Nicoleao

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• I Won Something!

  

  Remember my post about the Blogging Blues?It was chosen as the Best of the Best in the Turn It Up Tuesday blog hop. I must say, winning an award is a great way... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• How Much Perfume is Too Much?

  

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  Posted on 26 May 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Freestyle Training

  Do you remember when I wrote about a rather disappointing book called Free Running?Apparently now there’something called freestyle training. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2014 ATHLETICS, DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Anatomy of Exercise Manual

  

  Is that a dumb bell or are you excited to see me?Now that I’ve finally converted to Crosstrainism, and even went so far as to buy myself an elliptical machine, ... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2014 ATHLETICS, DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Blogging Blues

  

  Don’t mind me. I’ve got The Blogging Blues!Do you know that feeling?That feeling of pouring your heart and soul into a post?You’ve dóne the research, and you’v... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Elliptical Trainer and Running

  

  My second hand elliptical machineCrosstraining for runners.It’s like social media for bloggers: you can’t get around it. You have to do it. Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2014 ATHLETICS, DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Until You’re Mine

  

  Have you ever read a book with such a plot twist it left you feeling like you needed to read the book again, knowing what you know now? Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Running and Kids

  

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  Posted on 14 May 2014 ATHLETICS, DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Run with Me: Disappointing Book

  

  I love reading books about running. In fact they’re a great motivational tool for me.Not all that interestingBooks about running as a motivation toolWhen I’m... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2014 ATHLETICS, DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Are You Cooking on Gas, Electric Or Induction?

  

  I have an induction stove.Before our move to the country we had a gas stove. I still miss my gas stove a lot! I liked to cook ‘on fire’. Though I have to... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Free Libray in a Tree!

  

  In the Dutch town Ruurlo you can find a tree. Not just any tree, but a tree with books in it. You can borrow these books, as long as you bring them back again.... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Can You Run and Talk?

  

  Honey? Honey? You gotta breathe!I know there are lots of couple who go for a run together.They use  running as an opportunity to connect. Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2014 ATHLETICS, DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wooden Swing Seat

  

  I’d been dreaming about a wooden swing seat for a long time. At first we didn’t enough room. Then we didn’t have enough money! Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hot Air Balloon Almost in Our Yard

  

  We live on a quiet country road. Nothing much happens there. And usually the road looks like Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fat Burning Zone: the End of the Myth

  

  Why am I not loosing the fat?!First it was the Tooth Fairy.Soon followed by Santa.And then last week I heard  The Fat Burning Zone doesn’t exist.The Fat... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2014 ATHLETICS, DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Smoking Run

  

  It is often said that if you become a runner, your whole lifestyle automatically becomes healthier. You start to eat better foods, and you cut out bad habits. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 ATHLETICS, DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why Are You Reading This Post?

  

  Why are you reading this post?I’ll tell you!Because I cleverly used a ‘question mark’ triggering the part of your brain that wants answers!Then I lured you... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Where There’s Smoke, There May Be an Electronic Cigarette!

  

  My father was born in 1940. So he was in his twenties during the 60s, when he met my mom. Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Curtains in Shabby Chic Style

  

  I finally got curtains!A few posts ago I wrote about how I finally found some curtain rods after two and a half years of living without any curtains.And now... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Trackbacks, Pingbacks and Backlinks: What Are Those?

  

  When I finally succumbed to the lure of WordPress.org and left Blogger, I suddenly got these pingbacks! Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2014 DIARIES, FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION