Discovering my Roots
The first time I heard about Volendam was when I was visiting Holland one summer and heard a song on the radio from…
Read MoreThe first time I heard about Volendam was when I was visiting Holland one summer and heard a song on the radio from…
Read MoreThe other day I was on my mommy bike, with Isaya in the back bike seat. Alela’s front bike seat was empty: she…
Read MoreYesterday I wrote a Dutch blogpost about a decision we made. I got a lot of DM’s from my not-Dutch readers en Instagram…
Read MoreWait what? Does it really say “best parenting advice from a plant“? Yup. Did you make some sort of typo? Nope. Is sleep…
Read MoreI tell my eldest daughter to be careful more often than I tell her I love her. Not because I don’t love her….
Read MoreWell, there we go, another year has passed. It is insane how fast time goes by. I feel like the past four years…
Read MoreMerry Christmas, dear readers! I hope I find you well this Christmas! I hope you are with loved ones, I hope you are…
Read MoreI love my time with Alela: I love newborns, I love breastfeeding, I love the tiny itty bitty cuteness, I love her! It…
Read MoreSo, here is a weird fact about me: organizing things relaxes me. If I can’t sleep I mentally organize rooms, drawers, cupboards and…
Read MoreThe other day I was at the playground with my daughter and her friend. I was talking to her friend’s mom and we…
Read MoreI did not grow up going to church or practicing a religion. At school, we prayed and studied the Bible, but God was…
Read MoreHappy New Years Eve! I hope you are looking forward to a lovely evening, celebrating the end of 2017 and the beginning of…
Read MoreGoing self hosted is the first step towards monetizing your website. Are you a blogger and trying to decide if you should go…
Read MoreSummer is coming to an end. I feel so sad saying goodbye to sunny days at the beach, walking barefoot through the woods…
Read MoreTomorrow is the first day of September. This will mark one year of columnsbykari.com. On September 1sth 2016 I published my first ever…
Read MoreToday I am doing something a bit different on the blog! I have a feeling it’s going to be very relatable for other…
Read MoreYou probably don’t know this about me, but I often think in memes. I can’t be the only one, because there are millions…
Read MoreIf you are a toddler mom the word “no” is probably number two on the list of Most Heard Words of the Day…
Read MoreThe fact that I feel like I need to start this blogpost with about fifty disclaimers shows what a difficult subject screen time…
Read MoreWe spent the month of May in Curacao. It was amazing. The Island I grew up on is truly a piece of Paradise…
Read MoreA few weeks ago, a friend told me a woman’s happiness should not depend on whether or not she becomes a mother. I’ve…
Read MoreWe potty trained our daughter when she was 22 months old. It took us about three weeks. The first week and a half…
Read MoreYay! My new website is finally live! It took me almost two weeks to go self-hosted, but it is done! I am very happy…
Read MoreI am not a Pinterest mom. At all. The term DIY alone makes me want to open a bottle of wine. Don’t get…
Read MoreSo obviously I think my daughter is extremely smart. Every little thing she does is, well, magic. The connections her tiny little brain…
Read MoreDear Aya, you are thirty years old when you are reading this, not nineteen months. You are not a little toddler anymore. You…
Read MoreYou are in a store, your toddler gets super excited for a toy, it’s crazy expensive, but you are sure she will play…
Read MoreI stayed home with Isaya for the first seven months of her life. After that I went back to work. Because my wife…
Read MoreWe try to buy consciously when it comes to Aya’s toys. Obviously we want her to have toys she loves. Not just for…
Read MoreI’m not a saint. I do my ‘fair’ share of contributing to environmental pollution. But as a vegetarian (part-time vegan) and nature lover…
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