The winner is...!

In our previous post we have raffle a Thermae coupon! Now, a few weeks later it is time to publish the winner of this coupon!!
We have received a lot of mails with the most irritation moments of people and how they enjoyed it.We think that it is interesting for you that we will describe the most originally story of the winner of this coupon. This is a story about the new students at the secondary school. They are walking slowly in the corridors of the building, searching for the right classroom with a huge bag on their backs with a lot of study books in it. When you are older and already a few years at school, you know everything and you don’t have to bring all your books. As senior student you are just on time for your lessons, so you have to hurry through the corridors of the school. At these moments, the new students are very irritating! With a group of students, all with a huge bag are standing in de middle of the corridors and do not go on side.

The question is? How can you enjoy these new students?
- You can assign them the way
- You can push them away when you are in a hurry
- You can out laughing them
And so on.

The solution is very easy. The writer of this story has submitted this problem to the management of the school and they said that this senior student could give some suggestions for solving this problem. The idea of the senior student was carried out!
In the schoolbuilding, a reconnoitring expidition has been set out for new students to get to know their way around school.
There are no more irritations when the new students know their way around school! In this way this irritation and problem is solved.

We want to congratulate Rielle Martens with the Thermae coupon! Rielle, you will receive an e-mail, after that we will send you this coupon. Enjoy it, like the way you enjoyed your and our irritations!

Finally, we want to thank everyone for the nice mails we did received!

The big question; Why are there so many irritations in life?

Even though some irritations are quite small like a flat tire, a long queue at the check out, lost keys.. it is still annoying! Why is it always you who lost your keys again? Is it some curse?

However, there is always a daily irritation in life, and they would never be over or gone! Try to stay calm and relax! This week’s blog is not about a specific irritation in our daily life but about the enjoyable side. How can you be calm again after an irritation?

We hope to give you some tips;

1.     Go out; dance, drink and have fun with your friends!

2.     Sit down on that great terrace in the sun in the city and relax!

3.     Organize a nice dinner and invite all of your friends to come over to your place. Fantastic way to catch up with everyone J

4.     Turn on a comedy movie. It takes away all your stress and helps to get everything in a proper perspective.

5.     Get some exercises in the sport school. It is a fantastic way to clear your head.

6.     Take a bath and put on some quiet music. Or read a book while you blissfully relax.

                          

                        


Go to a spa! Spas are getting extensively popular these days as one can get a wide range of health treatments and beauty treatments there. How relax full can it be to get some massages, aromatherapy, sauna, steam baths, body wraps and do some yoga.. This would one of the most relaxing activities in life.   

Because we really try to help you, we give a spa gift (20 euros exchangeable at Thermae 2000) away! How does it works?

Send our your most irritation moment in life WITH the manner how you enjoyed it! You can post your story/reaction below this blog! We will choose the one with the most originally story, later on this week. 
So hurry up and send us your story! 

With love,

Fleur and Irene.

Flat tire in a hurry!

The students among the readers of this blog are definitely know this problem. You have overslept or just a bit too late, you will take your bike and then you see that your bike has a flat tire! An advantage is that you’re still at home, so there are more possibilities to arrive at your destination. Take a look if there is another bicycle you can use. Maybe you can borrow it from your mother, sister or roommate? Isn’t this possible? Ask your neighbours! It is not very useful and we know that you get irritated of the flat tire. Not only the flat tire but you will arrive delayed at the destination and you have to cycle hard to arrive as soon as possible at your destination.

Currently it is very annoying that you have a flat tire, but when you have to cycling hard it is possible to think about the benefits of it! We will describe a few benefits of cycling hard. Consider some other benefits of cycling when you are cycling, and let us know!

Cycling is healty!
If you are cycle a lot, you become a stronger person. You get stronger muscles and you also get a better condition. And therefore you are less likely to get ill.

You are faster on your bike!
Cycling is faster then walking. Besides this, on a bike there is mostly no traffic problems, so sometimes you are faster by bike than with a bus or car. However, when you see that your bike has a flat tire, it is wise to take another bicycle (when it’s possible) then when you take a car. After this, when you choose for a tram or bus, you are required to wait on it! That is very boring! So take a bike when it is possible!

The last advantage that we will talk about is that a bike is the cleanest vehicle! Take your bike and you are a sustainable person!

When you know more advantages of cycling, please let us know! We are very curious about that!

Internet failure

One of the most annoying things in life.. An Internet failure!

 Imagine this, you are in a hurry, would like to search something on the Internet on your computer very quickly but the Internet doesn’t work. Lucky you, there is still a Smartphone with Internet. - God bless you - 
However, starting the Internet or application on this Smartphone, it doesn’t work out as well. Internet fails! Arrggg… how annoying! You cannot search the things on the Internet, which you think is important to know at this moment in life.
Sometimes it looks to us like a curse! For example; when we are about to buy a bag in that great boutique, first we would like to check our you Bank account (online on the Smartphone) if we still have enough money – but Internet still fails! So we don’t know exactly if we can effort it. Conclusion; It’s better to not buy it!

However, there is a bright side on this annoying thing in life!

•          When you meet up with your friends, there is always that Smartphone in the middle of it! Everyone is always checking their account on Facebook / Twitter / Soccer results and so on. All the time, there is something ‘important’ to check! But without Internet, you cannot start those applications. In this way, you can spend more time with your friends in real life. You can talk about the real things in life, laugh for example about embarrassing moments and you are 100% presented in this conversation. There is nothing better in life than spend some quality time with your friends, love or family! It is much more important than those regular checks on Social Media. 
•       Stop playing those lazy games on the Internet, you can play great games in real life! ( and there is no Internet failure ).

Our conclusion, it is not that bad when Internet fails! There a so many other great ways to spent your time on.

Greetings,

Fleur and Irene!

Chain letters HATE!

Yes, chain letters are soooo annoying! Every day, there is a chance that you will receive a chain letter in your mailbox, again!! Why are people keep sending those letters?! Stop it, please!

The chain letters that you will receive in your mailbox are mostly about some glaring injustice in the world or a serious warning in life. Sometimes with threats; ‘If you will not send this mail forward, something bad will happen to you, such as an accident or losing your email account. Another argument for sending the letters forward will be to break a world record. You do not want that this will never happened by your negligence. So people keep sending the letters, because who knows.. maybe this will work out!

Chain letters calling for forwarding to happiness, to reduce poverty, raise some money or to indicate you’re friends network. However, it would be great when this really works out.. but, come on, be honest to yourself! You never died by not sending a chain letter forward. There is a little chance that a serious accident happened to you when you decided to not send the chain letter forward.
Our conclusion; stop it! It is really annoying and not necessary.

However, our blog should give you the bright side of the irritations. And yes, we have some for you about chain letters!

1.    When you receive a chain letter for all the great, elegance and beautiful people – you should be flattered.

2.    It is amusing that there are still naïve people in this world – how sweet!

3.    Maybe there is a little chance that you will save a someone’s life or win a great price..

4.    There are forums to express your frustration about chain letters. How great, you can complain, express your frustrations/irritations about annoying things like chain letters – and it is accepted! http://forum.fok.nl/topic/1382062

5.    You can find some allies in the fight against this irritation chain letters on http://doorstuurmailhaters.hyves.nl/blog/15870152/DOORSTUURMAILS/38f5/ 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/stopt-is-me-die-stomme-doorstuurmails-constant/251925188185971

6.    For those who loves chain letters – Maybe you will also like this movie:

We hope that we gave you some tips to enjoy the bright side of chain letters!

Hope to see you next week!

With love,

Fleur and Irene.

PS. Do not send us any chain letter, ever again.. Thanks in advance :) 

You can learn from oversleeping!

Most people who read this blog experienced it a few times, you overslept!

Your alarm did not go off, and as a consequence you have to hurry for your bus in order to arrive on time at school or at your job! Unfortunately, pretty often you still miss the bus and arrive too late at your destination.

It is a fact that oversleeping may have negative effects for you. Why do you not hear you alarm and oversleep? Probably, you are not awake enough when your alarm goes off. But what is the reason for this? Going too late to bed, stress, or were you maybe reading an exiting book before you went to sleep which you could not put away? There can be thousands of reasons why you overslept. However, your teacher at school or your employer at work will not accept these reasons.  How to proceed? We apologize and are very sorry, but there is no good solution. Just do everything such that this will not happen again!  

The best advice we can give you once you have overslept: Do everything possible to get on time at your destination. It turns out that you really do not need as much time as you are used to to get ready. Unconsciously you manage your time in order to be on time! The advantage of oversleeping is that you perform your morning rituals much faster, also the next few days. Hence, you have the opportunity to wake up a little bit later the rest of the week. So actually you can relax a little bit more during the whole week! Our conclusion: You can learn from oversleeping! 

Embarrassing moments!

I am sure that you’ll agree with this statement: “It is very amusing to laugh about other people’s embarrassing moments.”

From time to time everyone has to deal with embarrassing moments. In public areas, surrounded by many others, it can happen that you make an uncontrolled move or an incorrect ruling. With all its consequences…. At such moments you’ll end up in an uncomfortable situation along with sweaty and red-face moments.

In the train or bus, it happens pretty often that the vehicle suddenly stops. As a result you might lose your balance and fall, hurt your head, or maybe you even fall against someone else. In short; you are irritated, while others around you giggle and laugh about your embarrassing moment. You don’t know where to look, and your first reaction is to swear at the conductor or the driver. They should know that there are people in the train or bus who have to stand in those rush hours! Why do they never warn you! By swearing you’ll try to cover your embarrassing moment. However this makes absolutely no sense. Everyone who saw it will remember it and share it with his or her friends. The above is a typical example of an embarrassing moment. But come on, what’s the big deal? Everybody has to deal with such moments from time to time. Remember, when it happens to someone else, you will also laugh about it! 

So when you end up in an embarrassing situation, don’t make a huge problem about it. Instead, imagine that you are not currently involved in the situation but that you saw it happening. Laugh about it and take the opportunity to get in touch with your nice fellow travellers. It’s the perfect opportunity! Live, laugh and enjoy!

Embarrassing moments are not quite that bad at all!

The well-known HANGOVER!

A hangover is defined as;
1: something (as a surviving custom) that remains from what is past
2 a : disagreeable physical effects following heavy consumption of alcohol or the use of drugs
   b : a letdown following great excitement or excess

Yes, we all know the hangover! Probably everyone faces it once in their life, some more frequently than others. You have them in all kind of ways; large, small, severe, nauseating, headache or just tired.

However, you probably had an amazing evening. You might be drinking too much and you lost control. You took another wine, another beer and ‘BAM’ it’s too late! You have a Hangover, you might be broke, have a headache and you probably forgot 75% of the evening! You presumably already notice that you woke up in a miserable way! You met the hangover (again), you feel like shit and it’s you own fault. What a nuisance! However, we also discovered many hangover moments which were really fun, comparing to the persistent headache you’re facing right now!

You forgot a big part of the evening/night, but you will remember the night piece by piece during the day, which can provide funny moments..
Last night, you pulled off great dance moves, you’ve made a lot of fun with all those people around you (whether it are friends, acquaintances or vague acquaintances, it doesn’t matter!), you kissed with that lovely guy, you met great new people and you’re less broke than you could ever imagine. You had a great evening with your friends, why shouldn’t you enjoy this?!

However, if you really cannot enjoy this hangover day, hereby some cure tips to prevent a hangover;

1.       Sleep. Rest is your best friend at this point to give your body a recover. It is best to stay in bed so call in to work if you have to, tell them you have the stomach flu. You will sound so horrible on the phone they may believe you (unless they saw you at the bar, not a good idea then).

2.       Avoid caffeine. A weak cup of coffee may be okay but a lot of caffeine will continue to dehydrate you, the opposite of what you want right now.

3.       Drink orange juice for Vitamin C.

4.       Drink a sports drink like Gatorade or Powerade.

5.       Eat mineral rich food like pickles or canned fish.

6. Get some exercise. It takes willpower to move like that when standing seems like a challenge, but it is a good theory.
7. Watch the video: Hangover Remedies. Jonathan Stewart demonstrates how to make a blended hangover remedy. There are a more than a few ingredients so you may want to have everything organized prior to overindulging.
8. A Hot Bath - The heat will sweat out the toxins that are causing all the problems. You'll feel a bit woozy at first but go with it and you'll feel better afterwards.
9. Cold Pizza - Who knows, but it seems to work.
10. Asprin - Simply attends to the headache and does nothing for the level of alcohol in your system. Don't take them before you go to bed.

The effects of a hangover last about 24 hours, so be patient. You'll soon feel better and ready, inevitably, to do it all again. So, good luck to all of you!!

Greetings,

Fleur and Irene.

Enjoy the snow and these freezing temperatures!

Great that you’re reading our blog again! 

It is February and it is winter! Have you seen the news and the posts on facebook, twitter eg? Most people are irritated about the weather. Common first reactions are; “It is too cold”, “Oh no my train is delayed!”, “It is very slippery outside”, “I hate snow”. All those reactions are very negative, but why? Maybe you don’t believe it, but it is possible to enjoy the snow and these freezing times! 

Some people who are reading this blog disagree with us. Ok, we know that it is not fun to wait on your delayed train for a couple of hours by a temperature of -10 degrees. But take this moment to meet new people while you are enjoying a warm cup of tea or coffee. If you travel by car, we know that it is not exciting to get stuck in the traffic jam. However, relax and enjoy the music on the radio. Recent years it is increased to flirt while you are driving. A traffic jam is a perfect place for flirting with a nice driver next to you.

There are also victims in the Netherlands these freezing days, for example when boilers break down. These are typical moments that we are grateful to the humanity for primitive living. All right, these are not ideal circumstances, but you have to admit that it can be very cosy or romantic with a candle and a fleece blanket instead of fluorescent lamps! Remember to enjoy everything you do! 

How can we deal with the snow and those freezing temperatures such that we start appreciating them? The temperatures are perfect for ice skating on natural ice. You can search on the internet if the ice is safe enough to skate on it. There are a lot of sites where you can check this information, for example; http://winter.buienradar.nl/natuurijs.aspx
This opportunity does not arise by itself every year so why aren’t you grateful for it and don’t you go ice skating? It is a great winter activity and you don’t have to go to an artificial ice rink!
Another possibility is to take your skies and go out for a skiing holiday! Enjoy the snow! There is no need to doubt whether there is enough snow in for example in Austria or Switzerland. There is plenty of snow this year! If you still feel unsure by it you can check the following website; http://www.sneeuwhoogte.nl/.

When you still don’t like the cold temperatures, buy some wood and enjoy the perfect moment to relax in front of the fireplace. You see, there are a lot of ways to enjoy the snow and these freezing temperatures. Of course, having fun with the snow is great, check out these pictures!

We hope we have given enough options for you to enjoy this winter! 

                 

Enjoy the bright side!

Hi there!

Welcome! Great that you’re reading our blog!

We hope that you are just as enthusiastic about this blog as we are. We have chosen a topic which is probably familiar to all of us; every day irritations! In order to this daily ‘problem’, we will give you some tips to enjoy these irritations instead of getting frustrated by them.

Though quite small, still very annoying:
- People who suddenly stop in the middle of their walk on a busy street
- Standing in dog shit. With your brand new shoes
- Crying children in a restaurant / bus / train.. everywhere!
- Choosing the wrong cash deck AGAIN thinking you’d be quicker
- A delayed train, which ensures that you will miss your connection to the bus.
- Bikes that have a flat tire when you are in a hurry.

These are just some examples to show the extremely annoying things in life. Our goal is that you all be less annoyed by those daily things by following our blog. We will lay emphasis on the fun sides of irritations. And yes, there are fun sides! 

For example; A 30 minutes delayed train is not that bad at all! The NS will yield you half of your train ticket. So why be irritated? Get yourself a cup of coffee, sit down, relax and enjoy the thought that you will earn money whilst waiting on the delayed vehicle. Eventually, you will earn ‘money’ by just doing nothing!

There are a lot of daily irritations, everybody knows. But try to avoid them and take it easy! Life is too good to be annoyed! We will try to show you the bright side of the top 10 most irritated things every week!

We will hope that you will keep following us! And, if you have any suggestions about irritation topics or what so ever, let us know!

Regards,

Fleur en Irene.

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A short movie about the irritations on Facebook! It looks so familiair to us!