So called friends

Dear all,

How many friends have you got on Facebook or any other alike social media page? Most people have hundreds, only a few have got a handful. Studies show that you can only have about 200 real friends. The rest are just very vague acquaintances or family members you never even talk to. Why do we want to befriend so many people online? What's our goal?

If you take a look at your friends list you would find that only 150 to 200 people are actual friends. I guess you're just quick in adding because you've met him or her before, said hi to him/her in the hallway, or it's your best friend's sister. Why would you want to follow all updates of people you barely know?

One reason could be boredom, just checking people's statuses for fun. Minding other people's business just because you can.

Another reason for having so many social media friends is promoting your pictures, website or band. Telling the world about your product - it doesn't matter who looks.

I can say from experience that I get annoyed with people, who I might know pretty well, that keep putting lyrics in their status or update their whereabout every 10 minutes. I mean, I really don't wanna know that your sister threw you off the coach, you ate potatoes for breakfast or crave a bag Jolly Ranchers. Yep I bet you're gonna check my page now to see if I wrote one of these things in my statuses, but I'll save you the trouble - trust me, I didn't. :-)

I just had to write this blog because today I've been getting so many annoying updates. Honey, if you're heartbroken find a friend, don't spill your life on the web. And to you, keep the amounts of food you eat to yourself. I don't want to count your calories for you. And to you, who keeps spamming my page with 'fun day with ---' without telling me who and what you did. Be more specific or leave it!

Okay. I'm done. * Sigh *

Love,

Rachelle

Cocoa Butter Vaseline

Hola todos,

So while I was in Limburg my lips ripped or something. It hurt so bad! I didn't have a good chap stick with me so I had to buy a new one. I got the Cocoa Butter Vaseline, which is pocket size and I love the cocoa flavor :)

- 2 euros

- smells really nice

- smooth and works amazingly well - healed my lips right away!

- not sticky

- soft lips (hehehehehe)

I definitely recommend this :) !

Love,Rachelle

Mother's Day Gift

Hello you,

So Mother's day is coming up. I never know what to buy my mom... I mean, she always says she doesn't mind and doesn't want anything. But after all she's done for me - the diapers, the shopping, the food, the cooking, the shoulder, the advice, (I could go on but I'm in tears already... gosh!)...

I have to buy her something.

So I was thinking... A pedicure? She was talking about getting her nails done and I know a nice place in town... I guess I'll give her a pedicure and flowers!

Chocolates are sooo 2010, shopping is something we do on a regular base and going out for dinner - don't even get me started on that one. Since we were in Limburg this week I've been eating at restaurants and cafés way too many times. Conclusion; I need to start watching what I eat. And to start off in a good way; I'm going to volleyball at the beach in an hour. With my personal trainer Claudia.

Love,Rachelle

T-Mobile trouble

Dear all,

I've been having some big trouble with T-Mobile (The Netherlands).

This is my second year with them. My plan has a 1000 texts and 100 minutes. For this I (only) pay 17 euros, which is one of the cheapest plans of the moment. I'm such a texter... I text all day long. But, I never ever text more than a 1000 a month. I also check the website to see how many texts I have left, to make sure I don't go past that amount.

Now, last month, I was checking "My T-Mobile" and I saw that I had only 14 texts left. I decided to stop texting. That day I only sent 2 messages... That same night I checked the website again, and saw that I had exceeded beyond my 1000 texts with 6 euros. This went on for days till it ended up being 13 euros. I called and wrote to T-Mobile but they kept telling me they couldn't do anything but wait on my bill and then check.

Got the bill; and guess what? 12 euros extra + the regular costs. Yay - not.

I'm writing a complaint once again and hopefully there will be a solution but I'm prepared for the worst- having to pay that bill.

To be continued!

Having trouble with T-Mobile too? Let me know and I'll blog about it!

Love,Rachelle

Thermae2000

Hello you,

So we're on spring break here. Two weeks ago and I believe last week also, the weather was amazing. Almost like summer... I was hoping for a sunny spring break but unfortunately Mother Nature is being a --- . The lines define the word nice lady.

I was in Limburg, the most southern province of Holland, on Monday and Tuesday. The weather down there was better than my town, even though it was windy. The drive was very long and we got to Maastricht at like 2 pm. We had lunch and then shopped for a little while. The day after that I shopped again... (confession of a shopaholic... I admit to spending too much!) But hey, it's not like I shop on a daily base... AND I stopped myself from buying a bikini. Twice. Oh oh.

So anyway, after all the shopping, we got on our way to Thermae2000. Does it sound like a rocket or a vacuum cleaner you buy on the TellSell channel - yes. But what is it? It's a spa with natural water sources. They've got indoor and outdoor baths, whirlpools, a solarium, relax cinema, bars, restaurants, a hotel, massage chairs, sauna's, and more! It's the perfect place to relax and feel no stress.

The only thing that I would definitely would not recommend is to come on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month... It all comes down to this; everybody is naked. Enjoy.

We didn't know about this but luckily we came on the first Tuesday of the month, which means you've got to wear swim wear in all places of the building. I wouldn't have been comfortable if I'd have to go naked... I actually wouldn't have gone at all. I think that's pretty disgusting and not only that. I think and know a lot of (old) men would look at you. Ewwwwww. I'd feel so creeped out!

So, the pools are very warm and nice. There are tons of sauna's. I loved the Roman and the Turkish ones. They both weren't too hot and smelled like mint. There were showers everywhere, provided with shampoo, soap and scrub. Okay I could go on about Thermae2000 but doesn't it sound like the perfect place to be?

Entrance costs about 30 euros (45 dollars), it's far from my house, but it's soooo chill.

Love,Rachelle

Nails

Dear all,

This morning I was googling summery nail art. Then I found this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LXtajmi0Mw&feature=player_embedded on this website: http://glamgirl.webklik.nl/page/nagelslakken

Inspirated by this video, I did it myself :)

What you need; base coat, white and multiple colors.

- apply 2 layers of base coat

- apply 2 layers of white polish

- take 3-6 colors that match, wipe off the brush so it doesn't drip on your nail, apply fine dots.

- apply a layer of clear coat

It's actually not that hard, 'cause even if you do mess up the dots, like I did on a lot of nails, it looks fine. It's almost like a painting to me :)

Definitely worth the try!

Love,Rachelle

Catching up to do

Hello all,

Long time no talk! Honestly I've got no good excuse for not posting anything for so long. But hopefully this long time has given me a lot of new inspiration for new blogs :). To continue on my nail drama - they are still so breakable and short and just don't want to grow any longer somehow. The oil that I bought in February doesn't seem to work and I just gave up all hope I had. Hopefully my nails will grow again this summer...

Also, I never updated my webshop! I promise to do this very soon.

My blog exists exactly a year this month! Please see the chart above. My blog has known some ups and downs but I can definitely thank that to myself; forgetting to blog :/ Ugh!

So, time for new pictures, subjects and maybe even a new layout!

Love,Rachelle