It is October. I can’t believe we’re already in autumn. How are you? How was your summer? In July I reflected the first half of my year (read about it here) and promised…

Something I never thought possible happened: I get up in the morning and feel like myself. So simple and yet unbelievable. Getting up is something I have struggled with since my childhood. It…

In June I got a new nib and dip pen. It may not seem like a big thing but it led to quite big and unexpected changes. At first I was reluctant because…

Let’s face it, half of the year is through. How crazy is that? How are you doing? How did the first half of this year go for you? I had very pleasant first…

Inspiration! Mmmmh (*closes eyes, takes a deep breath, enruptured smile on face*) Inspiration is for true poets only, right? This is my picture of the term “inspiration”. A poet sitting there thinking, waiting,…

If you’re having a goal you’re trying to accomplish and you’re also interested in personal development you’ve probably heard that saying: “Don’t wait till you are ready. You’ll never be ready so just…

Welcome to part two of this blog post where we talk about challenges that get into the way when it comes to living and creating the life we wish for ourselves – including…

When it comes to finding our own path in life, there are one or two challenges that we might come across. We might feel the urge to change something, to give our life…

In the last blog post I was sharing how my default mode kept me stuck. And I want to share what happened since then! It was relieving to recognise that my default emotion…

At the time I was searching for “my thing” I read a lot of stories, interviews and “about”-texts of illustrators. Mostly was I interested in how they had become illustrators, how they had…