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

Yesterday was a disaster on the Dutch roads. Everyone has somehwere to go as weekend started early with Queensday celebrations (today) and then the start of the May vacation. We were all stuck for hours in traffic and even the trains were not working properly which caused even further jams. Reinout, being the handyman with [...]

I’m in bed not feeling well at all. A looong day, hours in traffic, a cancelled meeting, a great prokect kick-off….and I’m beat. Well I was suppose to upload my little blog post of todays happenings hours ago, but as I fell a sleep shortly after 9 pm, here is it in unrevised format…
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Still working on a business plan, so going to the funfair is out of the question. But Reinout & Sebastian just sent their report…sweet!

So when you’re finally on the roll for going on a holiday, things don’t look so certain any longer. As weeks becomes days, and days becomes hours in vacation count-down, work is piling up…fast. So when Reinout comes in this morning and suggest we go for a drink and visit the Kermis (Dutch word for [...]

There was an email that stood out above all other emails from lat night. It simply read: “It was our wedding anniversary yesterday.” I stood there in disbelief having missed one of the most crucial days of our entire joint life. If you feel gutted, then this is the moment. I ran downstairs to apologise, [...]

Finally tucked up in bed after a hot shower. Like most Monday’s it’s been pretty full on starting with an early 9 am conference call. As Caroline was cleaning the house (it’s becoming ever more cluttered with shoes, handbags and other female paraphernalia) and sorting out my mess of about 20 books laying scattered across [...]

Reinout is watching football downstairs; I on the other hand is nice tucked up in bed. I’m not tired, yet I have no energy left for work. So I stare at the screen, mindlessly browsing the news in the hope that something will lift my mood. It’s been a good day…in places. After work I [...]

The day is coming to a close and despite having lost my way to work, I eventually arrived…half an hour late…and very cold. I love my new office, spacious, nice view and a lot of light. Meetings and research has been the theme of today, and an ever growing action list. I’m not complaining, this [...]

It’s always exciting when you start a new job. Butterflies in your stomach, you know your first weeks are what counts. You want to give a good impression to your colleagues, walk that extra mile, and keep output at a constant flow. It’s also a buzz, new people, new challenges and definitely some new objectives [...]

I’ve been pampering myself this evening, leaving my favourite glyco peel from Natura Bisse on extra long, to remove any traces of the “perma tan” I sustained last Friday. My skin looks a lot better now, and the orange shade is finally gone. I use these great products from Natura Bisse. It’s a beauty range [...]