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theinkwell newsletter September 2020 | Big Changes, This Week's Challenge and Vacancies at The Ink Well!

>Now, I really really love @theinkwell community. I don't know if a lot of people know it already but I just have to mention it. I love the writing challenges a...

theinkwell | Writing Prize - The Winners!

Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images on Pixabay Welcome everyone to the results of The Ink Well Writing Prize! There were thirty-one entries and twenty-eight uniqu...

Zombie Writing Contest: The Lady in Latex

Moving beyond the Comfort Zone I never thought I'd be writing a zombie story. Really, never. But doing it was so much fun! Thanks @snook, for an awesome invitat...

Is Steemit a platform only for people without a fulltime job?

Weekends and holidays I'm a lucky person. My job involves a lot of writing. Means that when I come home after a day of work, there's not a whole lot of writing ...

Saying goodbye to my dear friend the aloe vera - and enjoying the benefits!

Usually I share pictures of my face. Today it's the back of my head - my hair. Why? Because as I'm writing this, I'm enjoying my best diy hair treatment yet, an...

Magical World #30: Our home just became a whole lot smarter (with video demo!)

Childhood memories I remember going to this 'museum of the future' when I was a kid, and there was a door opening and closing by voice commands. I remember thin...

The year's best Christmas present

Stories For ages and ages, we have been telling each other stories to provide a sense of understanding, as a way to remember and give meaning to the world and o...

How to have goals and work on them, persistently

Are you one of those (lucky) naturally patient people? The topic of this post has everything to do with personal challenges. I'm sure there are a zillion people...

Not giving up on Steemit just yet. I'm back, and here is why

28 days It's been 28 days since my last post. That's a long time. I had my reasons for being away for a while. It started with that hardfork 20 situation. Every...

Magical World #29: the outdoors possibilities at Bergse Bos

Life at the office For the first time in my life, I'm spending five days a week at an office. It's a great place actually, and we have three roof terraces where...

Magical World #28: What I learned from my driving lessons - besides driving

Irresponsible Last weekend I passed my driving exam, which I was (am) super happy with and which I also already told you about. The first thing I did the next M...

Magical World #27: So much to celebrate - let's eat some Ethiopian food

When it rains, it pours We've been having a lot to celebrate lately: - First there were birthdays (mine on August 21st, husband on August 30th) - then our weddi...

World Port Days 2018 - Exploring the grounds by daytime!

Pirate ships and ferris wheels During the World Port Days, a lot of stuff which is usually off limits is now open for a visit. Like this military police ship, t...

World Port Days 2018 - Rotterdam by night

Energize! Every year we have the World Port Days in Rotterdam. A lot of people visit, and there are events to watch and join and enjoy. This year's theme is 'En...

Just when I signed for becoming an IT professional, THIS happened...!

Moving fast When we got married (which we decided we'd do and then did 6 weeks later), my husband's father made this comparison. Of life being like a river, ben...

Magical World #26: After a long time, it has been raining again!

Summer heat Here in Netherlands we've had the hottest and driest summer I ever witnessed. The last year it was as dry as this one, was 1976. Long before I exist...

Magical World #25: architecture, design & technology at the New Institute

First time is always special When you go somewhere new, there are always so many things happening at the same time. I would be very curious to know if any of yo...

Magical World #24: Join me on a tour through the largest port of Europe

Unique Selling Point Netherlands is full of water. A lot of the land lies below sea level. And our city of Rotterdam has the largest port in Europe. Which is ra...

Career switch: Why I'm moving from being a nanny to being an IT professional

Four kids and a puppy Taking care of four kids and a dog is not always easy. There are moments when everyone needs something, at the same time. Or the lot of th...

Architecture Rotterdam #8: The Euromast, and a full city tour from 185 meters high

On top of the world Built in 1960, the Euromast is still the highest building of Rotterdam. True, originally it was only 107 meters high. In 1968 the Medical Fa...