Currently, vol. 10

Man, I feel like currently we are up to so much! With the nicer weather I've really been trying to get out and do a lot of stuff, plus keep up with everything I want to be doing in the house hobby-wise is keeping me very busy.

So, I will be honest, a good majority of the reason I am keeping so busy is because my husband is so busy...so without him coming home to hang out with us in the evenings we are sometimes biking up to visit him since it is light so late or we are going to museums, biking the countryside or exploring the park and forest that are near us! 

So...I'm joining Becky over at Choose Happy for a little currently...

Watching....

We went to see Project T this weekend...I really liked it. I felt like it had a nice message of education + imagination=a world of possibilities! I just felt like it was really upbeat, positive movie. 

Cooking...

Anything with lentils! I know this didn't photograph to look incredibly appetizing but it was a creation by my teenager-red lentils topped with rotisserie chicken fried up with egg, topped with tomatoes and sweet chili sauce. We had lentils with just about every dinner this week! haha

Exploring...
The Dutch countryside...my good friend came out to my area of town and I took her on a solid 15 mile bike ride! We had so much fun!

Riding through the countryside with a windmill behind me!

We discovered a milktap...on a farm! Which is appropriate because my friend's family owns a dairy, so it was fun for her to see!

Visiting....

Different museum's around town...this one was the Amsterdam Museum...let's take a bike ride through early 1900s Amsterdam!

Drinking...

The most delicious high fat coffee ever for breakfast every morning!
100ml raw milk steamed and aerated
1 tablespoon of coconut oil
1tablespoon of butter
1 lungo nespresso capsule
1 espresso nespresso capsule
1.5 tablespoons of local honey with pollen
Mix together, or can mix with an immersion blender.

It is very tasty  and  will keep you full for a long time, I pair it with a banana and  peanut butter and don't usually need anything again until 10 or 11! It makes it really hard to drink any other type of coffee!

So, that is it for us currently...what is going on in your life? What is your favorite beverage?

Currently, Vol. 9

Hello! Welcome to this week's currently! I am loving this link up with Becky over at Choose Happy, I feel like it gives me a chance to tell you what has been going on over the weekend and connect with other bloggers in a way we normally don't get to!

So, I am currently...

Remembering....it is Memorial Day in my home country, so today of course I am remembering all those who have died for my country, they paid the ultimate price for and that shall never be forgotten.

From Babble

Making....I've been working on some cards, they turned out really cute. Hoping to get them matched up to some envelopes, get some photos taken, and put them up in my Etsy shop this week. Will be my first "product" so we will see how it goes!

Enjoying...all the sweet babies  being born in the park near our house. I think these will be the end of it, but they looked pretty new...the teenager and I had so much fun just watching them waddle around.

Ordering....this new body scrub from Frank Bod. It is the same as our regular facewash but we've heard amazing reviews about it, plus since they are UK based we get free shipping for us Europeans so can't wait for it to get here later this week!

Thankful for...having a teenager that loves to go on evening walks or bike rides with me and will enjoy the little things...

Quote of the day...Unstoppable! I found this last week when I was having a rough week. Nothing too dramatic just feeling hormonal, a bit of anxiety because ya know-woman here-plus just tiny bouts of bad news made some of the week sucktastic. But, thankfully I have great friends and an awesome hubby and kiddo to cheer me up, got me out of the house, and totally turned the week around, like T-Rex here :D

Tell me, what are you up to currently?

Currently, Vol 6

It has been a long time since I've done an update post of any kind really; no weekend recaps, no currentlys...I need to change that!

I am linking up today with Becky over at Choose Happy for this weeks currently. 

Exploring...my neighborhood through my runs...finding some fun stuff and enjoying the gorgeous skies we've had lately! 

Remembering...how awesome it feels to sweat!!! Really finding my love of fitness and eating well to fuel my body again, I forgot how good it feels!

Eating...all sorts of goodies. I made a homemade tomato sauce and combined it with some whole wheat noodles, steamed up broccoli, baked up some chicken legs, and have been noshing a piece here and there of Tony Chocolneys chocolate bar ;)

Thankful...for a many number of things but since the time change I've been really in to my workouts and have been doing two-a-days at least so I am thankful I have the ability to workout, the tin to devote to caring for my body like this, and a supportive hubby who listens to all my fitness ramblings :P

Singing...Lulliby, in my head cause I sound most like Shaun Mullins in there haha his voice is so sultry and calm...I love it!

So, what are you up to...currently?

Currently, Vol. 4

I am really loving this link-up with Becky over at Choose Happy! I love finding out what is going on with my bloggy friends and sharing my thoughts with others!

Finishing....our itinerary for our Berlin Trip in May.

Pinning....Paleo Macadamia Nut Chicken Salad and other healthy recipes. Looking to cut down on sugar and going to completely cut it out during March, so gathering ideas.

Watching....Gilmore Girls. Lots and lots of Gilmore Girls. Didn't watch this when it was a new series so catching up now!

Best. Line. Ever.

Planning....our 16th Anniversary trip to somewhere warm so we can be in bathing suits and sunning all day....

Thinking Santorini is that destination!

Loving....Saturday night date night with the hubby, I forgot how much I love us getting all dressed up and going out.

So, what are you up to, Currently?

Currently, Vol. 1

I've decided to join Becky over at Choose Happy BB for her new weekly link-up of "Currently". Currently is a fun weekly update about what is going on in my life! I love these and would love to know what is going on in your life!

Currently Thinking About....

I am currently thinking about a lot of things. I don't get super personal and try to keep things positive 100% of the time and this definitely won't be sad, but my brain is actually pretty active and it is super stressful, I have really got to figure out how to calm all the noise down. But, forefront on my mind is Miss Thang up there...being an expat and a teenager that moves around a lot isn't easy, I know this and I try to be sympathetic. In daily life you come into contact with a lot of different personalities and sometimes those personalities mesh really well and sometimes they don't. Right now, those personalities are not meshing. She had a really close friend that she is arguing with off and on and when the arguing is on it is stressful for all involved. Hopefully things will be learned from girls on both sides and as parents we can just talk to them, keep the lines of communication open, and hope they make the right decisions and do their best to keep things civil. These teenager years are hard and I hope they remember all these little things (boys, clothes, etc) will all soon someday be forgotten and all that will be left are memories and all the fun things they did together, I hope they can remember that during these times of hormonal arguments.

Loving

Well there are two things I am loving, first is all the time I can get with this guy. We had almost a whole weekend together because Friday night the kiddo volunteered and served dinner at charity event (where she was the main Dutch speaker, the world as we know it is ending lol) and then Saturday night she went to a friends house to work on cheerleading and then didn't get home until Sunday evening! So, we have had a lot of QT and he has a business trip that takes him away all next week so I will be glad when that week is over!

Second thing I am loving...

Is having an expat friend here who loves exploring the culture and the chance to live in Europe as much as I do! Each week her and I get together and spend the day doing something that explores European living or Dutch culture in some way. We fell into this by going to the free concerts at the National Ballet and Opera and since those haven't started back up yet we are exploring other fun things to do and see around the city.

Reading

I just finished Flawless by Jan Moran. Great book and a quick read. Can't wait to start the second one in this series today.

I am also working on "personal development" this year and the first book I am reading is....

I a working on learning some more Dutch beyond basic greetings and pleasantries. This is not easy as with my accent pronunciation can be hard, but if I go in with confidence no one usually corrects me, if it is really horrible they laugh and practice with me until either they give up or I get it...no one ever says which...or maybe I just can't understand them! haha oh the joys of being ignorant! :P

Planning

Barcelona

We have a lot of breaks coming up so I am actually planning quite a number of things. The first thing I am planning is our early spring break at the end of February. We will be seeing a lot of things around Amsterdam focusing our efforts on a lot of the Jewish history and WWII. Second, I am planning our May Break, we have a few places we would like to visit but won't know until two weeks before break where we are going as that is when the train tickets are the cheapest. The only thing we do know is we are getting there via train! Lastly, we are already planning our summer holiday for Barcelona. We are looking to stay a week where the hubby comes in at the weekend. We will be doing some surfing, sup'ing, and just having a relaxing European beach holiday.

Baking
Oh baking I don't do much of you since moving to Europe! But...this week I will be baking these beauties for snack...

Banana Coconut Slices on Pinterest

Check out my weekly menu for more snack ideas.

Thankful for

The opportunity to live in Europe. This was a long time dream of mine and the fact that it actually became a reality is still going strong in me. I think it also helps that my friend and I get together once a week to see the sites and explore something new so that keeps this whole experience fresh and exciting for me. 

So, that is what is currently happening in my world! What is happening in yours? I would love to hear about it!