Lists Archives - Miranda van den Heuvel

Miranda’s favorite things – Christmas 2023

Miranda2023-11-22T18:57:09+02:00November 22nd, 2023|

Christmas is around the corner and I would like to share with you a list of my recent favorite things. Maybe some will inspire you and make it onto your gift or wish list for the holiday. I have not added any books here as there was a recent list with favorite reads. FYI: NONE of these links are affiliate links. Rupi Kaur's Writing Prompts I have been a fan of Rupi Kaur for years. Her poetry books are amazing (Home Body is one of my favorites) and I discovered her writing prompt cards when [...]

Miranda’s favorite books – September 2023

Miranda2023-10-05T10:48:35+02:00October 5th, 2023|

I haven't been writing blog posts for a while, concentrating on just living my life. I have been reading quite a bit though and thought it was time to share another favorites list. Click on the picture to go straight to Amazon. If you do not want to wait for a post like this one, I write reviews of the books I read them on my instagram profile. Happy reading. The last one at the party By @beth_writes_stuff 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟(5/5) I can't remember when I picked this one up. But I was intrigued by the pl [...]

Routine

Miranda2022-11-12T23:50:08+02:00September 14th, 2022|

After 4 months of taking care of my health, I returned to work this week. It feels good. Life has a certain structure again. A routine has returned. I always thought a routine was boring. It meant repetition and I was more the kind of 'let's do nee things' girl. I've come to realize that routine is quite useful. It creates structure. It helps you get out of bed. It saves time. It is safe. It helps you get shit done. It sets a timetable. It requires boundaries. It doesn't ask questions. Now, too [...]

Miranda’s favorite books – August 2022

Miranda2022-11-12T23:52:27+02:00August 23rd, 2022|

I have been reading A LOT recently. As I was on sick leave for a while with nothing much to do, books were my go to entertainment. So today I'm sharing my recent reads with you. Click on the picture to go straight to Amazon. If you do not want to wait for a post like this one, I write reviews of the books I read them on my instagram profile. Happy reading. The Book of Longings @suemonkkidd ✨✨✨✨✨ (5/5) This book has been sitting on my Kindle shelf for a while. The reason being that the stor [...]

Walk

Miranda2022-11-12T23:54:30+02:00July 25th, 2022|

When I was a kid, my parents always took us on Sunday walks in the woods. I loved them as a kid, less as a teenager and when I became an adult the whole purpose of walking or hiking was lost on me. In my thirties I started hiking. Even did some serious mountain hiking. When I had babies, taking them for a walk was my own walk to sanity as they'd instantly fall asleep. Later as kids they loved to roam the woods and explore and equally started hating our hikes when they turned teenagers. 😂 Now I [...]

8 easy steps to worry less

Miranda2022-07-15T15:41:39+02:00July 15th, 2022|

Apparently I am the worrying kind.... Sure, I worry about my kids and their future and happiness. I worry about my health, the state of the world and money sometimes. Those are the big ones. But they don't occupy my mind daily. They pop up when something happens or doesn't happen (school results, a blood test, bad news etc). Then I worry. For a while. And then, if I can, I usually do something about it. Like make a change, an appointment, get more information, talk to someone for a perspective. [...]

What does self-care look like for you?

Miranda2022-07-11T15:33:13+02:00July 11th, 2022|

It looks different from one person to another. We all need, like and crave different things. Self-care can even look different from one day to another. 🦋 What does self-care look like for you? 🦋 There are the obvious: sleep, healthy food, exercise, meditation etc. But it can also look less obvious... ✨Hugging a tree ✨Taking a walk ✨Making art ✨Reading a book ✨Hugging a pet ✨Noticing the little things ✨Lighting a candle ✨Picking flowers ✨Looking at the stars ✨Going for a walk ✨Walking barefoot in [...]

100 things I love

Miranda2022-04-30T19:24:33+02:00July 30th, 2021|

A happy life is just a string of happy moments. But most people don’t allow the happy moment, because they’re so busy trying to get a happy life. – Abraham Hicks We all have busy lives. Job, kids, partner, friends, parents. We try to juggle it all, fit it all into one day. And we manage. And we are happy. Sort of. We are chasing success, perfection, happiness. Because that is what is expected of us. Right? This chase can very quickly become an obsession. We need to be better, faster, more perfe [...]

How to talk about ‘uncomfortable’ subjects

Miranda2022-04-30T19:25:39+02:00July 16th, 2021|

We've all been there. We want or need to broach a 'delicate' or 'uncomfortable' subject with someone: with our partner about sex with a good friend about returning money to us with our boss about a raise ... and we chicken out, we postpone, procrastinate, pretend everything is fine and we don't need to talk about it, let the subject go around and around in our heads until it hurts. We're afraid of messing it up, of 'bringing' the subject in the wrong way, of getting emotional, of looking stupid [...]

50 daily habits to make your life more creative

Miranda2022-04-30T19:27:44+02:00July 9th, 2021|

The web and blog world is full of 365 projects where people decide that for a year they will do something every day: take a photo of themselves, paint a picture, donate to charity etc. Here are a few simple ideas for little habits you can do every day for a year to make you a bit more creative: Let someone else draw a stripe or doodle on a piece of paper and then make a drawing from that. Look up what happened on that same day in the year you were born. Take a picture of a cloud. Take a picture [...]