prettygoodyear: (random - lake view)
 My last real post dates back to the beginning of August. It's not that nothing happened since, on the contrary, but I just didn't even know how to put things to word.

Currently I'm working 4 hours a week. Which isn't a lot, and I'm nowhere near teaching at this point, but it's a start. The bureaucracy concerning work and illnesses etc...is mind-blowing. I'm currently at a point in which I think life was much more calm during cancer treatment than it is now.

Anyway...last Tuesday I decided to go into the woods again, after a long, long time. It was a very foggy day, which was perfect, because sounds get quieter and the entire world seems to be more calm and serene. I had my iPhone with me and managed to get some decent shots out of it, considering.



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prettygoodyear: (seasons - winter - snow animated)
 I am no winter person at all, mostly because of the cold. My body can't really deal with it well. But...I love this time of year: the christmas lights, the days that get darker and quieter etc...etc...I listen to all sorts of relaxing winter/christmas music, am surrounded by candles and just love this time of year. Two weeks from now it will be almost christmas, the Top 2000 will be on the radio again, which means nostalgia and all kinds of music. Staying up till well after midnight because I can't stop listening, don't want to miss a thing. I don't feel the need to go outside much, love the comfort of my home. This is blissful, this is a blissful life. ♥︎

I think December is one of my favorite months, just because of these little things. ♥︎♥︎♥︎

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prettygoodyear: (tv - Top Gear  - James)
As much as snow can look gorgeous, I don't want the cold. It has been way too cold for about a week now and I need the warmth. Though I would also love if we'd have another Elfstedentocht, because we haven't had one since 1997 and it's always such an event. Shame you need ice and cold for it.

But damn I am cold and in about an hour I have to go outside again and face the cold because work is calling. Do. Not. Want.
prettygoodyear: (seasons - winter - Grover!)
Yeah, loads of snow this Friday and temperatures as low as -25! Yikes. It did allow me to take some nice photos though!I love my new lens! <3

Close-up grass

Lake

Iced branches

Close-up ice

More here: http://photographicdreams.nl
prettygoodyear: (winter - animated snow)
Winter in The Netherlands means:

1. On the first real day of winter, we run out of salt for the roads. Like last winter didn't have the same issues...Funny things is, three weeks ago they said they were well prepared for this winter. Yeah. Absolutely.

2. A bike ride that normally takes 10 minutes, now takes 45 minutes. Which basically means you can listen to a full Adele album, for example.

3. Bikes are not important. Roads get cleared from snow, cycle lanes not so much. Especially when there is almost no salt anymore, then cars go before bikes. WHICH IS ANNOYING BEYOND WORDS!

4. The Dutch railway organization held a winter test last autumn, when there was no snow. They said they were ready for winter. First drop of snow and everything became a chaos and still is. Electric sign boards won't work due to the cold. Trains won't ride because rails are frozen. Amazing really.

It's a good thing I don't have to go out and go to work. Because otherwise I'd been so pissed. Because it would mean getting up and hour early each day in order to get to work in time. I just hope that by the time I have to go back to work, there will be salt again, cycle lanes will be clear etc...Otherwise it's going to be a long, long winter...
prettygoodyear: (farewell)
I swear to God it will just never end. Ever. I've been stuck in a nightmare and it will keep on repeating itself forever and ever. The nightmare of snow and ice. Weather predictions keep on promising higher temperatures and less snow, but as the days go by, the forecast changes, temperatures drop instantly and more snow arrives. Sometimes it's snowing loads, but the weather widget will keep on saying it's dry outside with no snow. Last week predictions for this week would be dry weather with temperatures of 5-6 degrees Celsius. This weekend it would be 1-2 degrees Celsius. But now it's all around or below zero again, and the end of the week should have temperatures of 3-4 degrees celsius, with more snow. And I'm sure temperatures will drop even more. We've had almost non-stop snow for 2 months now. I am more than sick of it and I've lost faith that it will ever become Spring. If this weather will remain for another month I think that by then I will officially be depressed and ready to kill myself. There's not even a small sign of Spring: no flowers, no tiny, little, green leaves anywhere. Just grey and white. Over and over and over and over again.

And you would think that after 2 months of snow they would know how to deal with it on the roads. But they don't. Whenever we get more snow, it's dangerous to get to work on your bike. Bicycle lanes/ roads are full of ice and snow. Pisses me off. Cause of course normal roads, for cars, are always carefully cleaned. Also annoys me that when you haven't cleared the front of your house, and someone falls and breaks something, you're responsible for it. But when I travel to work, break my neck because of ice and snow, nobody is responsible for it.

Ugh...can you tell my mood is far from happy? I'm SO sick of this $#%^%$#@@ snow!
prettygoodyear: (Default)
It started to snow last night. Temperatures are below 0 degrees celsius so it's actually, dry snow as well. It snowed some more today. And it's still snowing. I'm happy!
I got paid today to throw snowballs, to play in and with the snow. Days like these I love my job so much!

If only the snow would last till next week so we would finally have a white Christmas again!
prettygoodyear: (crystal palace)
The days are getting shorter, darker and colder again. The final weeks before Christmas are here and as always these are the weeks I love to hide under a blanket, sip from a hot chocolate or coffee and reflect. It's always hard to drag yourself into work on a cold, dark evening when it's nice and comfy inside. Just 2,5 more weeks and then there's the x-mass break. As always, am looking forward to it loads.
Read today that someone my age lost both his parents in only 4 years time. The thought of having to lose my parents one day is a scary one. Of course they won't live forever, but somehow you imagine them to always be there. Just hope they will be around for many more years!
And it's already a week ago since I saw Emil the counselor. It was yet another interesting meeting and am so happy about the things he has given me in the past couple of months. Will go back to see him at the end of January, so that's quite far away. But that's okay.

Have to get ready for work now. Ugh. It's cold outside!
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