Working in my boss’s office today on the 10th floor and this is my view (in a panorama picture).
Pictures never do these things justice but it’s really cool! With a little bit of sleuthing you can even guess with this view in what city I work.
Tag: Work
Back to work
I’ve had a two week Christmas holiday but it really went by in a flash! Busy Christmas days, nice New Year’s Eve with friends and after that I thought I’d have all the time in the world to relax. That wasn’t quite the case. Went to IKEA for a new desk for Mr E’s work room that he shares with my daughter, the room then needed to be painted (which Mr E and my daughter did), I then helped organize everything there again. Also did my refugee volunteer work, my mom and sister needed help with stuff, cleared away Christmas things, got things organized in the house, etc. etc. It all kept me pretty busy.
On Saturday we finally got around to going on a day trip to a town called Bergen op Zoom, about an hour from where we live. I’d never been there before, but it was a sweet place…
Today it’s back to work. Luckily I get to start easy, with a cup of tea in a lovely mug beside me and a little time to blog. From tomorrow it gets very busy again.
2023 is also starting with some challenges in our little family, like Mr E still struggling with some stuff with work since the fall and verging on a full-blown burnout, which means he’s had to take a step back and re-construct things. Junior in the meantime has quit his sports management studies. He has decided that full time school is just not for him, mixing with 17-18 year old students and a university programme that does not live up to its promise. He does want to do something to better himself, so is now working a part time job and from February onwards will do university part time as well (he’s going to study marketing), where he can use his job for all the practical coursework that comes with it. Luckily I’m still happy with my job and mini me is doing well studying nursing, so there is that. Anyway, fingers crossed that everything works out OK for my two men!
I came across this little song today, which is so pretty and very fitting in a way. A good one to keep in mind, and a new artist for me to follow as I really like what this Rose Betts is doing. It’s all about silver linings…
Have a good start to the new year, everyone, with a little love in your life.
Done and dusted…
… my first full working week since our summer holiday, that is (last week I just worked half a week). It’s been a very busy week (also including my Wednesday afternoon at my volunteer work for refugees) but good. Last year I was dreading going back to work because I really didn’t like my job. This year it was fine getting back. Of course, endless holiday wouldn’t be bad but as jobs go, this was a good one to get back to.
I worked from home today and started early this morning. I pretty much worked non-stop and decided at about 4.30 pm that it was enough. The weekend has started and Mr E and I went for a little bike ride to unwind. It’s been cloudy today but while we were biking the skies cleared, so now it’s time to enjoy our front garden…
Mr E, red wine, cats, admiring Richard on my laptop desktop before I started blogging and soon dinner with the kids once Mr E gets up to cook. Not a bad way to start the weekend. Have a good one, dear readers!
How is it July already?
This means I only have two weeks to finish a ton of work before my summer holiday starts. Eeeek! I got a lot done from home today, then went in to work for two hours at the end of the afternoon because I needed to speak with someone who just started with us this week. Mini me came with me because the library that I needed to be at this afternoon will be the same library she will be using when she starts unversity in september. Afterwards she walked through the city a bit while I finished work and she took this picture…
Quite stunning, right? She says that if university doesn’t work out, she can always try photography.
Anyway, glad the weekend is here because it’s been so super busy. Time for a catch up on chores (blech!) and doing fun stuff, like going to see our national Dutch women’s football team play Finland in a practice match tomorrow (yay!). Here’s to switching off for a bit…
Working outside
It’s going to be a hot day today, as per the weather forecast. When I briefly stepped outside just before 9 am this morning, it was so pleasant out, that I decided to work from my front garden today. I’m sitting in the shade, with my Weetabix breakfast that I have now just finished, typing this after reading and answering my first e-mails.
Our huge fir tree has lost a lot of needles, which is why the ground is so brown. We think the tree may be dying but then again, it has also started sprouting some new green needles again so maybe we’re lucky? I always say that if that tree ever needs to come down, I am moving house. I love it so much, I couldn’t bear to see it go and I’d rather leave first…
Anyway, back to work now on this lovely Friday morning outside. The weekend is just around the corner.
The Book of Esther 