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What experiences in life helped you grow the most? The first one was the murder on my oldest sister, she was only 24 and the killer was given a sentence of only 7 years. This made me decide to leave my country and start a new life. It wasn’t easy but for me it was necessary. I had to leave that life behind. This made me grow up faster and be very responsible. The second one was the divorce from…

What experiences in life helped you grow the most? The first one was the murder on my oldest sister, she was only 24 and the killer was given a sentence of only 7 years. This made me decide to leave my country and start a new life. It wasn’t easy but for me it was necessary. I had to leave that life behind. This made me grow up faster and be very responsible. The second one was the divorce from…

Do you believe in fate/destiny? I believe that the biggest part of how our life happens is because of the choices we make. I also believe that some things were meant to be or to happen. When I think about it more, small things can happen because of the position of the moon and other planets, which we could call destiny. The larger changes in our life are done by us making certain…

Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on. It wasn’t very ambitious, but it was something I was curious to see how the result would be. Every winter, when I do not work for approximately 5 months I try to do something different.  In the winter of 2021 while shopping in the city I saw a store with a lot of handmade figurines, I went inside, talked yo the owner about these…

If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? I wish people wouldn’t do that anymore.  When A ignores B  B will not understand what is going on, B will be sad, feel unloved or misunderstood.  A will never know the real truth and may lose a friend or someone who wants to be there for him/her. When you ignore a situation, you might not think about it any…

What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? As you could see in a previous post I am renting one of my bedrooms this summer season to people who would like to spend their holidays on the magnificent Greek island Crete. I have been a host before but not in my own house. So this winter I have been preparing my house for these guests. And I still am, just have only a few…

What advice would you give to your teenage self? Stop writing because nobody takes your writing serious at this age, not the letters, not the sad poems about your life. Speak up for yourself, explain your self, explain how you are different and that different does not mean bad. Love your self !! ❤️ Who am I?? Take care, be good, stay healthy

What bores you? I am a very active person, I always find something to do in my spare time, like walking the dog, do some yoga, take a course on the internet, make a small sculpture or do something else creative…. And I do all that so I can tell myself I did not have time to clean. 🫢 Pixie is her name ❤️ Of course I do clean in the end but not every day. Take care, be good, stay healthy

What is your favorite drink? Water is my every day favourite But When I go out with friends at night I like to drink a Vodka Kahlua on the rocks. To relax I like to drink an old Whiskey, pure, no ice, no water. And until a few years ago I walked the Samaria gorge in Crete 3 times a week during the summer season. I walked together with colleagues and before entering the gorge we drank a raki,…

Who are your favorite people to be around? That is an easy one 😄 I have a son (28) and a daughter (27) My son lives and works here on the island so I see him quite often ( less often than I would like to but… you know, he is still single…) My daughter left the island in 2022 to go work as a flight attendant in Dubai, she will be back next year (I hope 😊) But she surprised me yesterday with a…

Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you. … dancing, cowboy dancing, I never did any cowboy dancing but these are my favourites!!!!! I’ll even wear them when I’m 80. 😃😃 take care, be good, stay healthy 🎶💃🏻🕺🏻

Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received. A few years ago my daughter came home with a bouquet of flowers, just like that… I thought… Until I read the card that was hidden between the flowers It says : σ’ευχαριστώ πολύ για την βοήθειά σου αυτή την περίοδο, δεν θα τα κατάφερνα χωρίς εσένα. Σ’αγαπώ! Translated: thank you very much for your help during this period, I wouldn’t have made…

Write about your approach to budgeting I have been in red searched for another job came into green learned and learned and learned until I earned and earned and earned to get to gold!! The hen with the golden eggs 😁 That’s how I do my budgeting 👍😃 Take care, be good, be healthy

Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you? I was laughing when I read this one this morning but it took me until the early evening to finally sit and write down my thoughts. It’s not an easy one for me because my first 25 years I lived in Belgium 🇧🇪 where I was born from my Belgian parents. In 1990 something terrible happened to our family and in 1992 the person who caused us so…

Have you ever unintentionally broken the law? Intentionally many times, whenever I drive I go over the speed limit, but that’s not the question here. Unintentionally?? I have to think….. Or maybe I don’t know, as I did it unintentionally… And then there is the one I found out later, was unintentional… This happened in Belgium, every year I go back to visit my family and friends and stay for…

If there was a biography about you, what would the title be? Not that I drink 😄😂😄 It’s just that whatever bad happens in my life I go over it and continue, or I change direction. It wasn’t always easy but I am quite happy with the result and I have no regrets, because every decision I took to jump or solve a situation gave me something worth changing for. I hope my changing days are over but…

What were your parents doing at your age? Should I be embarrassed when I say I don’t really know….. I left my birth country and family 5 years earlier, my parents didn’t agree with me leaving so we didn’t have a lot of contact. That’s all I can say about that. As you can see they are a lovely couple Next time more 😃 Take care, be good, be healthy!