Coineanach.org

I decided to make my own Wordpress theme, so until it’s ready I’ll be going back to basics by using the default theme. Don’t expect too much from the new theme, I think about keeping it simple. I’ve already upgraded my Wordpress to the latest version, so the next step is starting work on the theme.

I haven’t been up to much lately. Most of my time was spent going to work, watching movies and being lazy. I should really start running again, but the weather hasn’t really been that good to go out running.

Anyway, sorry to keep this so short, but I might better be heading to bed so I can start the work week fresh tomorrow.

Steven and I celebrated our third anniversary today. I can’t believe it has been this long, since it seems like yesterday.

We started our celebration this weekend by having dinner at our favourite restaurant in Ghent, Ristorante Firenze. The food was, as always, delicious! During the day, Steven surprised me with taking me to Bruges, walking me to jeweler I often visit and telling me that I could choose a ring that I’d like. I ended up choosing a simple yet elegant design with a small rhinestone. It’s sparkling on my finger! I absolutely love it and it reminds me of us all day long! I can’t stop looking at it!!

Today, Steven came over to my house since I had some things prepared for him as well. I got him a box with three small plastic hearts that can open. Each heart came with a little note and gift card.

I’m really thankful for having met someone that someone special and am looking forward to our future together…

I don’t think I’ve ever made plans for summer this early, but I guess this is what happens when you have a job. Steven and I booked our summer vacation last week and I am already counting down the days towards July 2nd when we’ll be leaving for the French Alps! We hired an apartment for eight days in the Chamonix neighbourhood, close to the Mont-Blanc. I’ve been there a couple of times with my parents and it’s one of my favourite destinations to travel to, so choosing a destination was easily done…

It will be our first long vacation together, since we’ve only been on a city trip before, so we are really looking forward to it. The residence looks really amazing and the view spectacular. We’re already planning to take the cable lift in Chamonix up to l’Aiguille du Midi, which is one of the highest cable lifts in the world. We’re also looking into doing some nature walks and just enjoying some time off together.

In the meantime we’ll be celebrating our 3rd anniversary (which is Wednesday) tonight by having dinner at Ristorante Firenze in Ghent. Being there makes you feel like you’re on vacation already!

I started this running program a couple of weeks ago and have been feeling much better ever since. It’s a running program with your personal coach plugged into your ears. Sounds weird to you? Well, let me explain how it works. The Belgian tv network ‘Eén’ launched a running program last summer entitled “Start to Run”. One of the network’s leading ladies was giving the right example by starting to run herself and later on she became the personal coach of thousands of people as the network launched podcasts to promote the running program. The idea is to slowly build up the condition and it says that you will be able to run five kilometers within ten weeks. The podcasts feature the voice of the lady I mentioned earlier who tells you when to walk and when to run and are accompanied by appropriate music.

The fourth week of the program has started for me now and I am very proud to say that I completed all lessons so far. Knowing myself, this is a huge step for me, so I thought I would mention it here. Whereas I used to drag myself out of the house to do some exercising, I now look forward to the three days in the week that I go for a run. I used to feel really tired when I came back from work, but now I actually feel like I still have some of the day ahead of me when I come back home at six.

So, if you’re looking into something to get some exercise, I can totally recommend you to set up a schedule, take that iPod out and go for a run. You’ll feel much better in no time!

This might sound like yet another welcome post and quite frankly it is just one of those welcome posts. You know, those random talks about opening a new site or blog, the why to it, the how to it and much (or maybe less) more…

I have been thinking about writing this entry for a long time, especially since I postponed the launch date of coineanach.org over and over again. Basically, I did have plenty of time to think about writing my first entry here and still I manage to come up with nothing more than a simple welcome. But that’s exactly what I want you to feel when you visit coineanach.org: welcome…

The reason I opened up a domain with the name coineanach.org is quite easy to understand: ‘coineanach’ is Scottish Gaelic for ‘rabbit’. As some of you might remember from my previous website, I am very fond about rabbits, especially my own sweet pet rabbit Mickey. So, when I was looking for a new domain name, I suddenly stumbled upon ‘coineanach’ and immediately decided this would be it. It captures ‘me’ as it defines the noun ‘rabbit’ and it’s got something to do with language. In a way, this blog is dedicated to Mickey because he’s one of the best bunnies ever.

As I mentioned above, I have been the owner of a previous domain, named dizzy-girl.org. At the end of last year, I decided to close it down, because an important chapter of my life was in it that had come to an end last year. I started dizzy-girl.org way back in 2003 and around the same time I also started my freshman year in college. Because I graduated in July 2007, I felt somehow disconnected with dizzy-girl.org. It had been a huge part of my life for four years, but now it was time to move on. I moved on professionally as I got a job, but I also moved on in other ways.

Finally, the launch date kind of explains itself as I celebrated my 25th birthday today. Maybe it’s just another birthday, but it could also be the beginning of a new independent life with so much ahead of me. I tend to see it as a mile stone and look forward to what the future brings for me.

I really hope you feel welcome here and hope to welcome you again in the near future…