Now and then I make Chia Pudding. You can make it in different ways, this is a combination of two other breakfast recipes: Chia Pudding made with bananas and Overnight Oatmeal. But I don't always have bananas at hand. I made this chia seeds pudding version with chia,...
The four Insights color Energies
I had the privilege to take and assessment with the Insights® Discovery tool. The outcome of the 30 minutes assessment was striking. How do they know me after a couple of questions!! By learning the system I find it very useful to read and understand other people but...
“Brilliant Failures”
I had an interesting lecture from the Professor Paul Iske who is the founder and Chief Failure Officer (CFO) of the Institute of Brilliant Failures (in Dutch Instituut voor Briljante Mislukkingen). What are Brilliant Failures? This already sounds awkward right? Why...
Easy Healthy Banana Bread
During the Corona quarantine period I started to bake more just like many others; at some point my supermarket even run out of flour! To avoid unhealthy snacking during my working from home, I wanted to make something that is still sweet but not too much sugars....
How to Survive the Corona Quarantine?!
For my job it was difficult to work from home before the Covid-19 crisis. But now I’m working from home since halfway March 2020! You have to be inventive and flexible in a couple of ways to make things work. I arranged an extra screen and our IT helped create a...
Flammkuchen with Figs, Serrano Ham and Goat Cheese
Flammkuchen is a delicious and fast dish which you can easily make by yourself. I use the prefabricated dough for the flammkuchen. This basis is perfect to serve a nice looking meal in ±30 minutes. Flammkuchen is a specialty of the historic regions around the...
Tips before you Travel to the Philippines
Before I left to the Philippines, I did a lot of preparation and research to get a good impression of the islands, the weather, the transport and the kind of route that would suit me best. I always like to read travel blogs, guidebooks and websites before I travel to...
Philippines itinerary: my 3 to 4 week island route
I visited the Philippines from half January till half February, just after the Mt Taal volcano eruption. I was lucky that my flight went on time without any delays, a week earlier that would not have been the case. My travel through the Philippines went very smooth,...
Tremendous TAO Sailing Experience
This was the highlight of my trip, I was looking forward for months to step on board this traditional Philippines sailing boat. I love to be in and on the water, already did similar boat trips in San Blas, Panama and Belize. I already booked and transferred 650USD...
Tips for Life Editing
In the basis I’m an organized person. I work tidy and efficient, clean everything what I make dirty almost at the same time. My challenge is that I collect and buy new, for example cloths and decoration materials, but barely throw anything away. You don’t realize it...










