New Years Resolutions 2015

Hello my dearest e-friends! I wish you all a healthy and prosperous 2015! 2014 was overall a good year, December apart, but we are not here to cry over split milk, yet to write about good and positive things and move on! So here I am, trying to put down only now (alas!) my resolutions for 2015! I glanced at my last New Years Resolutions, and guess what?? 

3 Last Minute Christmas Gift Guide

Hello my dears! In the run up to Christmas I am sure most of you, have already found the best gifts for your beloved.. or not yet?? Personally, when it comes to gift decision, I usually get stumped and confused, and most of the times, I leave it all until the last minute.. If you find yourselves in my shoes, don't panic, there is still some time...
Why don't you snag one of the following ideas?

1. Shift the focus from buying to offering

Portraits of random bus passengers

How many times, while on public transport, have you captured yourself gazing at the passenger sitting opposite you, contemplating over grabbing your smartphone and snap a picture of him/her? To me, it happened several times.

Talented photographer Nick Turpin, has made a collection of different portraits of anonymous people during their transit from work to home, and captured successfully so many emotions.

10 DIY ADVENT CALENDARS

As we are getting further to Christmas, I have been searching for the best ornaments to decorate our new house. Under this spirit, I have decided that this is a great opportunity for me to spend some creative time with my girls and design our advent calendar! As a kid I remember my father was bringing us chocolate filled advent calendars, which we adored! However, I prefer that my girls would not eat one chocolate for 25 days in a raw... instead, we could design an activity advent calendar and fill it with small "surprises", a nice idea to get the family doing things together during the holidays. 

Therefore, I searched the web to find the perfect DIY advent calendar and here is some inspiration. Have a gander at, and help me to decide:) :  

Family Trip to Gulpen & Maastricht, Limburg, Holland

Hello my dearest blog friends, and sorry for the short absence! It has been really hectic around here! This post is dedicated to our 3 days trip in the south Holland, specifically to Limburg, which was held last week. My mother in law paid us a visit, so we took advantage to travel a bit around. I warmly recommend you to visit this part of Holland.. it is so charmingly beautiful! It reminded me of my beloved Tuscany, probably because of the vineyards and the breathtaking hilly landscape (a bit strange for Netherlands), the long green valleys and the small farms around.