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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


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


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


Belgian holidays
Hello wide awake heart beating to the rhythm of caffeine! It’s evening and I’m dipping speculaas (I refuse to call it biscoff) in my...
Joke De Roeck
Mar 16, 20242 min read


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


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


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


I found a polaroid from years ago
With the happy faces of my friends staring at me and a heart wide awake, my pen poured a poem. An ode to sisterhood. These girls My world...
Joke De Roeck
Jan 9, 20241 min read


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


New Zealand partnership visa (expired)
It’s been exactly two years since I left New Zealand, and exactly two years since I received a partnership visa that would allow me to...
Joke De Roeck
Dec 8, 20232 min read


The 5 euro massage
You know when life just rolls on and you wonder what the hell you’re going to write about on your blog because, well... routine? Then...
Joke De Roeck
Nov 26, 20233 min read


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


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


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


Life and death
On Thursday I was in a rush to get out of the door to meet my love for our anniversary dinner. I wanted to write him a card and opened...
Joke De Roeck
Sep 16, 20232 min read


Catch-ups
It’s been nearly three months and my plans were to abandon this blog altogether as I’m feeling life has been way more inward lately, with...
Joke De Roeck
Sep 10, 20233 min read


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


Camino + Clue
My cycle app does this new thing I’m not a fan of. As soon as I click open the app, all of a sudden it states in big red letters: "Your...
Joke De Roeck
Jun 11, 20232 min read


Adventure time
The Camino Primitivo? You? It’s hard, really hard! I don’t think you’ll make it. I hope you are prepared. It’s so hard! Are you sure...
Joke De Roeck
May 7, 20232 min read


Early bird (for once)
I don’t know if it was the mosquito or my anxiety waking me up before 6. I pushed my earplugs deeper in my earholes but the mozzie was so...
Joke De Roeck
Apr 25, 20232 min read
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