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Versions of you
Do you have favourite versions of yourself? You know how different situations bring out different yous? I am definitely loving travel...
Joke De Roeck
Feb 164 min read
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Dreams and decisions
One day last week I made the biggest mistake you can make in the early morning moment of opening your eyes while the day's freshness is...
Joke De Roeck
Jan 242 min read
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Hello 2025
Hello again! It’s me, your ultimate procrastination queen, writing to you from under the pink Valencian skies while Prince is blasting...
Joke De Roeck
Jan 182 min read
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December craze and happy holidays
Oh boy oh boy it’s been a month! A deliciously good one, cold, cosy and confusing. Filled with friends and smiles and lots of snippets of...
Joke De Roeck
Dec 22, 20242 min read
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Peignoir season
I’m wearing my peignoir so it’s official: autumn has arrived in Valencia. Not for long though, tomorrow calls for beach time again with...
Joke De Roeck
Sep 22, 20242 min read
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Still landing
I have absolutely no excuses. I came home to Valencia nearly two weeks ago and am still landing. If I wasn’t such an unpacking freak my...
Joke De Roeck
Sep 12, 20243 min read
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Beachy poetry
On this sweet June day, a poem inspired by my recent trip to Lanzarote. Famara Skin crisp as that time we drove down winding roads...
Joke De Roeck
Jun 6, 20241 min read
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Island magic
Lanzarote contains a certain magic that was so easy to grasp while roaming the island, yet the words evaporate from my pen as soon as I...
Joke De Roeck
May 26, 20243 min read
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The art of deep conversation
Yesterday I read an article about how everybody longs for more depth in their daily conversations. How we feel better if we’ve had at...
Joke De Roeck
May 4, 20242 min read
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Zoom in mode
I’m in zoom in mode lately. The little things get all my attention. I’ve been going for long morning walks in the park, smelling every...
Joke De Roeck
Apr 18, 20242 min read
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Sleepover rediscoveries
Can I blame the moon or daylight savings or something because my rhythm is completely out of whack. Wide awake till late, gone for a few...
Joke De Roeck
Apr 6, 20243 min read
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Raspberry jam
Sometimes life is holding on to what is close A gift of homemade raspberry jam A poem that made me think of you Rose kombucha brewing...
Joke De Roeck
Mar 30, 20241 min read
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The Thing That Needs To Be Done
What works for you when you feel blocked, energy stagnant, forever procrastinating the creative juiciness? There are always things to get...
Joke De Roeck
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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Valencian infatuation
I love where I live. I’ve always felt that the place you land and decide to call home, even if just for a while, is important. For your...
Joke De Roeck
Feb 20, 20243 min read
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The year that was January
It’s February 6 and today I finally took the time for a date with my annual pages where I reflect on the past year and dream up stuff for...
Joke De Roeck
Feb 6, 20243 min read
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A poetic reminder
To remind you I do write commissioned poems if that’s something you would like to gift yourself or someone else under the tree stars...
Joke De Roeck
Dec 22, 20231 min read
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The need for softness
The need for poetry is greater than ever. I find crevices in words I want to escape in only to make sense of things. Never before did I...
Joke De Roeck
Nov 13, 20231 min read
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Autumn arrival
Last week was a funny one. The best way to explain the realm I was moving in is: jetlagged or in limbo between dream and reality,...
Joke De Roeck
Oct 24, 20233 min read
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Transformation
The first week of October lasted about a flutter of the eyelashes. So did the entire month of September. I guess that’s what it feels...
Joke De Roeck
Oct 7, 20232 min read
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All the feels
Hola! I know, it’s been a while... Again. I feel like I’m moving further away from the longing to write digital updates, more and more...
Joke De Roeck
Jun 25, 20232 min read
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