t do any sort of winding down over there. I just peaced out. Ghosted. Left. I did have a good reason, and I did have a good reason I didn’t want to share my good reason.
A week in the life, pt 3
One final move and we're settled.
Recently in July '26
July was a month full of unexpected events, milestones, and just busyness in general. It's crazy that we're way past the half of 2026, and that we'll be soon -- depending on how you look at "soon" -- embarking into the autumn.
i’m buying a macbook lol (+ a little rant on writing styles)
MacBook time So, I finally bit the bullet. I bought myself an M5 MacBook Air. Friends will be unsurprised, it's been on the mind for a while. This is also my first proper Mac that I'll be owning too - before this I relied a lot on Hackintosh since the early 2010s which for modern...
Unblogged July
Time for another round-up of things that I've been up to this month that I didn't blog about. As with June's update, it's back to being a little longer than May as I've been able to do more things as I gradually recover. Back from Wales Our holiday in Wales was once again just a...
AI as a Tool for the Mental Load
A week in the life, pt 2
The week of imposter syndrome.
Forest
I went for a walk in the forest on Saturday. Not a remarkable walk. Just the sort of potter around that is an everyday occurrence for most dog owners. Just to the south of Brussels is the large expanse of the Sonian Forest (Forêt de Soignes/Zoniënwoud), an ancient woodland that most people experience as a monotonous wall of trees passed in a car on the motorway, or from a seat in a train.
A week in the life, pt 1
I've decided to do weekly posts about my life instead of waffling over what content I should create from scratch. Some of it will probably inspire other posts - in that case, cool. Otherwise this makes sure I have fresh content pretty consistently.
Debut post!
Calmer times
Reflecting on a lot of hectic weeks & months
shit
forgot to go to bed 2 hours ago :(
Jumping into July
Here we are, into the latter half of the year. I'm continuing to recover, and this month sees us go on our annual summer holiday. Recovery update I'm slowly regaining mobility in my arms, following my fall, and I'm generally in less pain now. I'm still not fully back to normal, but may be closer...
normal interactions
him: you look so hot, dude. me: **turns more red and also 🥺** him: no, i mean, like, temperature. are you ok?
normal interactions
him: you look so hot dudeme: **turns more red and also 🥺**him: no, i mean, like, temperature. are you ok?
Recently in June '26
Woah! It's that time of the month again. June has gone by very fast, full of activity, travel, and a - way too hot for The Netherlands - heatwave. Let's look back and reflect on everything that has happened this past month!