I really didn't expect it anymore, but i think my
last (sad) blogpost about Suki did the trick: She's back! I'm so very happy she found her way home in the end. It took her much longer and she stayed in fewer places than planned, but she did travel the world, even made a stop in South Africa! I am very grateful to all who gave her a place to stay on her journey and took her lovingly along on their adventures. I LOVED reading all the stories in her little passport. And one of her hosts even made her a cute sleeping bag. I think i recognize
Jonah's sewingskills, but i'm not sure since there wasn't a note about it. Thank you all!
The same day that i found Suki in my PO box, i also found a sweet surprise from Rima over at
Willy Nilly Waterlilly! A supercute set of
Japanese bookmarks i won in a recent giveaway. I adore! I'm planning a trip to the bookstore to find the perfect book to use them on!
One who shares my love for the Dutch department store "
Hema" is Tizz from
Tizzalicious. When i moved from Amsterdam to NY i didn't expect i would miss that store so much. Tizz understands. She was the sweetest when, on a recent trip, she picked up a couple of cute and pretty designed goodies for me. I so appreciate it!
Another thing i feel i need to address is that i haven't been blogging too much recently. I don't know why this is. No special reason. I lost the routine of doing it. I think about it daily. I am busy but not too busy to write a quick post sharing the creativity. Maybe it's a normal thing, i've been blogging since 2005 and it only makes sense that you go through phases. I'm definitely planning on getting back into the groove of daily blogging. Maybe i should schedule some posts ahead when i have the time and inspiration to write, or give myself a special time in every day to post. I just wanted to share these thoughts, maybe you have some insight, and to let you know all is well with me, no special reasons that i blog less frequently. I promise to do better again!
Remember Suki? She went on a trip around the world. Everything went fine, she travelled to distant places and all her hosts were so kind to update me on how she was doing and where she would go next. There was an end date for her to be send back home before and unfortunately her last hostess (i won't name names) decided to keep Suki and not send her to another hostess or back home to me. I have no clue how Suki is doing. But i know her last host has gone missing in action. On a number of occasion i have send her emails asking her to send Suki back to me, and then like a month later i would get a message of apology and the promise she would send Suki. This happened a couple of times until i didn't hear anything anymore!
I feel sad about this. Suki went on her travelling trip with the intention of coming back home. I also was very curious to see what all her hostesses had wrote in her little passport. Guess i will never know.
I was also planning on sending another little friend on a world adventure, but having this as the first experience you understand that won't happen.
Suki, if you read this, i miss you. Hope we'll get to see each other again some day.
Yay for Suki being back! :D
I am glad you liked the HEMA goodies!
Scheduling blog posts is a great idea, that's what I often do. I hate the "oh shit, haven't blogged yet, what can I write about?" feeling, and on other days I have SO much to mention, that I just schedule a whole bunch of them :)
that little thing is so cute!!! I love it!
Yay, she's back!
I'll join you in your Hema love :) So if you'll ever need anything from Hema I'll be happy to help you!
And about blogging: scheduling blog posts really helps me, so maybe this could work for you too?
So, I just discovered you and although I completely understand about the blog block, you have to keep going because I am loving it!
Also: I am going home in 3 weeks... anything on your wish list from the HEMA? As long as you don't ask for rookworst, I will be happy to bring you something back! I completely understand!
Hooray! Suki's home! Oh, I'm so glad that whoever was keeping her had a change of heart.
I'm glad you like the bookmarks, too! :)
What a good idea about scheduling ahead! I don't have much readers on my blog (yet), but the ones I have do read it regularly and I want to write on a daily basis. So thanks for the tip!
I also need to make up my mind on the language I write in, English or Dutch.
Now I do both.
Thanks for all the support!
I will make myself get back into daily blogging/ scheduling.
I don't like to leave my blog unupdated like i do lately...
How nice of you Dutchies to offer Hema goodies! I don't know what they have in stock currently, it has been like two years since i last entered one. I love all their cute and pretty patterened goodies!
I'm also glad that you got Suki back! I'm so happy for you (and Suki). It must be so much fun reading through her little passport.
If you ever do another one I would love to be involved (although it must be hard waiting for the return).
Ismoyo,
i was away for a long time...
but anyway...do u think i can have Suki for a visit?
Micaela
So good to see Suki back, it was such a great idea...perhaps you'll share of her adventures soon? I loved Hema last time I was over in Amsterdam, can't wait to visit again.