Fracas Noir – Susanne Waldau – te Brake ~ for better or worse

I really wish you could be with me now. Our house is so full of joy and laughter, like straight out of an old fashioned children’s story. It has such a pure and charming feeling to it, it in fact even outranks Christmas. In short it’s a happy house. I didn’t sleep much last night. [...]

Victoria came home this morning after spending the weekend with her dad. We had a talk about certain situations that are now arising from our new family member. Although she is really happy and totally in love with her little brother, it’s also a big change for her. She has been my centre of attention [...]

Sometimes the past catches up with you, making itself known when you least expect it. It’s like it has made a unilateral decision to knock on your door and remind you what happened all those months and years ago. It was about 1.30 am. Reinout had just turned out the light and was closing his [...]

They say if you are waiting for something good, you can’t wait long enough. I suppose this is true. As with all proverbs, I calibrate it against my past experiences which it applies to. There were times things didn’t turn out the way it should, because I waited too long. What does that teach you? [...]

In my incapacitated state, I’m travelling back in time through music and memories. It’s true what Maria, a dear class mate and friend of mine, said. We were never being boring when we were young. Younger, because we are still young and wild at heart.  Or are we? I’m currently listening to Stone Roses – [...]

The house rules in our family are pretty clear and simple. They are applicable to everyone, but of course they are most difficult to adhere to by the youngest member (so far) of our family. Priority one is tidiness. I can’t stand a mess, although being in the latter stage of my pregnancy, I have [...]

I just came out of a meeting, or in fact more of an interview, feeling happy and energized. The topic was my blog, and my life as I describe it, as it’s quite a stark and (I try my best) honest account of my thoughts on love, life, passion and events taking place around me. [...]

I am truly amazed how life has taken a new path since going on maternity leave. It’s like somehow that block of inspiration has been removed, and creativity has been flowing freely ever since. When I hear other pregnant women being tired and fatigued, spending their mornings and afternoons alike on the sofa watching day [...]

The films that have somehow stayed with me have a few common denominators. First of all they are all urban, taking place in a city, may it be Paris, LA or New York. They are all about the ordinary people, living through ordinary events that yet border to the un-ordinary. There is a certain element [...]

Yesterday, after finishing a document I was reading in preparation for a meeting today, I went on to read the news. My mind was soon enough engrossed in a very sad article of a little two year old girl who was beaten by her mother and stepfather to death. In fact I remember the case [...]