Jackie of all trades
Hello autumn, you season of cosiness. The change of season is always an excellent time to start a new chapter, I believe. September and...
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Joke De Roeck
Apr 14, 20212 min read
Caravan hibernation
Kurt Vile on repeat all morning. Making me feel at home in this new nest. Pictures on the walls, sun shining through the windows of our...
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Joke De Roeck
Mar 31, 20202 min read
All nights are days
As I’m about to embark on a new journey (it’s lockdown day six here in New Zealand, clearly the only journeying is to and from work) deep...
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Joke De Roeck
Jan 17, 20202 min read
Hormone hell
Today a coworker asked why I was running around so stressed. First of all, I have my period so it’s a miracle I am able to force a smile...
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Joke De Roeck
May 12, 20192 min read
All the yous
Have you been feeding all your different yous? I often struggle with the diversity of characters that make me who I am. Nearly too many...
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Joke De Roeck
May 29, 20181 min read
Frank
Music carries the magic of bringing you back to a place in time. Most of my memories come with a soundtrack. When I moved out of my...
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Joke De Roeck
Dec 28, 20172 min read
Fresh plans
Neil Young is singing Harvest Moon while I sip my sixth coffee of the day. I am sitting in my favourite book cafe and smile. I'm tired....
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Joke De Roeck
Mar 28, 20172 min read
Vancouver Island Lovin'
It's been two months since I moved to Vancouver Island and I am feeling settled in. As if I've been here all along, like the trees in the...
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Joke De Roeck
Oct 12, 20131 min read
Part-time cow fan, part-time sausage roller
There's a lot to love about cows. Sadly it's part of my job to turn them into sausages. Life at the station is getting more bizarre every...
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Joke De Roeck
Oct 9, 20131 min read
Station life, the musical
What I like most about my job as a domestic is being able to work outside. because outside it's socially acceptable to break out in '80s...
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Joke De Roeck
Oct 5, 20131 min read
Desperate station wife
While I was flipping baby burgers and busting out my finest dance moves at the Darwin Festival, I got a phone call from a lady who...
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Joke De Roeck
Aug 13, 20131 min read
Cairns showgirls
The things we do to make a living :) After months spent in rainforests, on beaches and festivals, it was strange to get thrown into the...
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