An open letter to All Lives Matter. This is an open letter to anyone who feels discriminated against or insulted by a cry for help. My life and so my blog looks a lot different right now but every now and then I awaken from my slumber to write about things I can’t keep quiet […]
Personal
Unintentional racism: I don’t hate you, I hate the symbol
Often when it comes to pointing out unintentional racism people think they’re personally hated. It’s not you, I hate, it’s the symbol you display. I have seen many discussions, and for a couple of years now I’ve convinced myself not to interfere, let it be, see where it goes. Too much of a hassle, the […]
New Year’s Day: looking back for my 2019 goals
While writing this it is new years morning 2019 and while a lot of people are still resting their (heavy) heads on their soft pillows, the first idiot is already up to light his last fireworks and I am up to write about my goals for 2019. A process I started more than a week […]
Baroeg Open Air 2018 – Submit and 10 years
10 years at Baroeg Open Air 2018 by © Jessica Santiago Lopez Art & Photography It’s already Wednesday at the time of writing this blog, but I’m still recovering from last weekend where I had a great and sunny day at the annual event Baroeg Open Air! This 11th edition the free festival attracted nearly 10.000 […]
My walking challenge: week 2 & 3
In my last update, I had a good experience with walking once a week and I wanted to take it up a notch. I noticed however that my agenda was full of moments that asked for quite a walk, such as shopping for hours, going out and working on a festival for a whole day. […]
“I’m off balance and that is fine!”- Why it’s okay to speak about mental health
For a while now I’ve been deliberating with myself: will I? won’t I? Writing about personal processes has always helped me before when it comes to finding balance in my body, mental peace or career. I see everything as a learning process and nothing out of the ordinary. Then why I’ve been in doubt or […]
My walking challenge: week 1
Last week I wrote about starting a walking challenge and here’s an update on how it’s going. I noticed I haven’t picked a particular day yet and mostly look per day if I feel like walking. First week was wednessday evening and second time I went on Tuesday after breakfast, but I think it’s wise […]
Why walking helps and is my new challenge
At the beginning of this week I decided it’s time for a new challenge: a walking challenge! Habits and stress Due to a quite turbulant period of time my body has mostly been in survival mode. The first things to go in turbulent times are good habits such as excercise, healthy eating and all the […]
Mo’s monthly playlist ft. Bro: Easy Summer Road Trip Playlist
It’s Sunday! And allthough I’m not going on a roadtrip anytime soon I can surely imagine myself doing one while putting together playlists and listening them while doing the dishes, vacuuming and all that jazz to zen the place up. Nothing is better than a clean house right. If you’re on a holiday though or […]
5 reasons why you might be binge eating
Everybody sweat now! Food for thought: I’m not a health freak, not at all. It’s more likely you’ll catch me stuffing my face with chocolate, icecream or a delicious keylime pie. Man, do I love food. People who know me can confirm the kitchen is my empire and my happy place, but beside that food […]