Do you find Paris too busy and too expensive?
Lille is SO fun and only a 3-hour drive

If you want to get away for a bit, then it's a good idea to think about Lille. Three hours drive and you're in the second-best shopping city in France... Read more


If you want to get away for a bit, then it's a good idea to think about Lille. Three hours drive and you're in the second-best shopping city in France... Read more

You start to sweat, breathe faster, and your thoughts race in a hundred directions per hour. Panic attacks can be very unpleasant and for many... Read more

Eating gum is my guilty pleasure. Give me a pack or a jar and a long car ride and it's gone by the time we arrive... Read more
I have a beach house and often gaze over the North Sea and fantasize about England. Read more

Did you know that the average sexual encounter lasts only about five minutes and twenty-four seconds? Let that sink in. In that time, you can't even boil a pot of pasta... Read more

Why a PVC floor is often called “the golden mean”. You know the feeling: you want a floor that looks warm, can withstand a bump, and doesn't immediately stress out from a spilled glass of lemonade or a dog enthusiastically running through the hallway. P Read more

You may only spend a few minutes a day in there, but still, the smallest room in the house deserves quite a bit of attention. The toilet is often the space that gets the least attention during a renovation. It's a shame really, because this is where you can really go all out. Read more

Our skin is constantly changing. As the years go by, processes like collagen loss and reduced cell renewal become increasingly visible. One of the most common skin changes in later life is the appearance of pigmentation spots. Read more

For everyone who is in need of some sun and sea and well, a real summer… Read more

First dates are, as far as I'm concerned, nightmare material. That's why I prefer to cancel them before they even take place, and so far… Read more

For example, quitting a job, or ending a relationship because you know deep down that it’s not how it should be... Read more
It's not so strange that you are so eager to go on vacation to Mallorca with the whole family… Read more

In Dating Disasters, anonymous readers share their most embarrassing, cringeworthy, and dramatic dates. This week: blunt Boas... Read more

This is a list that I should probably hang above my own bed, because I know myself a bit too well in this. Well, self-sabotage: a lot of… Read more

I notice something in Hollywood: the makeup looks are missing something. They all suddenly don't wear this product anymore and I think that's very stupid... Read more

Nothing is as charming (and expensive) as Paris. You have to be willing to pay for it, but not everyone wants to spend seven hundred euros for a… Read more

When I grow up, I want to be someone who has her health well under control. Someone who is running at six in the morning, her… Read more

Do you remember that huge bedbug outbreak in Paris last year? Although that is now almost over — thank goodness — I am a... Read more

Of course Tuscany is nice. Beautiful. Even stunning. A living postcard with the most beautiful towns you drive to over… Read more

Are you looking for true love? Forget dating apps. No, really. Research shows that 60 percent of married... Read more

We know those 10,000 steps by now. Walking is a fantastic way to stay fit while still having enough breath… Read more

If you want to get away for a bit, then it's a good idea to think about Lille. Three hours drive and you're in the second-best shopping city in France... Read more




Why a PVC floor is often called “the golden mean”. You know the feeling: you want a floor that looks warm, can withstand a bump, and doesn't immediately stress out from a spilled glass of lemonade or a dog enthusiastically running through the hallway. P Read more

You may only spend a few minutes a day in there, but still, the smallest room in the house deserves quite a bit of attention. The toilet is often the space that gets the least attention during a renovation. It's a shame really, because this is where you can really go all out. Read more

Our skin is constantly changing. As the years go by, processes like collagen loss and reduced cell renewal become increasingly visible. One of the most common skin changes in later life is the appearance of pigmentation spots. Read more

For everyone who is in need of some sun and sea and well, a real summer… Read more




This is a list that I should probably hang above my own bed, because I know myself a bit too well in this. Well, self-sabotage: a lot of… Read more

I notice something in Hollywood: the makeup looks are missing something. They all suddenly don't wear this product anymore and I think that's very stupid... Read more

Nothing is as charming (and expensive) as Paris. You have to be willing to pay for it, but not everyone wants to spend seven hundred euros for a… Read more

When I grow up, I want to be someone who has her health well under control. Someone who is running at six in the morning, her… Read more

Do you remember that huge bedbug outbreak in Paris last year? Although that is now almost over — thank goodness — I am a... Read more

Of course Tuscany is nice. Beautiful. Even stunning. A living postcard with the most beautiful towns you drive to over… Read more

Are you looking for true love? Forget dating apps. No, really. Research shows that 60 percent of married... Read more

We know those 10,000 steps by now. Walking is a fantastic way to stay fit while still having enough breath… Read more