Expression meaning “never in my life”. Around 3 years ago, Never in my life did I think I could or would go out to dinner alone, go to a movie alone, go get groceries alone. I was so scared, so dependent, any of those simple things I wouldn’t dare do alone. Just under a month…
Word of the Day: Koekjes
A noun meaning: cookies. Now this is definitely a word I can get on board with. When are cookies ever a bad thing? Be it eating, baking, decorating, etc. Cookies are never a bad time. To this day I still remember when my mom was trying to teach me to bake. My mom can’t bake….
Word of the Day: De Roos
A noun meaning “target”. It seems as though the world is surrounded by targets. We’re born at a fast pace, hitting the ground running, our parents, our doctors, and teachers always measuring our progress. Making sure we hit de roos. Then we finally graduate, get our degrees. We get a moment of satisfaction and a…
Word of the Day: Met Jou
Expression meaning “by your side” Like yesterday, the word of the day was something I could easily relate to my day. By your side, a wonderful phrase. It has such fantastic potential, and such positive connotations. When would being by someones side be a bad thing? Today I had the pleasure of being on both…
Word of the Day: Pruilen
A verb meaning “to pout”. I wonder if the word of the day will often weave itself into the day itself… Today it certainly did. I was puppy sitting for a friend this weekend and as per usual, I give the little doggo a bath before they go home to their parent. To say the…
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Today is day one, I’ve started the blog. This might be the first step into something great. But at worst, it’s somewhere to catalog my thoughts which isn’t a terrible idea. Is speaking into a void ever a bad idea? To start with I’ll probably have a few regular post types…
Lil Word Things 