Did I just miss my own blogoversary? Yes. Yes I did. On November 28th in the not-so-distant past of 2012, I wrote my first very sad, very depressing post here at Picking up the Pieces. On November 28th of this amazing year, I was in Germany. Apparently the Germans aren't a big fan of free wifi... I decided to celebrate today, keeping things short and sweet with a cupcake and this Thank You post. Two...

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At some point in our life, we all have to stop being egoistic and demanding jerks and be grateful for what we already have. Thanksgiving is tomorrow, but we don't celebrate that in the Netherlands. But what if we all have a turkey sandwich and read a post about what I'm grateful for? I've already got the Grateful Blogger Tag, thanks to Catalina Blue from the emo wolverine writes, I'm fixing myself a turkey sandwich...

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I've never made an FAQ page on my blog, for the simple reason that very few people ask me questions. But if someone does ask me a question, it's always this one: 'Are you really Dutch?' Yes, of course I am! Why would I lie about that? And what else do you expect me to be? I'm a full blood Dutchy and proud of it too! Sometimes though, I wonder why people keep asking me...

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November is my blogoversary month, so I thought it'd be a good idea to do some new things in my own little corner of the internet. I already have a contest open for entries right here. A little while later, Holly from Inky Quill and Paper sent me a lovely e mail and asked if I was interested in doing a guest post swap. This was an offer I couldn't refuse! So hereby I present...

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Ever since the Black and White Photo and Writing Contest I've been writing and taking pictures and editing stuff. I love writing poetry just as much as I love writing a novel. The thing is: with a novel I know when my writing is bad. With poetry I don't. But I decided to take a leap of faith and start publishing some poetry here every month. I hope you can relate to some of the...

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Thank God it's November! Even when you get used to it, life with as least technology and electricity a possible is tough. When I woke up on the first of November, I was still in Low Battery mood. I didn't turn my phone on all weekend. On Monday I had the wifi turned off most of the day, because it saves energy. Realization hit that night when I tried to figure out Twitter (I now...

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Yup, got some of these in my class again Two months have gone bysince I first set foot in my college building. It looked like a gigantic maze, a muggle Hogwarts with all its corridors and classrooms in the cellar. By now, I know my way around, which stairs to take and which revolving doors to avoid. It's been two months since I first met my classmates. I've reached the point where I know which...

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