50 shades of white ๐Ÿค House update: the notary 50 shades of white ๐Ÿค

House update: the notary sent us a first draft thingy of the certificate and we have received mortgage proposals from the first two banks as well. It starts to feel official now! I  must admit that all this paperwork isn't my cup of tea, so I've been creating inspiriation boards on Pinterest to remind myself what it's all for. Once the paperwork is done and the house is officially ours, we will start the search for an architect. One step at the time ๐Ÿ™

A few of you have asked if we're moving, but no, we are not. We are buying the house that we've been renting from family for the past 5 years.

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Hat & backpack @fjallravenofficial
Coat & hiking leggings @thenorthface
Boots @drmartensofficial with wool @falke socks

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Blowing one last Winter wish before Spring arrives Blowing one last Winter wish before Spring arrives โ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธ

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Are we out of the woods yet? ๐Ÿ‘€ Monday Shmonday Are we out of the woods yet? ๐Ÿ‘€ Monday Shmonday again so let's put our hair up, drink a gallon of coffee, put on Taylor Swift "1989" and handle it! ๐Ÿ‘Š

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I ๐Ÿค weekends! Our 13-year-old car broke down l I ๐Ÿค weekends!

Our 13-year-old car broke down last weekend and we have to pick up our replacement car today. Pick-up point is in Turnhout (where I grew up) and I'm thinking we need to make a day trip out of it! The weather forecast is blessing us with the promise of sunshine and very pleasant temperatures for this time of year, so I'm happy as a bumble bee in a sea of lavender.

#searchwandercollect #thedreaminglens #smallmomentsofcalm #thebeautyinwinter #ofsimplethings #alittlebeautyeveryday #myquietbeauty #seeingthepretty #gowildlyandslow #slowsimpleseasonal #tinytinymoments #thesimplelife #aseasonalyear #calmversation #embracingslowerlife #beautyyouseek #whimsicalwonderfulwild #noticewonderconnect #thequietfolk #cornersofmyworld #slowlived #theslowdowncollective #calm_collected #creativefolk #simpleandstill #myseasonalstory #thesimpleeveryday #slowlifestyle #capturequiet #untoldvisuals
Satisfying my travel lust close to home ๐Ÿ˜Œ The Satisfying my travel lust close to home ๐Ÿ˜Œ

The High Fens are my favorite place to go hiking in winter. In "normal years" we don't meet a soul out there, but this year the whole of Belgium agreed this was the Fens were the place to be. Maybe the fact that it was the only corner of our country covered with snow had something to do with that ๐Ÿ˜ฌ Little did we know a cold front would hit all of Europe just a few weeks later! ๐Ÿฅถ

To avoid the crowds on the Fens, we stayed lower on the map and parked somewhere between Jalhay and Solwaster. I know the Ardennes quiet well, because I spent the first 16 summers of my life there. I still remember places that are less visited and also just driving around without a plan and stopping by places that look interesting helps (that's what we did on this trip, so don't ask me about the specific location ๐Ÿ˜…). How much I hated the Ardennes by the time I was 16, so much I appreciate knowing the region now that everyone is forced to vacation close to home.

What's your favorite way to travel in Belgium?

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Up to snow good ๐Ÿ˜ This little fluffball didn' Up to snow good ๐Ÿ˜ 

This little fluffball didn't know what happened last January, when we let her out of the car in the middle of a winter wonderland. How unsure she was about the cold mushy mush, so much she loves frolicking through it today. Lucky for her, our very own garden has been covered in snow for the past few days โ„๏ธ

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I moved out 6 years ago and have worked for 5 years, but I still snack before dinner and am very far from having my stuff together. But finally today I felt a hint of what my child-self dreamt adulthood would be like. I was calling banks to make appointments to discuss mortgage loans and I realized: this is it. I am adulting.

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... And just like that it was winter! โ„๏ธ We w ... And just like that it was winter! โ„๏ธ

We woke up in a winter wonderland yesterday! We didn't go out to enjoy it or shoot pictures because we were too busy designing kitchen layouts for the house. I have a perfect vision in my mind of how I want things to look, but the house is too small to fit everything in and still make it aesthetically pleasing (and building an extension is ๐Ÿ’ธ). It's a difficult puzzle to make and I'm not good at letting the image I had in my head go, so yeah... not the relaxing weekend I hoped for ๐Ÿ˜ฌ I'm sure it will all be fine in the end!

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Casual Style, Spring/Summer, Style · 21 May 2014

Liquid Communities

 

top: Massimo Dutti โ€ข jeans: Levis โ€ข ballet flats: Nine West โ€ข earrings: souvenir from Venice โ€ข chain-strap bag: Promod

I have been a commuter for 10 school years. Even though the public transportation companies aren’t my best friends, I have met some of my best friends because of them. It all started when I was twelve and I broke my wrist driving home on my bicycle after class. While I was recovering, I had to take the bus to get to school in time. I discovered a whole new wonderful world on wheels. I fell in love with fellow commuters, was insecure among so many peers, made friends, had conversations with bus drivers and strangers, had young children sit on my lap, helped people in and out or carry things. And last week, we had one of the most amazing things that can happen when you commute: the bus broke down.

 

Why the heck would I say something like that? Let me defend my opinion. Busses are, at leats to me, like liquid communities. It starts at the platform, where everyone is standing together waiting to get somewhere. It’s unavoidable to pick up random conversations from the people around you and then when they notice, you smile awkwardly. Then comes the inevitable moment where everyone realizes the bus ain’t going to be on time, and you all breathe a sigh of frustration. Everyone waits a little longer, together, and give the bus driver their most annoyed look when he finally arrives. This my dear readers, creates a bond.

 

Last week, I was listening to two boys talking about a girl they had on Tinder (PS: can someone please explain to me what Tinder is?) and an elderly lady called her husband to say she would bring the groceries. A girl rolled her eyes at me when the bus arrived late, and when the elderly woman with the groceries got on the it, she commented on the bus driver for being late. I stacked my suitcase on top of the one carried another redhead travelling along, and found a window seat for the one-hour drive home. We ย were on the road less than 10 minutes, when we hit the pavement and one of the doors got busted, which set the security system of the bus into motion. With the security system on, a bus can’t drive. We stood still in the middle of one of the busiest roads leading out of the city, blocking all other public transport.

 

It’s amazing how fast people react in this situation. Within two seconds, a random guy developed into a leader, escorting everyone off the bus and onto the pavement and helping the elderly passengers to a nearby bench. The boy next to me turned into an engineer, trying to figure out how we could balance the bus so that we could slide it off the pavement and get it back into motion. Four men took upon them the task to close the jammed doors to de-activate the safety system. Together with another girl, I helped a women keep her kids close and away from the damaged bus. The elderly lady with the groceries was grumbling, and a man reading a book tried to calm her down. Not much could be changed about the situation anyway. Everyone did something, and everyone started having conversations. We stood there for an hour, on a random pavement, but it didn’t really matter. We were fine, we were bonding.

 

After an hour, both a mechanic and police had been on the scene and it became clear to us that the bus was going to be towed. No matter how hard our engineer and the other men tried their best, nothing they tried seemed to help. Me and the other redhead went onto the bus to pick up our suitcases and left the scene, with a trail of other stranded passengers behind us. At the back of the traffic jam, caused by our bus, was another one heading home which I flagged down to stop so us poor stranded souls could finally go home. I ended up next to a women who had just missed our bus, and told her this was one time she probably was happy she missed it. Along the way, people from the stranded bus got off and every time someone vanished, there was a nod, a smile and or even a waving hand. When I finally got off, one of the men trying to fix the doors took a bow for me. Busses are liquid communities, they form and dissolve in a short time span but they have the capacity to make your day a little brighter.

 

I may have lost one and a half hour of my study-time which caused my blog post about D’makup to be delayed, but I still smile when I think of the conversations that were had that day. Sometimes, I like it when public transportation messes up. It’s how I’ve met some of my dearest friends, and why I still prefer taking the bus over taking the car for commuting. End of my plea.

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And in case you’re still not convinced: We saw Matthias Schoenaerts while waiting. Check that oooout!

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Comments

  1. fran says

    21 May 2014 at 15:48

    you look very beautiful baby., i love your smile!!!
    kisses

    i have a new outift in my blog
    http://www.showroomdegarde.blogspot.com

    Reply
  2. Karlien - Polished Cats says

    21 May 2014 at 16:21

    Leuk outfit! En leuk verhaal ook ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Reply
  3. Alexandra Marie says

    21 May 2014 at 17:58

    Loving the stripes! Alex

    tobebeautifulingodseyes.blogspot.com

    Reply
  4. Nikki says

    21 May 2014 at 18:37

    love this look!! that top is so cute!

    xxoo,
    nikki

    http://www.dreaminneon.blogspot.com

    Reply
  5. JC Carter says

    21 May 2014 at 18:43

    Its the little things right?! I love this post!

    Reply
  6. Astrid Thank God It's says

    21 May 2014 at 20:14

    Amai zo’n schoon verhaal. Echt kei goe geschreven!
    Enja inderdaad de bus nemen is op da vlak zeker een aanrader!

    Reply
  7. DarylSchmidt says

    21 May 2014 at 20:39

    Your outfit is simple and effortless, I like it ๐Ÿ™‚

    I don’t really understand Tinder either….it uses facebook to find people close to you that are interested in dating or something. But I was long married when it was invented so I’m really out of the loop.

    <3 Daryl

    Unlost

    Current Post: Foodie Travel – Let’s Talk About Buffalo Wings.

    Reply
  8. Mica says

    21 May 2014 at 23:37

    Love that casual outfit, the statement earrings are so nice with it! ๐Ÿ™‚

    It’s good you made the best out of a bad situation with the bus trip too! I remember last time our bus broke down, they made the bus after us stop to pick us up….but the problem was that bus was already half full. There was not enough space for 2 bus loads of people. Lots of grouchy people that day!

    Away From Blue

    Reply
  9. Girl & Closet says

    22 May 2014 at 01:57

    Yes, I met my best friend on a bus. Miss those bus days!! And this outfit is so chic and perfectly casual. Really lovely + I’m a huge fan of stripes! xoxo

    Reply
  10. Kristian Olson says

    22 May 2014 at 05:03

    Huh, I love somewhere where there is no public transportation, so this was an interesting inside look. Also- cute look!

    Reply
  11. Mademoiselle Sophistique says

    22 May 2014 at 08:16

    haha jeetje wat jij allemaal meemaakt met het openbaar vervoer ๐Ÿ˜€ maar wel een supermooie outfit weer ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  12. Latanie says

    22 May 2014 at 09:44

    Leuk verhaal! Ik neem ook de trein naar het werk, soms kan het ook heel vervelend zijn ๐Ÿ™‚ Mooie look, ik vind je haar ook mooi zo in een lage staart

    Reply
  13. Natasja says

    22 May 2014 at 12:53

    Mooi! Zeg waar is deze foto genomen? Ik geef toch wel voorkeur aan een auto, trouwens, want ik word reisziek.. dus dan liever in de auto dan een bus.. xD

    Reply
  14. Marie Everaerdt says

    22 May 2014 at 16:55

    Zo’n leuk en mooi verhaal ๐Ÿ™‚ Ik haat de bus eigenlijk, maar das misschien omdat ‘mijn bus’ meestal vol zit met nogal marginale verschijningen. En zalig dat je Matthias Schoenaerts hebt gezien! Ik zag hem ook eens in Gent en amai, mooie jongen ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Reply
  15. Creativenails4fun says

    23 May 2014 at 07:23

    Leuk artikel weer!
    Je ziet er zo mooi uit ๐Ÿ™‚

    ;Xx julia

    Reply
  16. Stiene Saenen says

    23 May 2014 at 12:57

    Tof geschreven ๐Ÿ˜€ en mooie oorbellen!

    Reply
  17. lovelifelovefashion says

    23 May 2014 at 14:39

    Mooie look en leuk verhaal! Ik had er nog niet op die manier naar gekeken. Je hebt wel een punt maar soms neem ik toch liever gewoonweg de auto of de fiets. Ik ben dan wel weer dikke fan van trams ^^

    En je had me al overtuigd, maar Matthias Shoenaerts zien… Nice! :p

    x Aurรฉlie

    Reply
  18. lippylash says

    23 May 2014 at 15:03

    Zo leuk! zo een gekke situaties kunnen echt een band creรซren. Hopelijk had de mevrouw met boodschappen geen ijs gekocht :p

    Reply
  19. Grietje says

    23 May 2014 at 20:15

    Leuk verhaal, hier ook dagelijks de trein. Mooie look ook xx

    Reply
  20. Kelly says

    24 May 2014 at 13:48

    Love this post! So true about public transportation

    Reply
  21. Rebecca says

    24 May 2014 at 21:48

    This post made me smile. I love it when you can form a bond with perfect strangers. Love this simple and chic outfit, too!

    Reply
  22. Sara - Window On My Wardrobe says

    26 May 2014 at 16:40

    Supermooi geschreven! Hoewel ik het openbaar vervoer echt vreselijk vind om te nemen, is het voor mij ook iets speciaals. Mijn vriend en ik hebben elkaar namelijk op de bus naar school leren kennen ๐Ÿ˜€
    Leuke outfit, je oorbellen en top zijn echt mooi!

    X Sara

    Reply
  23. Anouk Lannoo says

    26 May 2014 at 20:19

    Oooh mooi! Ik hou van jeans en streepjes

    Reply
  24. Liesbeth (candyandtreats) says

    28 May 2014 at 13:07

    Love the post, people should thing about this more when on the road! Thanks for reminding me ๐Ÿ™‚

    <3

    Reply
  25. Inez Taeymans says

    30 May 2014 at 09:54

    Mijn ervaringen met de bus zijn nogal erg (iemand probeerde mijn haar in brand te steken, iemand duwde mij van de bus bij een halte,…) dus nu geef ik toch maar de voorkeur aan de auto of tram ๐Ÿ˜€

    Reply
  26. Dress your life. says

    9 June 2014 at 21:50

    Die laatste zin ๐Ÿ˜€ Wat een verhaal, ik neem in het vervolg met u de bus denk ik, ik heb alleen maar grumpy mensen op mijn bussen :p
    Naomi, x

    Reply
  27. Maya says

    27 June 2014 at 11:42

    Meestal zijn mijn bus-ervaringen meer iets zoals: een bus die gewoon niet rijdt in de midden van de winter en dan sta je daar in de ijzige kou/wind/regen met niemand om iets tegen te zeggen. Jouw bus-verhaal klinkt zoveel beter ๐Ÿ˜€

    Reply

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50 shades of white ๐Ÿค House update: the notary 50 shades of white ๐Ÿค

House update: the notary sent us a first draft thingy of the certificate and we have received mortgage proposals from the first two banks as well. It starts to feel official now! I  must admit that all this paperwork isn't my cup of tea, so I've been creating inspiriation boards on Pinterest to remind myself what it's all for. Once the paperwork is done and the house is officially ours, we will start the search for an architect. One step at the time ๐Ÿ™

A few of you have asked if we're moving, but no, we are not. We are buying the house that we've been renting from family for the past 5 years.

------------

Hat & backpack @fjallravenofficial
Coat & hiking leggings @thenorthface
Boots @drmartensofficial with wool @falke socks

------------

#jalhay #womenwhoexplore #belphenomenal #belgium_outdoor #wallonie #femaletravelcommunity #wearetravelgirls #exploretheoutdoors #lavieestbelge #belgianblogger #ig_belgium #ladiesgoneglobal #girldiscoverers #travelinladies #thegingertravels #visitwallonia #amazing_belgium #dametraveler #highfens #ardenne #antwerpblogger #travelgirlsgetaways #damestravel #girlsthatwander #belgiantravelblogger #mawallonie #visitardenne #sheisnotlost #hogevenen #thediscoverer
Blowing one last Winter wish before Spring arrives Blowing one last Winter wish before Spring arrives โ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธ

#snowlover #snowcovered #belgiantravelblogger #winterphotography #belphenomenal #mywintercapture #sneeuwpret #cornersofmyworld #ig_belgium #lavieestbelge #everydaymagic #mawallonie #winterwonderland #goodtimesoutside #coldwinterday #aseasonalyear #weroamhome #winternature #wintermagic #visitardenne #visitwallonia #snowsnowsnow #belgianblogger #thequietwinter #embracingtheseasons #vlaamseblogger #snowlovers #antwerpblogger #winteraesthetic #underthesnow
Are we out of the woods yet? ๐Ÿ‘€ Monday Shmonday Are we out of the woods yet? ๐Ÿ‘€ Monday Shmonday again so let's put our hair up, drink a gallon of coffee, put on Taylor Swift "1989" and handle it! ๐Ÿ‘Š

#embracingtheseasons #belgianblogger #vlaamseblogger #belphenomenal #winteraesthetic #aseasonalyear #goodtimesoutside #mywintercapture #belgiantravelblogger #winterwonderland #antwerpblogger #weroamhome #ig_belgium #mawallonie #wintermagic #visitwallonia #winternature #lavieestbelge #thequietwinter #everydaymagic #winterphotography #snowsnowsnow #snowcovered #cornersofmyworld #underthesnow #visitardenne #snowlover #coldwinterday #sneeuwpret #snowlovers
I ๐Ÿค weekends! Our 13-year-old car broke down l I ๐Ÿค weekends!

Our 13-year-old car broke down last weekend and we have to pick up our replacement car today. Pick-up point is in Turnhout (where I grew up) and I'm thinking we need to make a day trip out of it! The weather forecast is blessing us with the promise of sunshine and very pleasant temperatures for this time of year, so I'm happy as a bumble bee in a sea of lavender.

#searchwandercollect #thedreaminglens #smallmomentsofcalm #thebeautyinwinter #ofsimplethings #alittlebeautyeveryday #myquietbeauty #seeingthepretty #gowildlyandslow #slowsimpleseasonal #tinytinymoments #thesimplelife #aseasonalyear #calmversation #embracingslowerlife #beautyyouseek #whimsicalwonderfulwild #noticewonderconnect #thequietfolk #cornersofmyworld #slowlived #theslowdowncollective #calm_collected #creativefolk #simpleandstill #myseasonalstory #thesimpleeveryday #slowlifestyle #capturequiet #untoldvisuals
Satisfying my travel lust close to home ๐Ÿ˜Œ The Satisfying my travel lust close to home ๐Ÿ˜Œ

The High Fens are my favorite place to go hiking in winter. In "normal years" we don't meet a soul out there, but this year the whole of Belgium agreed this was the Fens were the place to be. Maybe the fact that it was the only corner of our country covered with snow had something to do with that ๐Ÿ˜ฌ Little did we know a cold front would hit all of Europe just a few weeks later! ๐Ÿฅถ

To avoid the crowds on the Fens, we stayed lower on the map and parked somewhere between Jalhay and Solwaster. I know the Ardennes quiet well, because I spent the first 16 summers of my life there. I still remember places that are less visited and also just driving around without a plan and stopping by places that look interesting helps (that's what we did on this trip, so don't ask me about the specific location ๐Ÿ˜…). How much I hated the Ardennes by the time I was 16, so much I appreciate knowing the region now that everyone is forced to vacation close to home.

What's your favorite way to travel in Belgium?

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Up to snow good ๐Ÿ˜ This little fluffball didn' Up to snow good ๐Ÿ˜ 

This little fluffball didn't know what happened last January, when we let her out of the car in the middle of a winter wonderland. How unsure she was about the cold mushy mush, so much she loves frolicking through it today. Lucky for her, our very own garden has been covered in snow for the past few days โ„๏ธ

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When I was a child, I was certain of the fact that When I was a child, I was certain of the fact that "adulthood" was a perfectly defined phase of life that you enetred the day you had 1) a job and 2) moved out of your parental home. As if you'd wake up the next day and be an adult who had everything together, never ate snacks before dinner and always had the last word in discussions. 

I moved out 6 years ago and have worked for 5 years, but I still snack before dinner and am very far from having my stuff together. But finally today I felt a hint of what my child-self dreamt adulthood would be like. I was calling banks to make appointments to discuss mortgage loans and I realized: this is it. I am adulting.

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Never not photographing the details ๐Ÿค #thebeau Never not photographing the details ๐Ÿค

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... And just like that it was winter! โ„๏ธ We w ... And just like that it was winter! โ„๏ธ

We woke up in a winter wonderland yesterday! We didn't go out to enjoy it or shoot pictures because we were too busy designing kitchen layouts for the house. I have a perfect vision in my mind of how I want things to look, but the house is too small to fit everything in and still make it aesthetically pleasing (and building an extension is ๐Ÿ’ธ). It's a difficult puzzle to make and I'm not good at letting the image I had in my head go, so yeah... not the relaxing weekend I hoped for ๐Ÿ˜ฌ I'm sure it will all be fine in the end!

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Robin of the hood ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ ~ ๐“ ๐“ซ๐“ฒ๐“ป๐“ญ Robin of the hood ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ

~ ๐“ ๐“ซ๐“ฒ๐“ป๐“ญ ๐“ผ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“ฒ๐“ท ๐“ช ๐“ฝ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ฎ ๐“ฒ๐“ผ ๐“ท๐“ฎ๐“ฟ๐“ฎ๐“ป ๐“ช๐“ฏ๐“ป๐“ช๐“ฒ๐“ญ ๐“ธ๐“ฏ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ซ๐“ป๐“ช๐“ท๐“ฌ๐“ฑ ๐“ซ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“ด๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“ซ๐“ฎ๐“ฌ๐“ช๐“พ๐“ผ๐“ฎ ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ผ ๐“ฝ๐“ป๐“พ๐“ผ๐“ฝ ๐“ฒ๐“ผ ๐“ท๐“ธ๐“ฝ ๐“ธ๐“ท ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ซ๐“ป๐“ช๐“ท๐“ฌ๐“ฑ, ๐“ซ๐“พ๐“ฝ ๐“ธ๐“ท ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ผ ๐“ธ๐”€๐“ท ๐”€๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ๐“ผ ~

The very last of the autumn photos that I have on my camera roll. We just finished shooting my blundstone pictures when I noticed this little one watch us from atop the fence. I wonder what he thought of my awkward posing ๐Ÿค” He flew off as soon as I came closer (as birds do) and I went on to the local coffee shop for a warm cuppa. 

Happy Tuesday! 

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