The daily notes
EVERY DAY ONE STORY.A love hate relationship with being a market vendor
I have a love-hate relationship with markets. Since Mandy and I are selling our product at a market two times a week, we feel like true market vendors. We start to recognize other vendors and are recognized more often.
The fine line between open minded an free spirited
We all know people who always say no and are sceptical of everything. The kind of person who only believes in one truth: their own. The opposite are the free-spirited people.
When babies make a jump
In the Netherlands, there is a term for when a baby has a breakthrough in progress. People call it ‘een sprongetje’, literally translated as: a little jump. I hate this term.
What is truth?
What fascinates me is that parallel universes seem to be a real thing. We don’t even have to think of it as all sci-fi or a conspiracy. The parallel universe is not that you are here in this moment reading this, and somewhere on the universal timeline you are doing a backflip.
You are the only person that has to deal with this
When I was a student, a senior once told me to always choose for myself. He said it doesn’t matter what others want. You have to choose what’s best for you.
It’s going to be a short night
Tomorrow morning, the alarm goes off at 6. I’m not a morning psycho, so for me this is really early. What makes it even worse is that it’s already 00:30 at this moment.
Ollie’s first words
Every parent is disproportionately proud of their own children. Mandy and I are no exception. Every day, we watch with awe as our child grows.
A Sunday at home
It’s very rare for us to spend a Sunday at home. Either we are working or visiting friends or family. Today, we stayed at home.
I don’t want to try
For Thais Tafelen, when we go to a fair, we let people taste our product for free. You would say that if you like Thai food, you’d want to taste it. Right?
I don’t like bargaining
Today, I bought a second-hand two-seat bench for our Mercedes Sprinter van. Maybe I overpaid. So, we swapped a comfortable single passenger seat for a bench so that Ollie, Mandy, and I can travel together in the big van.