For some translators in certain niches, it's just another day at the office: they only translate a few long manuscripts, books, reports...

I've been chasing a client to get a €250 or so invoice paid. I did the work in February and invoiced it in March. In May, I resent the...

After careful consideration, I decided to postpone my second year of formal coaching training to 2023-2024. The thing is, the training...

I always watch everything in the original version, even when I don't understand a word of the language. Therefore, like most people who...

This year I decided to travel by car from Brussels to my tiny flat near Perpignan with my two kids... taking my time... ... and also my...

So everybody's talking (and worrying) about the current (and future) heatwaves and what we should and shouldn't do to save the planet in...

Today I decided to wear a flowery dress that I bought years ago but felt was too girly and tight for my taste and curvy figure. What does...

I have a cliché theory about work and life in general: things always happen when you least expect them. BUT You need to put everything in...

In more than 13 years of freelancing, one recipe has never failed me to find new clients and get them hooked: working when everybody is...

I used to think I could only be a good writer in my mother tongue. I wasn't wrong: real language proficiency can only be achieved in your...

Sometimes I miss smoking. I used to be a very heavy smoker. From 17 to 27, I smoked one or two packs a day. Every damn day. And I loved...

So far, I've always gotten what I've set my eyes on. Every time I've really wished for something, intention-style and all, it's happened....

I used to think coaching was just a layer of crap on top of a heap of bullshit. I used to look condescendingly at coaching aficionados...

I've been working from my couch for the past week, as sitting on a chair for longer than 30 minutes is torture to my back right now....

I try and get dressed properly when I'm working. Actually, it's not true: I try and dress properly to walk my son to school, then go back...

Balance is a tricky business. One day you're as busy and happy as ever, gladly juggling your freelance job, your family life, your many...

This week, one of my long-term agency clients asked me yet again to provide an updated resume, a description of my experience as a...

No Bank Holiday Blues for me, thank you very much. Today is off in Belgium. Like a lot of (single) parents, I'm working with my children...