Personal cosy life! Something with tea, cosiness, coziness and, of course, lots of illustrations.
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 that is not a [...]
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 there [...]
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. Be sure to read it again if you have no idea what I'm talking about. Writing that blog really made me [...]
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.
I'm better, or am I? My life has changed a lot. This shot through my mind as I was brooding on a new blog. It only now seems to dawn on me how much my life has changed. It is sometimes confusing: does it mean I am 'better' or just that I have adapted my life so [...]
Cosiness and my world-burnout I have world-burnout. I can almost hear you thinking: 'a what?' I explain it all to you in this blog. Not to worry, it's not a lament, because I love focusing on things that help and make you feel good. Cosiness is exactly that.
It was such a tough year, I almost dare not think about it anymore. But with the rest we are taking now, comes the space to look back. I only now see how intense it really was actually. What I also see is how powerful I am, how much resilience I have AND what [...]
Subconsciously, we hear it very often: you have to take good care of yourself first before you 'take care' of others. Sounds logical somewhere, but I fell for it again.
9.5 years ago, I became ill. After a few years of fussing and figuring it out, it became clear what was wrong AND... that I had to learn to live with it. It felt like there was a huge bear in the middle of the room that I couldn't ignore. A bear that I hated but that I (or I [...]
It's a lot, it's busy, it's too much. Renovating a house is one thing, but running a (fast) growing business is quite a lot. Especially considering that I am not 'fully employable', mentally vulnerable and I have to take my health into account a lot.
Illustrator under a blankie - Esther Bennink
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