D surprised me with a visit to The Book Exchange before we headed to the office. I spent the whole week either reading or processing the 400+ open orders that made me feel nervous.
I wrapped up Our Wives Under the Sea and A Room of One's Own. We left Italy and returned to Amsterdam, had our first pop-up shop experience at the Dutch Pen Show, then celebrated my 42nd birthday.
I finished The Waves this week. We went down to Italy for D's 100-km Il Passatore race and stayed at a beautiful farm stay in Brisighella, overlooking the rolling hills.
David Sedaris said there are four significant burners in our lives: family, friends, work, and health. To succeed, the theory said you can only have three of the four burners on simultaneously.
Sometimes, we become so fixated on what's right in front of us that we lose sight of anything else. We pour all our thoughts and energy into a single pursuit or problem.
Do it because it’s fun. Because it brings you joy; because it’s meaningful to you. Do it because it gives you simple tiny pleasures. Do it because it makes you smile.
I am an Indonesian writer/artist/illustrator and stationery web shop owner (Cafe Analog) based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. I love facilitating writing/creative workshops and retreats, especially when they are tied to self-exploration and self-expression. In Indonesian, 'beradadisini' means being here. So, here I am, documenting life—one word at a time.
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