March 19, 2012
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
It’s not just my weight, or my swimming routine, that I’m keeping a close eye on these days. Also the progress on the house is something to watch closely. The picture is of the pointing just next to the window frame outside my windows on the canal side of the house. The window frames were all painted, and where the wood of the window frames was rotting it was replaced as well. What’s very noticeable is that the colour of the new pointing is much whiter than the existing, as you can see in the picture. That will completely change the look of the façade, but if all goes well, the house will look like a typical Amsterdam canal house so it’s something to look forward to!
I went to the office today, on this Monday, which used to be my part time day. It’s a bit of a shock to the system that I’m working full time now again. Five days a week is a bit too much of (not such a) good thing. So, one of the things I did in the office today was request for a day off next week Monday. I have more than enough holidays left to use this year, and no real money to spend on far away holidays, so I figured that I might as well take a day every now and then, so that at least I will have an occasional three day weekend. For old time’s sake. Something to look forward to always helps to make life bearable!
