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Now for 23rd July 2026
What have I been upto? Work has gotten a bit quieter since the last time I wrote. Managed to get back on top of the mountain and one of the builds had gone live, which was nice. I've got a few things to chase up, and sort, but with just over 24 hours before I...
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!
Recently in May '26
May was an incredibly packed month, which sort of explains why it took me so long to write this post. Now that I have some time to go through all the events, let's take a look back together, and go through some of the things that happened in May!
Recently in April '26
April is now coming to and end, and with it, a new blog post is born. Around 33% of the year has now gone by, and we're starting to head into the prime time of the spring. Looking back at this month, it's been quite quiet. I know I said the same thing last month, but now it's for real.
Recently in March '26
Now that I am looking back at what happened in March, I see it was quite of a calm month. Oddly enough, I didn't perceive it as so, since I feel like it went by so fast. Let's then take a look back together, but I'm sure this will be a shorter post than in the previous months.
Recently in February '26
The shortest month of the year is now ending, which means that two months of 2026 are already gone! February was quite a busy month for me, and it feels like I never had time to fully stop and rest. Let's take a look.
Now
Trying to keep positive, while also being extremely productive, whatever "productive" actually means.
Recently in January '26
January went in a blur: it feels like 2026 has just begun, and yet the first month is already gone. It reminds me of what my parents always say: the time goes by very fast, and it gets worse with age. Maybe I'm sort of getting to the point where I start noticing it more and more.
Now
Posting late, eating sandwiches, running in the Lakes, feeling doomed.
Now
Third installment of these things. Back into running, deciding to do the Bob Graham, getting things done. Feeling productive. Let's see if we can keep this up all year.
Now
Getting back into the rhythm of things, setting a routine, not getting bogged down by snow.
Year in Review '25
December has been a somewhat calmer month, which maybe is a good way to end such an eventful year. At the risk of repeating myself, I would say that 2025 has been a year full of change, new challenges and adventures. I am, generally, quite happy with how this year has developed: from moving to a new apartment, to getting a new job, to traveling.
Recently in November '25
November is now behind us, and there's only one month left in 2025. This year has been going by much faster than I first anticipated, and it has been full of things happening - should I call them events? Maybe that's what adult life is all about, but, for now, let's focus on the past month.
Recently in October '25
In striking difference with the past month, October has been quite busy and hectic. And no, it's not because of Halloween! Not only did I travel to two places, but there have also been many events, and anxiousness about things happening around be. Let's recap.
Recently in September '25
The ninth month of the year is coming to an end, and I feel like 2025 is flying by. I feel like it was a calmer month in comparison to the previous months, but maybe that's a false impression. Let's see.
Recently in August '25
August is now coming to an end, and there is something in the air feeling more and more like the autumn. Days are becoming colder, darker, and the rain is showing up again. That's good, considering The Netherlands has had one of the driest years so far. Let's look back and see what I've been up to.
Recently in July '25
I always want to say that the past month was relatively uneventful, but then I write the post and I realized that more things happened than I first thought. So, let's recap July, which is now coming to an end.
Recently in June '25
One more month has passed, and June is now away from us. We've officially entered the last half of the year, at least when it comes to counting months. It was quite a busy month, with travel, new job, events, and the heat! Let's take a look.
Recently in May '25
May has now come to an end. We started seeing the first signs of summer, warmth and, at the same time, some rain, to keep us refreshed. It was an unusually calm month in my life, I would say. However, I have the feeling that it is the calm before the storm.
Recently in April '25
April was a fantastic month. Spring is now on full swing, the trees and flowers are in full blossom, and the weather is warming up - perhaps a bit too much. It was also a month of travel, my second intercontinental trip ever. Let's take a look!
Recently in March '25
March has ended a few days ago, meaning that this recap is coming a bit later than usual. Maybe it is a product of the weather being nicer, and the fact that I've been a bit more busy than usual. It's been quite some hectic days!
Now: 24 February - 2 March 2025
A harrowing ten minutes on Friday night.
Recently in February '25
February is now past us, so it's time for me to quickly recap what has happened last month, this time a few days later than usual. I was hoping to have posted more during last month. However, I made a few updates to the website with the intention of making that easier!
Now: 17 - 23 February 2025
Going out in Durham to celebrate, using LLM tools for small tasks, embracing my position as DudeBro on the internet.
Now: 3 February - 9 February 2025
February's here. Easily the worst month of the year (sorry Valentine's Day enjoyers). Still dark, and as if on cue: here comes the wet weather, at last.
Now: 27 January - 2 February 2025
Watching TV, listening to podcasts, working on cars, going for runs. Yes indeed it's me.
Recently in January '25
January is coming to an end, meaning that around 8% of 2025 has already passed. It felt like a slower month, definitely slower than the previous months in the sense that there was nothing big happening. However, the things that happened, I'm very glad with.
Now: 20 - 26 January 2025
Storm Ćowyn blew in and knocked over a shed. I tried to sort out some electronics and came across a very unfortunate fault.
Now: 13-19 January 2025
Quiet week. Ride my bike to work (well, to the train), lose my charger, go to Leeds (twice!).
Now: 6 - 12 January 2025
Our one Cold Week of the year saw me finishing my book and watching too much YouTube. At least I'm running consistently again.
Now
A visit to a bothy, listening to heavy music, finishing a tv series, a 5k PR, housework.
Year in Review '24
December is coming to an end, and with it so is 2024. It was a year full of change, challenges and adventures. I managed to tick off quite a few items from my impossible list, achieve fluency in Dutch, and start a new job. All of this things, combined, made it a positively challenging year.
Recently in December '24
December is now coming to an end. It's time to recap about what has happened during this last month, before writing my final Year in Review. This month was quite of a rollercoaster, I visited a few places, met with people a few times and watched a lot of stuff.
Recently in November '24
The eleventh month of the year is now gone, and it's almost time for Sinterklaas and then Christmas. November had more events than I was actually planning for, but it all ended up going well. Let's recap!
Now
Feeling crummy; finding the bright spots in an increasingly dark end of the year.
Recently in October '24
October is now two days away. Halloween is gone - which I always enjoying mentioning despite never doing anything for it -, and my birthday too. I'm now 25, a quarter of a century, a very interesting-feeling number. Some would say it's now closer to the 30s than to the 20s. Let's recap what's happened this last month!
Recently in September '24
September is now almost gone and we're diving deeper and deeper into the autumn. Despite a few problems here and there, I think it was quite a nice month, and it's important to always try seeing things for their positive side, despite that now always being very easy.
Now
It's getting cold. We're getting on with work around the house. I'm still training for a marathon. We got covid.
Recently in August '24
Uff, I wanted to write this before the end of August, but I'm still on time. August is over and it's starting to feel a bit like autumn to me. Quite excited, as it will become a bit colder, hopefully, and it's also one of my favorite seasons. Very colorful! But now, let's recap August!
Recently in July '24
July is coming to an end and the sun is shining. This was a month with quite some events for me, both on the good side of the spectrum, as well as on the bad side of the spectrum. But mostly good. Let's dive into it!
Recently in June '24
Time flies and now it's June that is coming to an end. This was the first month, or at least first weeks, of summer. Despite all the rain and the mild weather that we've been having here in the Netherlands, it reached 30Ā°C last week. A bit too warm if you ask me, especially when it comes to how houses are not prepared to deal with heat.
Now
Trying to get back into things that I stopped doing because of Malaise. It's going ok.
Recently in May '24
May is coming to an end. Not that much happened this month, but it was still minimally eventful. I made a few updates to this website, there's some life-related changes and updates regarding my gym journey. Let's dive into it!