When a stranger stops you (OK, me) and says “Hey, Buffi. I know who you are. How are you? Can I just give you a hug?” And you nod yes and you cling to him like a lifejacket, you know something’s up. And something IS up. Because so many things are down. I watched the […]
‘ve just returned from a fantastic weekend at the annual Eurosonic/Noorderslag weekend in Groningen. It was my 15th time and it gets better every year. It was wonderful to see my students, clients, colleagues and friends doing what they love and sharing their passion with me. (Oh, and dancing until 5 am was also fun […]
It happened again yesterday. And the day before that. I’m sure you’ve seen it. Maybe you’ve even done it, sweet Buffi? What, you may say? This. I received a lovely mail in English from a new client, and then….at the end….it says ‘I look forward to meet you!’ WOW. Honey, please don’t do this anymore. Let […]
The first time I really sat down and started thinking hard about New Year’s Resolutions was 40 years ago. I was 8. I was visiting my grandmother in Florida (or as we say it, ‘Flahrida’). I thought a lot about my life and what I was happy about (not much) and what I wanted to […]
I hope your week is off to a great start! Mine is full of good stuff – writing with Bart for the new Racoon album (which will take your breath away), speaking at a Linda. event, a photo shoot for a major magazine, recording some fun video lessons (you’ll find out about those in January) […]
Happy 5 December, darling! If you are celebrating Sinterklaas tonight or if you aren’t, I hope you have a lovely evening regardless. May people honor you with poems and gifts, tonight and every night. I’ve been working with some truly inspiring public speakers lately. These are people who are known for moving mountains with their […]
You can fool them with your mouth, but not with your hands. Say what?! Today I’d like to clear up 3 pairs of words that sound exactly the same, but are written differently. If you say them out loud, people will always assume that you’re using the right one (unless they think you are an […]
Hi darling! First off – a huge word of thanks. THANKS. Wait….that’s not big enough. THANKS. Ah, that’s better. So many of you reached out to me after the last newsletter, I spent hours writing everyone back – I hope I didn’t miss anyone! I won’t say that it’s been an easy week – not […]
Oy. Vey. What a week. I’ve felt elated, let down, disappointed, loved, supported, hated, celebrated, and isolated. All this and so much more in just a few short days. It started when I was on DWDD talking about what it’s like to be the only one in my family voting for Hillary. Lots of reactions came in […]
I’ve got it. And it’s contagious. I caught it from someone else. It’s Election Stress. The newest disease which hit millions recently. I guess it’s better than erection stress, but still. I find it hard to sleep – I keep waking up at 2 am (still on the debate schedule, it seems). I had a […]
