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FAQ: why don't you paint boys?

  It is perhaps the most frequently asked question and I refer to my blog every time for an answer, but I just found out that it has been a few years since I wrote about this. So time for a new blog about painting as therapy and why it doesn't produce boys!  

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Following your feelings

  I know it is important, but it is and always will be a struggle. Following your feelings and not being too preoccupied with your head. I am getting better at it and today I take you through the latest discoveries and steps I have taken in this. (Yes, that painting is one of them!). 

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illustration

Making a new product: trial and error

  You've probably already seen it: a new invention! You can read more about the cosy UP itself here. But in this blog, I will take you through the development of the cosy UP, which took over a year! And I can tell you: it was accompanied by the necessary setbacks, challenges and setbacks. Was it all worth it?

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More cosiness through structure?

Maybe I should just start at the beginning. In the previous blog, you read that I made a mess of things with all the busyness, and the structure was far from perfect. Read it again if you have no idea what I'm talking about. Writing that blog really made it clear to me that, above all, I lack structure. In this blog all about my 'trial' with structure and I'll tell you if it's paying off for me.

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The oxygen mask

  I sit next to my little Christmas tree at my studio. As I look outside, wet snow pours from the skylight. I ponder for a moment. 

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Slow living

Creating calm in busy times

Autumn is in full swing, probably the busiest time of the year for many people. At least for me it is! So how do I make sure I can keep living 'slow'. That I consciously move with the seasons, take good care of myself and of course enjoy all the cosiness? In this blog, I will take you through my attempts that did not work (failures) and I have a few tips that have since worked for me! 

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