Meme

There are several versions going around of this meme and this one was offered at Jen's Humble opinion

What were you doing 10 years ago?
We just bought our first house in NZ. It was such a bliss to get our own stuff out of the container and not living out of suitcases anymore. We still live here.

Name the places were you have lived

1. Wijchen, the Netherlands
Above the castle of Wijchen which was close to our house. We spent as kids a lot of time playing in the gardens around te castle. I am also married in this castle.
2. Leuth, the Netherlands
William and I bought our first house in this little town close to the German border.
3. Christchurch New Zealand

What are the 5 to do things on your list ?

1. Finish my assignment for the childrens home
2. Calling my mum and my friend
3. Planning our trip for next summer when my brother comes over
4. Going for coffee soon at a Dutch womans place who has lived in Wijchen as well.
5. Calling the internet provider again because the wireless phone still doesn't work

Name the jobs you have had?

1. Selling clothes (at my parents shop)
2. Administrative assistant. At a car dealer and at a big franchise company. The last one was a lot of fun. It was a client from my first boss and he asked me one day to come over for an interview. During the interview he showed me around his garden and told me which patch of land was my responsibility. I asked him if I had to bring a watering can. I thought it was all a joke but the next day I had a contract in my letterbox.
3. Secretary at the same Franchiser.
4. Caregiver for Barnardos I just lived in NZ and had littlies myself. Part time ( pt)
5. Reliever at pre schools (pt)
6. Caregiver in a childrens home (current job, pt)
7. Supervisor at a computer centre (current job, pt)

Name some of the things you would do if you were a biljonaire?
Spending money on my kids for study and their future. Travelling and going often to Holland. Do some study, buy a little house with a porch close to the beach. The house would have a room full of books, were I could write, with big patio doors opening towards a beautiful garden. Lots of it would go to charity and I would buy a few more children's homes as the one I work in.

If you want to do this meme just take it.

Meme

UL, a wonderful lady from Typing Away , who writes great poetry, passed this meme to me., so I give it a go

Five weird facts about me
What is weird. There is an explanation for all behaviour, but if weird means not mainstream than I am quite weird.

1. I am a big sleeper, always was. It runs in my family, from my fathers side. Poor Mayke inherited it from me.
2. I am absolutely not able to remember instructions or a story when I hear it. No problems when I read it, so don't tell me stories.
3. I am a dreamer. I can even dream up whole travels. You must try it it's very cheap.
4. With the snap of a finger I can become a child when I am with one.
5. I don't take things at face value. I make up my own mind.

Five places I would like to visit or visit again

1. Home, which is still Holland. I am lucky to go there next year.

2. Italy. My most favourite country. Love the culture, countryside, people and food

3. Like UL I would like to visit the past with what I know now. Yep I know I needed some experiences to learn what I do know but if...

4. I also copy her to visit the future. Oh how I wish to see if my kids are doing fine.

5. Lots of other places. I would like to travel one day.

Five things I never imagined at 25

1. At the photo above I was 25 and celebrating carnaval with my youngest brother (and others). Partying was than the most important thing in my life. I didn't know that that would change completely.

2. I just ended a relationship with somebody I lived with for 5 years. I didn't know that one day I would marry somebody who was nearly the complete opposite

3. I just started a new job at an office and a marketing assistant course. I thought I would work forever. I had no idea that my live would one day completely devoted to my children and others.

4. I didn't know than that I was not shy and not stupid but that I had a learning disability. To help my children I enrolled in a correspondence course child psychology level 5,6,7 in English. (my worst subject at school) I found out half way that the course equalled year 1,2,3 university. How did I do.....all A's and B's

5. I never could have imagined that I would move to the other side of the world.

Feel free to use this meme on your blog or I might tag you when I visit.

Alphabet of Life

courtesy of google

Found this game at the wonderful just a mother of two and loved it. The game is an eye opening experience and it really makes you think so for the thinkers here are the rules:

Rule 1: without changing the first word, after each letter of the alphabet, write a sentence that captives you, your essence.

Rule 2: Tag as many people as you want but at least one

Rule 3: List who you are tagging

The alphabet of live

Accept who you are

Break through the barries set up by people called prejudice

Create a better world by trying to be that world

Decide which road you are following so that you don't end up in the middle of nowhere

Eplore and you never get bored

Forgive your mistakes and learn from them

Grow like a flower and come to ful bloom

Hope that you get what you hoped for

Ignore negative people

Journey to explore and learn

Know that your truth might not be somebody elses truth

Love life and life might love you back

Manage your children or they will manage you

Notice the flowers, a smile and puppy dog eyes

Open the window to your heart but beware of thiefs

Play it makes you young

Question a lot and you will learn a lot

Relax you'll never get tired of it

Share your pain an it halves, share your fun and it doubles (dutch saying)

Try something new, like dancing in the rain, it's refreshing

Use your time wisely, have fun

Value what you have because the grass which seems greener on the other side might be from plastic

Work and put your heart in it

x-ray a child and you see beauty and innocense

Yield to laughter (yeh I am a copy cat)

Zoom in on the fairies who tell you some tales

I hereby tag; Ambre, Dickiebo, Keith, Missy

I invite anybody else who would enjoy this to tag themselves , but please let me know so I can come along and have a look.

Good luck, Marja