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Books

About Books #11: Vous Revoir (Finding You)

You know how sometimes you have these books that stay with you? And then suddenly you realize they have a sequel and you just need to read that sequel stat?…

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February 9, 2017

Books

2016 Reading Challenges: May Update

Guess what? I don’t have to complain about the fact that I have to finish my master’s dissertation anymore… Because I FINISHED it! That’s right, I finally managed to get…

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May 31, 2016

Books, Weekly Lists

Weekly Lists #94: Books without Romance

This is another response to the Top 5 Wednesday Group on Goodreads, and another one where I’m distinctly late to the party. Basically, I can’t believe I didn’t think of…

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July 26, 2017

Books, Weekly Lists

Weekly Lists #175: Classics I Wish Had Modern Adaptations

One of my favourite things lately has been retellings of classics. You know the type, where Pride and Prejudice takes place in an American college, or Persuasion is suddenly between…

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April 10, 2019

Books, Weekly Lists

Weekly Lists #158: Favorite Children’s Classics

There’s some books that, probably, just about every kid has read, right? You know the ones – on your set reading list, not that much cuz you had to read them……

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November 14, 2018

Books, Weekly Lists

Weekly Lists #11: Favourite Childhood Classics

Every Wednesday, I post a list of random stuff. This week: 5 “classics of children’s literature” – that I really, really loved… This post is not sponsored in any way…

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November 11, 2015

Christmas, Holidays, Lifestyle, Series

Dutch Christmas songs

/ December 3, 2017

One of the absolute best things about Christmas? Has to be the music. As per the usual – we usually listen to US- and UK-songs. Either in their original version or in translation,…

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Christmas, Holidays, Lifestyle, Series

Holiday candles: a wish-list

/ December 2, 2017

So here’s the thing. I love candles. The problem? The bf not so much. Oh, and I’m terrified of forgetting a candle and then getting a fire. Dramatic, I know. None the less, that has…

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Christmas, Holidays, Lifestyle, Series

Find the Calm in December

/ December 1, 2017

I love Christmas. That much should be obvious by now. But here’s the thing about the full-blown preparation: it’s stressy. There’s things to do constantly and everywhere. Either as a teacher or as…

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Blogging, Weekly Lists

Weekly Lists #111: 5 Favourite Blogposts November

/ November 29, 2017

It’s basically Christmas, y’all. And quite frankly – I don’t know that I’m ready for that! I mean, I still have to make exams for the courses I’m teaching. And I have like…

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Books

2017 Reading Challenges: November Update

/ November 24, 2017

So apparently November is already gone-ish? I mean, there’s like a week left, but what with Blog-mas starting next week (aah, I’m making myself going through that again) Anyways, some reading was done this…

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Books, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Weekly Lists

Weekly Lists #110: Books to be Thankful For

/ November 22, 2017

There’s few things in life I’m as grateful for as the ability to read. Books have shaped me in such a major way that it doesn’t do any harm to, once in every while,…

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Books, Christmas, Holidays

About Books #32: Christmas at Butterfly Cove

/ November 19, 2017

So I got this book a while ago, but work and life happened and I never got around to reading it. Then, during fall break just a couple of weeks ago, I wanted…

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Books, Weekly Lists

Weekly Lists #109: Fictional dream-careers

/ November 15, 2017

So here’s the thing about reading all the books. And also, about starting to work this fall. Suddenly, you realise how many jobs there really are out there. And how many of them you might…

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