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

Little one is just off to bed, and I’m finally on the couch relaxing with Victoria. Reinout left for a promo tour earlier today and will be gone for two weeks. It’s the longest we’ve been away from each other, but then again absence makes the heart grow fonder right? Today I’ve been working on [...]

Another week of no blogging. I start wondering if I’m loosing inspiration. A friend of mine told me I should perhaps start FracasNoir 2.0. And in fact the idea is not that bad. I long for a new design (pink, what was I thinking??!) along with a more positive and extrovert blog. This blog has [...]

My rhythm has changed from late nights and 7.30 am wake-ups to early nights and waking up before 6 am. It’s not so bad actually. The gym is already buzzing with activity from jet lagged business people when I get there just after 6 o’clock. I do my usual routine for an hour before I [...]

I’m happy to report I have my belowed Mac back. iPad’s in all honor but as they say the Classics never go out of style. Writing a word document feels like  a feast, and having access to my Tweetdeck and a whole range of other applications is fantastic. Not to mention Flash! I can pick [...]

I woke up to Reinout and Sebastian arriving home. An hour earlier I had gone to bed with the mother of headaches, calling it a day with the promise to continue work in the evening. After dinner (steak again!) Reinout run another bath for me to relax and now I’m in bed planning to go [...]

I’ve had planning meetings all day for a new project. It’s really exciting to see a new concept taking shape and the team coming together behind it. At 6 pm I was completely knackered and as I’m working from home nowadays went upstairs for what I thought was going to be a short nap. Turns [...]

It’s no secret that married life has been a roller-coaster in the last months. Arguments are succeeded by tender embraces, kisses (and the make-ups!) only to be transitioned into another disagreement. I have lost count how many times I’ve called it a day, and I’m sure Reinout has too. But sometimes it is time to [...]

I’m having a break here, which is opportune for a bit of blogging. It’s been one of those days that have litterally just vanished. I’m down to 0 emails, but a business doc that needs to be written by the end of tonight. I have only just started. Still with my little hang up of [...]

When I left the gym, in a hurry to get home for the grocery delivery, I looked up at the clock and noted it was another 10 hours until my work day was over. 10 hours appeared infinite, and just the mere though, made me want to go back to bed. But I had a [...]

I’m in Reinout’s office, which is increasingly becoming more of my own. It’s great, a turn-of-the-century villa, a stone throw from where we live. It’s quiet today as Reinout is in a meeting off-site. I have the attic room for myself, and working with great speed on diminishing my action list. It’s raining outside and [...]