Today I want to reach out to those who came here because they thought Munching on a Dream was a food blog. It is really more than that! I like food and I have posted many food related posts. Nevertheless, I do not consider this blog as a food blog!…
Self care, you, me and beauty
Recently I played a game in which so-called 'revealing cards' asked my boyfriend and me wicked personal questions and we had to answer in complete honesty. Some where not so difficult, but others made me think. These questions and answers are so interesting - such good food for thought! -…
World change starts here
My time in Thailand was great. It was the first time I got out of Europe and into the tropics. I went there to reunite with my boyfriend, who'd been out in Asia for some time already. We travelled together for a month after which I settled in Bangkok for…
The Circle: we are all connected, all the time
The Circle, written by Dave Eggers, is a novel sketching a terribly plausible scenario for the future. The story is about an employee at The Circle, a young and hugely successful company that has started integrating all different online services into only one interface, to make your life easier. But…
Walking the Talk of Vulnerability: exposing the personal blog
From the start of my already long-stretched blogging career I've been facing the same dilemma: to tell or not to tell my family and friends about it. You'd think writers want to be read, but there is a case for anonymity and sharing only with those close friends you know…
Post Secret community art project
This post is about a really cool community art project: Post Secret, for which people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard. The invitation: This results in enormously impressive honesty on insecurities and vulnerability. It gives insight in so many different forms of conflict and trouble…
On gift giving
In case you haven't yet noticed: TIME IS FLYING! Next week we're celebrating Christmas already and a week later we'll be shedding tears for another year has passed and we still hurt. I know I will. On previous blogs I've already spent numerous words on possible gifts for your favorite…
My Dream
The world can be completely overwhelming. There are so many things going on. My mind gets blurry trying to deepen this thought. What kind of things are happening at this very moment? All kinds, most likely. The world is a big guy - or gal, or what you prefer. There's…