Blog – Illustrator under a blankie

Posted on 18/01/202318/01/2023 by Esther — Leave a comment

Painting as therapy

Life sometimes feels too big, scares me or overwhelms me. Anxiety rears its head, hello PTSD! But fortunately, there are more and more times when PTSD fades into the background. And the crazy thing is: you can see it in the illustrations I make!

Posted on 28/12/202228/12/2022 by Esther — Leave a comment

Making choices

A simple title for a difficult blog. Well, the blog is not difficult, but the subject. Making choices, choosing, feeling what suits you and what is better to skip! Wondering how I do it? Read on!

Posted on 12/10/202212/10/2022 by Esther — 4 Comments

Strange times and cosiness

Perhaps you have already read it somewhere, in the newsletter or on Instagram, we have bought a new house! Super fun of course, but also intense. Especially because it is in another part of the country, everything is new. Strange times for me, that calls for self care with... cosiness of course! In this blog you can read all about the craziness of the moment and what cosiness means to me.

Posted on 01/09/202201/09/2022 by Esther — 1 Comment

2 years of doing business with a disability: 4 lessons

This week I am exactly two years an entrepreneur, how fast that went! Where I once started painting as a form of therapy for my PTSD I am now suddenly an entrepreneur (and fortunately I still paint nice things for myself). Two years summarized in 4 lessons, or experiences....

Posted on 02/08/202202/08/2022 by Esther — Leave a comment

Behind the scenes: making a card deck

It was a dream of mine that I had been cherishing for years. Making my own Card deck! I love using them, card decks. Just for inspiration, wonderful! But all the decks I could find were 'just not my thing'. It was either too woolly, too abstract, too general or too specific and angels are just not my thing... so I wanted to make one myself that would be perfect! In this blog I'll take you through the process of making one, because how do you do that?

Posted on 22/06/2022 by Esther — Leave a comment

5 x zomer cosiness

Cosiness wordt geassocieerd met herfst, kou, kerst, kaarsjes en dekentjes. Maar er is ook zoiets als zomer cosines! In deze blog 5 heerlijke knusse, cosy zomertips!

Posted on 30/05/202230/05/2022 by Esther — Leave a comment

Je leven ontwerpen

Ja, je leest het goed! Je leven ontwerpen, daar ga ik het met je over hebben vandaag. Sinds ik chronisch ziek ben heb ik mijn leven rigoureus moeten veranderen. Lastig? Ja. Zou ik het anders willen? Nee!

Om mij heen zie ik het zo vaak gebeuren, vrienden, de mensen die ik coach of door de vragen die ik krijg via social media. Het niet goed inrichten van jouw leven op jouw behoeften. In deze blog 5 tips om je leven beter aan te laten sluiten.

Posted on 04/04/202204/04/2022 by Esther — Leave a comment

What cosiness brings you

Cosiness has many benefits. Whether it's about creating feelings of warmth and security, taking good care of yourself or self-acceptance; it all comes back in a cosy lifestyle. And besides that, it's just great fun of course!

Posted on 28/03/202228/03/2022 by Esther — 3 Comments

Everything about a cosy spring

The birds are chirping, the scent of spring is in the air. There is nothing I love more than opening the doors for the first time and stepping out into the grass barefoot. I spread out a rug and sit down. I don't do anything, I just watch. I see the first bee, the first lapwing flower, and beautiful patches of moss that have grown over the winter. It is spring!

Posted on 28/01/2022 by Esther — Leave a comment

Balans

Sinds halverwege vorig jaar is mijn leven ingrijpend veranderd. Van voornamelijk ziek zijn en alleen maar focussen op ‘self care’, naar het super druk hebben met mijn bedrijf. Het is een hele verandering en daarom was het ook een tijdje stil hier. Maar ik ben terug en het is tijd om je alles te vertellen over hoe ik omga met die verandering én ik heb een leuke template voor je!