Oh wow, it's been almost a year already!

Guess I should really be ashamed :p When I wrote my last blog, Nerys was still in 'the pipeline', and now she has already celebrated her first birthday! I have to say, she has been a big help in making this old garage a home...

My circumstances haven't really changed yet, still no job, still living far from everyone I know except for the few people I know here, like my old neighbor Maaike, my new neighbor Monique and of course my old co-workers Coby and Wies.

I had to fight one of my bigger depressions but the fact that in April-May I have been in Chicago for 3 weeks has been a great help in that! And when I came back I started working slowly but surely on my house.

Found some cheap stuff, like a litte table, an IKEA bookcase from Maaike, a coffeemaker...got a curtain rod so I could finally hang the lace curtains I had lieing around for years (still in the plastic :p ) so that was a start.

 And then I decided to start throwing away stuff! I had a wardrobe full of clothes and 3 big vacuumbags and a big box of clothes on top of it! (Oh and don't forget all the blankies and bedlinnen in my old blue suitcase...)I sold the suitcase and tossed about 4 bags full of clothes... I have some left in my wardrobe and dresser and the one box on top of the wardrobe, the winter stuff.

I can't tell you how good it feels to have so much less stuff! I feel so much lighter! Well, emotionally of course ;) I also tossed some of my handbags and gave most of my nice little knicknacks to Monique, together with a shopping bag full of make up. I sorted out my papers and have just little left to do, some stuff in my kitchen and an old hamper with things to sort out but mostly toss. 

So now I have something that looks like a home, I have a cat, I have some nice friends and my boyfriend is preparing to come to the Netherlands! All happy happy joy joy. Of course there are some less nice things happening in my life too but I choose not to dwell on them and just handle them when it's time.

So, now you know I am still alive ;) And I'm not gonna make any promises I can't or won't keep but I'll try to write a bit more often. Like, I have some ideas I'd like input on! Anyway, see you around...

Live life to the fullest!

Hugz, Anna