IK BEN EEN GELUKZOEKER. IK BEN EEN GELUKVINDER. IK BEN EEN GELUKMAKER. Oh, sweetie. Last Wednesday I was ill. I woke up with two swollen glands and zero voice and had to cancel all my appointments. But I couldn’t stay in bed. Something was pulling me out of it and pulling clothes on me over […]
I had a great time on the ‘Dino in de straat show’! Those fellas are crazy! If you want to watch me dance and talk about vegetables – click here!
How are you, my darling? I hope this weekly slice of Buffilove finds you very well indeed! Last week I had a very special experience. I was kidnapped and taken to the most beautiful home I’ve ever seen, designed and lived in by someone I love very much. For his 50th birthday, my dear friend Lucas […]
Sweet darling! If my newsletter looks slightly more wrinkled than last week’s, there’s a good reason! I turned 47 last Friday and I’m absolutely sure there’s more wrinkles now than there ever were before. I love my wrinkles – every single one tells a story! But as my sweet grandmother (who lived a full and […]
Promise me something, darling. Promise me that you won’t do this 1 thing today. Or tomorrow. Or ever again. That would make my life so much better. And yours, too! Here it is. It’s saying things like “I didn’t went there”, “I didn’t knew that”, or “Did you saw that…”? This makes me sad. You don’t […]
I just got back from vacation (and boy are my arms tired). My head is filled with incredible memories, but my heart is ready to come back on your screen, as I love sharing my story every week with all of you. So I set a timer (I have this handy new app that makes […]
Hello, darling! This is my last newsletter before I ride the holiday horse towards the horizon, but you know I would never leave you without some fabulous tips and tricks on how to improve your English while I’m away! Got 5 minutes? Great. Let’s get started. This could be you. You want to raise the […]
When someone says “I want to work on my English pronunciation, I usually say “Which one?” and then show them this. And this one is just on British accents. Click here for one about American accents – and more! Ok, and while we’re at it….how about this classic on the difference between American and British slang – you might pick […]
You know when you have an awesome idea? And then you launch it with a lot of fanfare? And it kind of…backfires? Well, that just happened to me. After launching my 5 free “Get Your English Passport Proof” podcasts (which you can still get if you click here), I still wanted to give something else away […]
As a professional speaker coach, I’ve seen it all. Presentations that have made the audience gasp, cry, and beg for more, and presentations that have made the audience search wildly in their bags for their phones to check their mail the entire time. What makes a great presentation great? Oh, sweetie, so many things. Too many […]
