: Missing this view from a week ago at the Cotswolds.
: Here’s to the big 40! I think I’m going to enjoy this new decade 🙃 Fun fact: The …
: Mini Obelix 🥰 (minus the menhir)
: Sarah Millican coming to Lisbon. Ticket: purchased.
: Lovely, lovely movie! A nice surprise on Netflix.
: Aurora performing in Lisbon in July. I think I need to start saving for the ticket and convincing …
: Still made it to the rays of pink!
: Overflowing chocolate muffins.
: Having dinner at friends, bringing dessert: apple cake, salted caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream, …
: 4th session of equine therapy and he’s riding 😍 Amazing work by the therapists, can’t …
: The small BIG victories 2nd month of occupational therapy and we’re already seeing wonderful progress. B’s …
: Mrs Doubtfire premiered when I was 9. I’ve watched it countless times from childhood to …
: Ah, 1st year. Where the list of school supplies is 1 km long and EACH kind of crayon must be …
: Elemental has warmed my little romantic heart. Such a sweet story.
: Entering a year of firsts Yesterday was B’s first day at a new school, for his 1st year. Cannot believe he’s 6 …
: INCREDIBLE super blue moon tonight. Wish I had a proper camera to zoom it in.
: Spending the week with my 14-year-old niece and her friend makes me remember this observation from …
: Sometimes life is REALLY good.
: Let the holidays begin! Is what I’m repeating to my brain, except he hasn’t caught up …
: I’ve just watched A Man Called Otto. I didn’t know it was a book, then a movie before …
: There’s something so engaging about The Bear that I don’t even notice time passing when …
: Have you ever listened to a song you haven’t heard in years, and been suddenly filled with the …
: Albus is looking over my work.
: % of stress removed by knowing my son has a place next year in a public school, close to home, with …
: 75% of stress removed by knowing my son has a place next yeat in a public school, close to home, …
: I was in Dublin with my sister (might write more on that later). Everyone asked us if we visited the …
: Ideas. Ideas coming in FAST. Putting them to practice…that’s another thing.
: Me: It’s 4 am, we’re up since 2 am, maybe we could go back to sleep? Brain: Hey, look at …
: Took everything left in the fridge (chicken, courgette, carrots, feta cheese, coriander, cherry …
: Slight disappointment with people. My necklace (which I’ve had for 15 years) fell in a …
: Micro.blog Lisbon Meetup 🥰 Thank you @jean @maique @helgeg @crossingthethreshold for a wonderful …
: ADHD tax: Buying everything twice (or more) because you buy one, put it in the pantry, forget it …
: 18/01/2021 vs. 18/01/2023 The plant that made me fall in love with plants, the first to thrive under …
: Question for any designers out there: Apart from Behnce and personal blog/site, in which platforms …
: I’ve decided to improvise this year. No resolutions, no plans, no trying to foresee the …
: I don’t know what to think of today. I’ll be celebrating a friend’s birthday while …
: Finally got salted caramel right on the first try. Now to refrain myself from eating it until I use …
: Happy New Year! 🎉🥂 May it be an extraordinary one!
: I’ve just invited my sister and my closest friends/couple to the Jamie Cullum concert taking …
: What a dialogue between a brilliant school and a mother of an autistic child who is traumatised by …
: Hope is such a curious and powerful thing. You reach a point of complete darkness and convince …
: Homeoffice today, nearly impossible to get to Lisbon, red alert due to the rain 😳
: It’s not Christmas until I’ve seen Colin Firth declaring his love in Portuguese. 😁🎄
: We have sunshine!!! ☀️ Was beginning to wonder if it would ever come back.
: My office, this morning. I guess the storm was more intense than I thought 😳
: There is a recruitment/sourcing Hackathon happening and for the first time I was able to find all …
: Loooong day of Christmas adventures between Sintra and Lisbon 🥰 And B’s first carrossel ride 😊
: Any tips on how to navigate a moment when clients are voicing their discontent, missions …
: Stumbled upon this duo, can’t really explain why, but this and this made me burst out …
: Aaaaaaanndddd cue sore throat, runny nose and sneezing. It has been a whole month without it.
: This morning B woke up quite early, so after the usual playing time at home, and to enjoy a sunny …
: Right. Perfectly balanced lunch prepared yesterday is right there waiting for me to have it. Brain: …
: Sudden, imperative urge for freedom of open air, ocean, grey skies and Wardruna.
: Magical sunrise. Woke up to a world of pink, gold and mist. Wishing you a good day :-)
: This morning’s game for calm and concentration 🥰 (Made by my niece when I told her about …
: Working in a blanket. In the words of (everyone in) GOT, “Winter is coming”.
: You know it’s a demanding working day when you crave for chocolate at 10 am. (dark with sea …
: You know when in the middle of a series of cloudy, gloomy days, you suddenly get a sunny one, …
: Simple moments of bliss (when you have an autistic child): Taking my son by the hand to the car, it …
: I caught Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte on the radio and drove an extra half hour to listen to it …
: Today my oldest friend, after 10 years of struggle to conceive, welcomed to the world a beautiful …
: This time 5 years ago I was receiving messages with “Go Ana!” (joke about Moana from Disney) from my …
: B will be 5 soon, so I ordered a custom item from an artisan in Latvia, to display photos for each …
: I’ve discovered I have ADHD. SO MUCH of my life makes sense now.
: You know you’ve been working a bit too hard when you post about St Patrick’s a day in …
: Happy St. Patrick’s!! 🍀🍀☘☘ Sending my wish to the universe that one day I’ll be able to …
: I’ve just watched Turning Red: My latest 2 years of theta healing therapy comprised in one …
: The Croods: A New Wage - was a pleasant surprise! I found myself laughing out loud at several jokes.
: This turtle ia clearly a Dirty Dancing fan.
: Well what do you know, easy and normal also happens. Late afternoon. 20°C, sunny. Going to the park. Watching the ducks and the chickens. Walking down …
: Do you know those days where you’re just not functioning properly? I feel a headache, cranky, …
: Time passes and passes and I do not get tired of this scene.
: Could anyone share Mary Poppin’s number?
: Current covid scores: Niece - 1 Sister - 1 Father - 1 Mother - 0 Son - 0 Me - 0 Stay tuned…
: My niece tested positive AFTER spending the day at my parents’ house, playing with B. (She had …
: One year on and how Mr. Myiagi had it all right. It’s been a year since B was officially identified as being on the autism spectrum. It’s been such a …
: How to end January in beauty: Sleep only 2 hours due to sudden pharyngitis Have a burning throat …
: And it’s a negative! 🎉🎉🎉 (At least for now…)
: My kingdom for a good Pad Thai.
: Let the fun begin… A boy in B’s class is covid-positive, so we had to test B. A swab in …
: A nice little couscous for a cold Sunday. Yum.
: This is all I can hear in my head today. How do you recognise the line between “I’ll put …
: Lunch and discovering the beauty of grilled aspargus.
: Here’s to precious gifts from precious times.
: Note to self (and reminder for the rest of the year): Half an hour walking next to the sea is more …
: Tricky one today ⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
: Pleasantly surprised by Frozen II. I enjoyed it much better than the first. A bit too much singing …
: I can’t resist a word game. Wordle 202 4/6 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟨🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
: When life gives you stale bread, make bruschetta.
: Wasn’t expeting to enjoy Encanto as much as I did. Showing how complex characters can be …
: Here we go. It’s been months since I last opened a book. Somehow reading brought sad memories …
: Cried victory too soon earlier. On B’s Vomit Watch again. Round 3 has just finished and …
: When people ask me if we really have a big number of desserts for Christmas in Portugal… …
: Full Portugal gastronomy in one meal Team lunch yesterday for our french marketing intern’s send off after 4 months with us. A …
: This year I didn’t put up my Christmas decorations. I was overtired, it wasn’t the best …
: After 2 weeks of B’s waking up to vomit all over the bed (thank you school stomach bug) and …
: **Things that happened so far and absence from Micro.blog** This morning I read @maique ’s post on unfollowing profiles who haven’t written anything in 6 months …
: There’s room for improvement, but still a good first try!
: Right. One of my favourite comedians, Dylan Moran, is having a UK tour in 2022. Nobody I know has …
: Luso-french Trophies night with the team. You’d never tell we’re t-shirt and trainers to …
: Working in recruitment can have its maddening, frustrating moments where you question yourself and …
: A few months ago, I got a chance to be in the virtual audience of a QI recording. Very cool …
: I thought I was just going for my usual mother-son weekend drive down Guincho, the coastline of …
: These past few months I’ve been more of a spectator than a micro.blogger. I love being here …
: Sad as I am that there is no more Ted Lasso episodes to look forward to on Fridays, I love how they …
: For the first time in months, I’ve slept without waking up every hour. Even if I only slept 6 …
: Maybe only Potterheads will understand why, but this has me laughing so hard I don’t think I …
: Very loud alarm went off in my building’s stairs at 5h00. No neighbour movement in the stairs …
: Today I spent the day at the most beautiful place in the world (warning: very, very biased entry 😁). …
: I grew up near Sintra in Portugal. To this day, it is my favourite place on Earth. Whenever I need …
: Phone camera quality aside, I had to share the view. (Is that Venus or Jupiter?)
: Today’s new Ted Lasso episode, “Rainbow”, is my favourite of the 2nd series so …
: Holiday Fun - The “Toddler with stomach flu” Edition: -Clean up hit floors -Wash clothes …
: When a song says it all. (And how no one should make you doubt your worth.) Cure for me - Aurora 🎵
: Dole, the first bloomer. (Ole and Doffen are getting there). @odd My very first time nurturing a …
: So for Mother’s Day, B’s school prepared a little gift: a little glass pot with soil, …
: Today in When You’re a Hobbit and Have to Go Shopping: It’s always the thing you want …
: 4! And a naughty hand that can’t wait for the candle to be lit 🤣
: April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day. Until this year, I only thought of it as a subject my …
: This is what you get when you turn 37 and you’re a culinary nerd. (And you’ve been …
: 2 years ago today, I was at Usher Hall in Edinburgh, watching an unforgettable Loreena McKennitt …
: Not Proust’s. Still delicious.
: It’s been a while since I’ve woken up to such a ball of light at 8h00.
: Large bubble wrappppp 😍 Let the satisfaction begin!!
: And so the adventure begins… Waiting for my son who is on his first session for autism …
: Have lately discovered happiness also comes from watching Korean Cafe Vlogs.
: My first ever homemade pasta!
: I’ve exhausted my Led Zeppelin, Shaka Ponk, AC/DC etc angry rock playlist. Any suggestions to …
: Negative test! 🎉 We can breathe (a bit).
: So my father and grandfather are both covid positive, light symptoms. Expected, as they both live …
: Lockdown Hurricane, that’s what I’m calling my son from now on.
: Test is negative! We’ll still isolate because we had contact with my mother (especially my …
: My mother tested positive for covid. She has been taking care of my son this past week. I’m …
: Feeling very lucky to be within walking distance of this view.
: I agree. Staying in an unhappy relationship teaches the kids what they should accept in the future. …
: Current cultural life: Wooohooo, going to see Bill Bailey live on March 2020!!! covid-19 …
: Exhaustion before the journey I was told children in the spectrum have tantrums that are more intense than average. This past week …
: Some good looking thighs, I’d say.
: Finally! Head too occupied by work again to be thinking other unhelpful stuff!! Well, at least …
: Having an impromptu dancing moment with my son to the sound of bossanova. No doubt, those are my …
: Early curfew today, so I took B for a walk on the beach. Or rather he ran and I ran after him. He …
: Great. First panic attack of the year. My face suddenly turned hyper red and burning and swollen, …
: My first new experience this year, homemade pita bread! Which I enjoyed with a little hummus 😊 And …
: My son decided to go with an avant-garde book organisation.
: I’ve done the laundry, done the dishes, organised my kitchen cabinets and I’m off to …
: And of course a moon like that asks for a song like this one.
: Spectacular rising full moon from my window, but my phone camera doesn’t do it the least …
: Flashback to the Greek island Ios, 2015, when I visited Homer’s tomb and someone had left …
: And suddenly there’s a Christmas Parade outside my window 😊🎄 Music, jugglers and characters, …
: Discovering a Portuguese author for Christmas. And enjoying it. “And little did he care about the …
: Being kind to myself this afternoon: Scones, lemonbalm tea and Harry Potter.
: One thing I love are winks from the Universe. Like turning up the radio and hearing “We can live …
: My late grandmother’s biscuit recipe, a Christmas treat for my godson this afternoon :-)
: Today was a sunny Sunday and I spent a nice morning with B, my sister and my niece at the beach. …
: My little man in a big world.
: I’d like to delve into John le Carré’s work, where would you recommend to start? The …
: Oh great, with the 31st Dec restrictions and my son going to bed at 21h30, it seems I’ll be …
: Ok, here we go for our creative game! Take the last text written and add to it in reply. Let’s …
: I’ve been missing #mbnov and need something fun. Would anyone be interested in a collaborative chain …
: Jamie Cullum’s How Do You Fly? is a thing of beauty.
: Happy Birthday, my dear Jane Austen! Thank you for giving joy and calm and happy endings to this …
: Morning fitness with a 3 year old suspected hyperactive, suspected spectrum: -Darling, come here, …
: Would anyone know a link to watch Taskmaster Series 8 and 9 ? So far I’ve just found one that …
: A ray of light through these times of sadness: My son finally managing to brush his teeth on his …
: He decided not to follow the plan. I love him, he loves me. We are perfect for each other. He knows …
: It’s a Chopping Vegetables for Freezing and Later Soup Use evening.
: The last couple of days I haven’t been replying to the posts on micro.blog. I didn’t …
: This challenge reinforced the idea that I can be capable of seeing things through, and I’m …
: “If you jump in muddy puddles, you must wear your boots”.
: If The Bangles ever decided to promote physical activity: 🎶 Walk like a pedestrian 🎶 ✏️#mbnov
: I’m tired of masks. Physical or otherwise. ✏️#mbnov
: Running away from or refusing to see the source of the dilemma, certainly won’t help you solve …
: I’ve spent decades trying to adjust. I had to fit the norm, because that’s what everyone …
: That exhilarating feeling when your client chooses the candidate you just knew would get the job …
: Contacting candidates and clients is a frequent part of my work, and though I’m Portuguese and …
: Essential commandment of parenthood: ~ Thou shalt not leave the house without provisions ~ ✏️#mbnov
: Capture is a recurrent theme in this animation film I discovered as a child, before I knew it was …
: My best friend sent me a message this morning saying he was feeling a bit down, which doesn’t happen …
: Lockdown Sunday. Might as well start it properly.
: 🎶 Jump in that water, be free Come south of the border with me 🎶 Ed Sheeran, saving my entry today. …
: When I was 3, I watched Dumbo in loop. Everytime my parents returned Dumbo to the video rental, they …
: It’s hard to think of winter when we’re having 20-25°C weather in Lisbon. ✏️#mbnov
: Impervious to time and distance, some feelings never fade. ✏️#mbnov
: The trouble with being chronically persistent: World: It’s just not possible. Me: Hold my …
: I don’t really drink alcohol, I don’t smoke and I can’t have anything with …
: Well if it’s going to be the first one I do for myself in my own house, I might as well do it …
: Train rides are one of my favourite things. I’m lucky enough to have a train line that runs …
: Oh, to possess the gift of Memory! To retain in one’s mind the cherished moments of The …
: “Saudade” is a portuguese word with no actual translation. It means a deep longing for …
: The kindness in the little things We tend to focus so much with what is wrong in the world, that we sometimes miss the good we can …
: Panic disorder. Beats the s*** out of spooky. ✏️#mbnov
: I guess I should stop thinking “I’ll just shut my eyes for a few minutes” when I …
: Meet Piu-Piu. He is the worse for wear after 3 years of being slept on, thrown about, kissed, hugged …
: Candidates' conducts After spending energy and time on a recruitment process with a candidate, accomodating him for a …
: (And now for a nerdy ✏️#mbnov extra): What are Voldemort’s favourite lyrics? … …
: I’ve come to understand more and more how communication really is key. What you say, how you …
: If for a moment I thought my grandfather was elderly at 92, seeing him spectacularly recover from a …
: A recruiter never stops. It’s 23h, my son is asleep, I’m getting there too, but …
: That wonderful moment when a major brand launches a condensed milk with no lactose 😍😍😍 Hello …
: I’ve discovered I have a very strange phobia: sprouting vegetables. I honestly cannot look at, …
: Never underestimate the sheer force that is dreaming. (Who am I kidding, of course my first thought …
: The first thing that came to mind with today’s word was the LOTR verse: ”(…)and …
: I’m lactose-intolerant. Nothing says inflate like that half-hour after eating cheese or cream. …
: Of baffling quests And unfathomable deeds, my bewildered companions, I can tell you this: Love is …
: I’m a 1,55 m hobbit. Naturally my gift in life is making people stoop. ✏️#mbnov
: Maybe one day my sleep pattern will return to normal.
: Trying to make the most of this while it’s still possible, to keep a bit of sanity.
: The thing about growing up near the sea, is that when I moved to another country and city far from …
: The intensity of love, pride, fear, worry, learning, strength and awe we experience with parenthood …
: The key to trying to concentrate when having a slight attention deficit, is working on a ooh look, a …
: Nightly panic attack - 1. Ana - 0. Even after 17 years of experience, there’s always one that …
: Ah the beauty of a Sunday morning. Waking up, opening shutters, letting sunshine in. A beautiful day …
: I don’t do well with early sunset. It’s 17h30 and I already feel like the day is over.
: Return to the great outdoors.
: End of isolation 14-day profilactic isolation over!!! I generally love being at home but I’ve never felt so …
: After having finally been able to binge watch Ted Lasso, I now understand the reviews I saw here. I …
: Unpatriotic moments: Coconut tapioca pudding (with fresh mango on top!) beats Arroz Doce …
: The cooling waiting - the longest minutes. 😁
: ASMR videos: you either love them or hate them. I found out about 5 years ago that there was a name …
: In line with @maique ’s reflection on parenthood: Today I had a micro meltdown in my car, …
: Finally here!! Can’t wait to dive in 😊 📚
: Ahhh. Now I can say I’m home.
: It’s one of those days where a desperate need to calm the mind (and heart) and soothe the soul …