Fracas Noir || Susanne Waldau - te Brake I swear to tell the truth as I know it…

I love an invitation out, especially if it involves oysters and champagne. So when my husband suggested dinner at Stempels to celebrate Queensnight, I could hardly refuse. I had pretty much been a recluse for the past 48 hours holed up in bed with tea and soup, but as I started to feel better I [...]

I’m ill, in bed with the flu. Reinout made a joke about having caught the swine flu. In fact all the symptoms are there – fever, diarrhea, pain in the body, headache, cold sweats. But it’s a simple flu, I know because it’s finally passing through, leaving in its wake the trembles and aftershocks. [...]

We didn’t launch our site last week as anticipated, but things are looking good for this week. We’ve been working hard on getting it live so with only approximately a day away from soft launch, I’m one happy and excited gal. But I also feel that working long hours, coupled with diet and training…and blogging [...]

It’s our wedding anniversary today. It’s incredible how much has happened in a year. Reinout reminded me that it has been an expensive year, which I’m largely responsible for with my careless burst-outs (think dented diamond rings and a lost diamond) and demand for extravagant lifestyle. I remind him that it has also been a [...]

I am so happy it’s Friday. I’m looking forward to a weekend of nothing but utter bliss. It’s been an intensive week, at least for a woman with a 2 month old son. But things are also starting to shape up. My routine is finally in place. Early mornings around 6 am, 1 hour at [...]

I woke up from a terrible nightmare. It left me somewhat unsettled but at the same time immensely happy when I turned around to see that my husband was laying next to me and all was as it should. Sebastian woke up earlier than anticipated and I struggled to stay awake an extra half an [...]

I’m in love. Madly in love. That’s what spring does to you. After a long cold winter, wrapped up in my incapacitated pregnant body, I am now breaking free. The sun is melting away every bit of shield and armour that has protected my heart and mind from completely going haywire. Tjohoo, there’s no turning [...]

The mood is good. I arrive back from the gym and as I enter our boudoir I’m greeted by a sunshine smile of our son. He is laying next to Reinout who is still asleep. Or at least is trying his very best. But it’s difficult sleeping with a 2 month old son that is [...]

It’s with excitement and dread that I’m facing this week. I’m tremendously happy about a project I’ve been busy with whilst on maternity leave is going live. The project has developed from something to keep me occupied when I was spending my days in bed to something that I want to seriously go for. It [...]

The funfair is in town. You notice this from the constant stream of people taking on the annual pilgrimage to the city centre where the attractions are waiting. Music is streaming out of speakers strategically put at the entrance of each attraction. Flashing lights adorn every square meter as far as the eye can see. [...]