Power outage and we love memoirs Dutchy Vlog 21

Today I thought would be another, not too exciting, day at work. But a power outage shook us up and chenged the day (for the better ;-) ).
And did you know today is 'we love memoirs day'? Well, neither did I, but  I found out yesterday. What I think of memoirs and will I be writing one? Find out in my video :-).

xx Dutchy

Chromecast, Slinky and Icecream Dutchy Vlog 20

If you didn't know (and you probably didn't ;-) ), August 30th is Slinky day! If I still would have owned one I would have garbbed it and at least had it take one run down the stairs :-). But well, no Slinky in the house anymore, so laundry it was for me today. And ironing, lots and lots of ironing.

And that ironing is so much better since we have chromecast. I watch my favorite vlogs on tv while ironing, could life get any better??? Ah well, yeah, without the ironing part it could of course :-D.

And as for the icecream...you should just watch the video.

xx Dutchy

Individual rights day and Murphy's law Dutchy Vlog 19

Today Murphy's law was fully operative... It started in the morning, one of our smoke alarms was beeping. It turned out that, although it is connected to the power in our house, it needed a new (back-up) battery.

We decided we would go biking to a birdpark 16 kilometres (10 miles) away, but when hubby prepared the bikes he saw that the canvas was shining through or the rear wheel of our oldest. So we first went to a bike shop. He didn't have the tire we needed, so he would order it and he said that we could still go to the birdpark by bike.

So off we went :-).

When we had cycled for a couple of miles we stopped to drink some water. When I got back on my bike again it suddenly had a flat tire. We had nothing to fix it with. Two women passed us and then they came back. One of the women asked if we had a bike repair kit and when we said we didn't she gave her kit to us and just drove of, that was so kind!

Elliott picked up the pieces of the tire valve and then he dropped the little ring, we searched for 10 minutes, but the little ring was nowhere to be found.

We then decided I would cycle home and hope that my tire would still be okay when I would get there. I would then take my car and drive to the birdpark by car. Halfway on my way home hubby called that Elliott had a flat tire now...a nail went in! Talking about Murphy's law....

Eventually Elliott's bike was repaired by a bike shop in the village where they were and when I got there we decided it was too late to still go to the birdpark, but there was a village fest we attended which was also a lot of fun.

At nights we had friends over, we had a great time with them and all in all we mostly laughed through it all...what else could we do :-).

Dutchy

National Bow tie day and uninvited guests Dutchy Vlog 18

Did you know that today is National Bow Tie Day in the USA?! I like 'days'  and when I know it is a 'day'  I usually happily comply. I like to have a reason to celebrate or be somewhat silly, so these kid of days are 'right up my sleeve' ;-).

Lightning photography and judo Dutchy Vlog 16

Today I was so excited, because I finally got to photograph lightning!

Scan your own groceries Dutchy Vlog 15

Some things become so normal over time...The great thng about my vlog is that I get responses from people who don't live in the Netherlands and they make me see that some things about the Netherlands are pretty special, like scanning your own groceries!

Back to school Dutchy Vlog 14

To day it was back to school for three of our four kids (Nathaniel will start school in December when he turns 4). I never like 'back to school', I love it when all the kids are at home (although I do appreciate the education of course :-) ).
They all had a great day at school, so they're off to a good start!

Healthy cupcakes Dutchy Vlog 13

As a mom I am trying to get my kids to eat mostly healthy stuff. And the cupcakes I made tonight are healthy. You can eat them for breakfast, as a snack, or give the away as a treat.
Tomorrow Joachim will give these cupcakes to his classmates as a treat for his birthday.

Our new pet and without training wheels Dutchy Vlog 12

Not even 4 years old and my youngest rode his bike without training wheels today. My little boy is not so little anymore. His oldest brother was so very proud of him, which was so great to see.

Wow, she jumped into the pond! Dutchy Vlog 11

There was a ball in the pond that the kids were eager to get. So eventually my daughter got into the pond and swam to get the ball.

Why I vlog

So yes, I vlog, but why???
Well, I love to work with camera, be it photo or video, so vlogging gives me a good reason to film :-).
I used to be mostly behind the camera, and although it is a bit weird being in front of it a lot of the time now, I am slowly getting used to that.
I love editing too. There is so much to learn about editing, and not just about editing, but about videography and so many choices to make. Making a vlog gets me to try many new and different thing editing, making intros, and all that sort of stuff. I think this is even the most important reason that I now make a daily vlog instead of a weekly one.

Further more, vlogging, can be very social. That may seem weird, I vlog in my house, or at the places where I go and I do not film many other people, so how is that social??? But the interactions on YouTube are! It is a social platform where people support each \other and help each other out and often give each other valuable feedback.

And last, but not least, it records my life, which is nice for myself in a few years time, but the kids will probably like it when they grow older too!

If you like, take a peek into my life, and if you feel like being social, please leave a comment :-).

My YouTube channel

Where are my kids?? Dutchy Vlog 10

Today, for the first time since I am a mom, I am a night without kids. There have been a few sleepovers in the past few years, but never all 4 at the same time and I have never been a night away either. Hubby was home late too, so I had the house to myself.....

Broken nose Dutchy Vlog 9

Vlogging, life-changing?!

For about three weeks I have been vlogging. And I can already answer the question in the title, yes, it is life-changing. Maybe not in the way you would expect...although, honestly, I don't know what you would expect haha.

Why has it been life-changes? For one, I always wanted to do more fun stuff with my kids, but 'stuff' often seemed to get in the way. Well, not anymore :-). A vlog needs to offer variance and that means doing different things, so as a mom who vlogs, what's better than to come up with some fun stuff to do with the kids?! My 7-year-old daughter really loved the make-up challenge I did with her. So we had a fun moment together and I had a fun challenge video to put on YouTube, so win-win!
But that's not all, I am getting more into make-up and doing something nice with my hear, because I AM putting myself out there. That being said, I have also already vlogged without any makeup or getting my hair done, but it made me a little more self concious, but in a good way (although I have to say it is very weird seeing myself on camera all the time, I used to always be behind the camera).
And there are many more small changes that have taken place that I like.

Is vlogging for anyone then? No, it is not. If you don't like filming, if you do not like getting in front of the camera, then vlogging is definitely not for you, but if you do like those things and you want to put some time into it, then yes, maybe it is, just give it a try :-).

I vlog about my life, my family, and I try to do fun stuff too, like challenges, DIY and some healthy recipes and tips on how to stay in shape.


You can find my vlog here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJha0iC5eVXfLZx7aojQhow