Bye April...

... you went by so fast! But you were good. 

Spring finally came around, which made me so, so happy. I've started running again, and I'm enjoying it more than ever. Oh, and since last week I have a small job which will help me pay the rent. Of course I'll continue to search and apply for jobs that I actually WANT to do, but this job definitely gives me some space to breathe.

April, you were fun. Boulders were climbed, friends were visited, birthdays were celebrated. Dances were learned and danced, jewellery was bought, photos were taken, games were played, dinner parties were prepared and enjoyed. Walks were walked, Eindhoven was explored, finally a full moon shot was taken.

I also made progress on some of my 25 goals:  DIY projects were planned, executed and finished (I'll share soon, I promise!). New recipes were tried and approved or rejected. I've been working on getting into a blogging routine, and I'm sticking to my running schedule of 3 runs/week. If all goes as planned, I'll be running 5k in about 6 weeks.

April was good. I wonder what May will bring...
I have quite some work days planned at my new job, and if I turn out to be good at it, I'll be able to get new running shoes by the end of the month. Yay!
I'm planning on getting my blogging schedule worked out in May.
I'll be travelling up north a lot, for the birthday party of Imres sister, to meet my crazy college friends and plan a vacation/long weekend to Ireland together.
I'll try and get some DIY projects in the mix.
And of course, the search for an awesome job continues...

What's on your...

Inspired by Amy and Ali.
 
Here's what's on my...

Vanity | Don't have one. Everything I need is either on my nightstand, or in a shallow drawer in our wardrobe.

Perennial to do list | To clean, to call my parents, to write blogposts, clear out my wardrobe. Read, read, read. 

Refrigerator shelves | Veggies to put in my lunchsalad, milk to go with Imres breakfast, quark for mine, leftover pesto.

Itinerary | Going to Hilversum tonight for Queensday, Hilversum again next weekend for the birthday of Imres sister, Amsterdam in 2 weeks to meet up with my crazy college friends... But we have no big plans set just yet! However, if things work out this summer we'll be going away for 10 days with my in-laws, I'll be traveling to Ireland for a weekend with those crazy college friends, and hopefully I'll be able to get to Taizé for a week too.

Fantasy itinerary | Boy, do I want to explore Africa. Since Imre and I spent a month in Kenya last September I've been longing to go back. And besides Africa, I dream of Rome, Paris, Canada, Brazil, Scandinavia...

Playlist | Mumford & Sons.  

Nightstand | The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling, my new One Line a Day journal, tissues, Labello, elastic hair bands.

Workout plan | Run 3x/week, bouldering 1x/week, yoga 2x/week.

Iphone (Android...) | Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, Flickr, Feedly, Photobooth, Nu.nl, IMDB.

Top 5 list | When I finally finish a boulder I've been working on for a long time, reading an awesome book (preferably with a cup of great tea on the side), spending quality time with Imre, running, learning new things

Bucket list | Finish my list of goals before I turn 25. We'll see after that ;)

Mind | My plans for the week, my new (small) job, the stuff I have to pack.

Blogroll | Enjoy it  by Elise, A Beautiful Mess by Elsie and Emma, Jasmines wedding phtography, Lemon and Raspberry by Amy, Today is going to be awesome by Lisa, Snippets from Suburbia by Allison.

Walls of your favorite room in your house | Not so much just yet... In my office there's a pinboard containing a lot of papers, and there's a big 2013 calender with wildlife pictures, that Imre gave me for Sinterklaas. But I'm sure we'll hang more stuff in the following months.

Liquor shelf | Vodka, Sagatiba, wine. 

Currently...

Currently...
... keeping myself busy.
... enjoying spring SO MUCH.
... applying for a ton of jobs that pay the rent.
... searching for jobs that would actually be fun.
... not really succeeding at either...
... putting oodles of books for sale on Marktplaats.
... going on photowalks.
... knitting a cowl. You never know when it gets cold again around here.
... enjoying running again. Feels good.
... getting better at bouldering.
... having a digital spring cleaning.
... rewatching Gilmore Girls.
... LOVING my new ring (it was a gift from my mom for my graduation, together with a pair of earrings and a necklace).
... playing around with watercolor.
... working on a new banner. Soon.

Believe it or not...

... spring is here!

Before I turn 25...

This is the plan. Let's stick to it.

And yes, I know you're supposed to make these lists around the time of your birthday. That means that I would have to wait for another 235 to get started. And I don't want to wait! Being unemployed I now have a lot more time to do these things, so bring it on.

Lately, in our little corner of the world...

I've been thinking about what exactly I want to do with this little space on the web of mine. Haven't figured it out just yet, but I'll keep you posted.

I've been stalking Elise's blog archives, the way she handles life is so inspiring to me.

Imre and I had the best Easter weekend ever, NOT travelling to all the parents. A tradition might have been born...

Imre started his internal internship this week, which means he'll be spending the next couple of months on a construction site. Which is cool, accept for the fact that he leaves the house at 5.45 AM...

We've been working on our cactus planters: they are done! Man, untangling cactus roots is a LOT of work... I'll share some more (better)
pictures soon.

Spring is finally here!

I've been working on a photobook of my 366 photos project. I'm now waiting for a nice discount, and then I'll send it out to be printed. Yay!

Oh, and I failed massively on both the mile a day challenge ánd the March photo a day challenge I had set for myself. Ah well, I've been doing a lot of yoga lately, so on the exercise front: no problem.

I'm working on a blogging routine, so you can expect some more frequent posting again.

I've added an about page - let me know what you think!