How my face got brutally sandwiched between elevator doors
Dutch Of all stupid things I experienced in my life (soon readable in my book ‘Surviving in a Fake World’); this was the day to add a totally almost catastrophic mildly cursed incident to...
Tagged: Humour
Hoe mijn gezicht bruut werd gesandwiched tussen liftdeuren
English Van alle idiote dingen die ik in mijn leven heb meegemaakt (binnenkort te lezen in mijn boek ‘Surviving in a Fake World’), was dit dé dag om een totaal bijna-catastrofaal lichtelijk vervloekt incident...
Turns out that when the rest of the world finally shuts the hell up, my own brain just starts yelling instead
Dutch So here I am. I think, for about 6.4 seconds, I’ll just pull over for a bit and enjoy the view. That enormous field, 38 sheep on standby, a few clouds casually hanging...
I’m slowly starting to suspect that laundry is actually indestructible.
I’m slowly starting to suspect that laundry is actually indestructible. I don’t really have any scientific evidence for this, of course. And I haven’t done any research into it either. But I’ve now spent...
Apparently I’m No Longer Trusted Around Insects
Dutch language So my family has apparently caught wind of my blog and, sure enough, I have now been presented with a turbo insect terminator that supposedly does not send tiny creatures straight to...
I found a disturbing deceased Dick-looking thing (or something)
Dutch So I just finished a chapter in my new book about some of my disturbing idiotic holiday adventures which are to stupid to be true; but they are I’m afraid. In between writing...
The disturbing brainwasher
Dutch Live from the increasingly suspicious observation center: meet Bernard, who every month comes knocking to my window to test how my mental state is and and whether I’m still mentally qualified to participate...
Staying fit with your annoying kid be like…
Dutch In the name of de-phoning, I made my own variant from destressing, sometimes you have to snatch your child away from screens you know. You totally have to drag them in completely unnecessary...
The Quarrelsome Meerkats That Were Exterminated by The Zoo
Read in Dutch Since January this year, our entire family collectively got zoo subscriptions. Because yes: baby in da house, so that means staring at ridiculous animals and dragging ourselves through the Rotterdam Zoo...
Probably the only woman in the world who never wanted to be a grandma
Read in Dutch I am probably the only woman in the world who never wanted to be a grandma. Ever. Never ever! Yes seriously. And no: I don’t understand either. But so don’t I...
Why Isn’t Your Face Working??
Read in Dutch When you suddenly hear yourself saying: “Why isn’t your face working??” To a husband who is just doing the dishes while I urgently need to unlock his iPhone because a set...
Disturbed Lunatic Caressing a Piece of Ordinary Cardboard
Yesterday my last three functioning brain cells collectively decided I could no longer tell the difference between ridiculously luxurious design-like felt panels and a completely ordinary white cardboard box at the home improvement store...
A Mysterious Number Called Me in the Middle of the Night
The most scary thing in life for me is when you are fast asleep, dreaming about sitting on the head of a giraffe and you wonder if you should slide down the gigantic neck...
Wij startten een espressobedrijf voordat ChatGPT ons kon vertellen dat we moesten stoppen
In 1989, voordat internet bestond en voordat iedere peuter al een startupmindset en een podcast had, besloten Jaco en ik op de een of andere manier dat het een volkomen redelijke levenskeuze zou zijn...
50-Year-Old Pencils That Outlasted Great Glitter Shortage
Dutch Translation These pencils, yes, 50 years old or more; have outlasted the great glitter shortage, flip phones, the rise and fall of tamagotchi empires, my questionable attempt at macramé wall art.and my patience...
From Diva to Disaster in Days
Dutch translation Okay, people. Let’s talk about my latest foray into floral folly. My husband snagged this GORGEOUS dahlia at the market last week. We’re talking a showstopper, blooms the size of my head...
Van Diva naar Drama in Dagen
Engelse vertaling Oké mensen, laten we het ff hebben over mijn nieuwste bloementafereel. Mijn man scoorde vorige week deze PRACHTIGE dahlia op de markt. We hebben ‘t over een spektakelstuk, met bloemen zo groot...
Zijn Mungbonen levensreddende kleine monsters?
English translation Mungbonen, ‘wat in hemelsnaam zijn Mungbonen’; was de allereerste reactie die ik had toen ik half dood in mijn bed lag in de zomer van 2013. Dat jaar zou mijn persoonlijke geschiedenisboek...
When Your Ultra-Smart Husband Thinks He’s Superman
When your ultra smart husband thinks he’s Superman and can walk down an insane long staircase with 3600 bags of empty bottles, sacks of old paper, waste boxes, an old barrel organ, a stack...
I Identify as Stuttering Incoherent Canary
I feel like I owe you an apology for being such a chaotic babble aunty. Not that I owe you one; it’s more that I owe myself one. Its me not you. When I...
