Hi,
My name is Mieke!
Who is Mieke?
Do you recognize this?
You've just seen Outlander and you daydream of time traveling through magical stones.
You've just read Fourth wing and you daydream of dragons, courage and bad ass heroines.
You've seen the latest You Tube video of Darling Desi and you romanticize baking a cake for a cozy evening on the couch with candles lit, a lovely blanket and a good book.
Daydreaming, romanticizing moments and creating cozy moments is what I love most.
As an introvert, I am happy in these moments. It helps me get through difficult phases in my life, reconnect with myself and appreciate the little things.
My imagination works overtime daily and I wouldn't have it any other way. Countless stories and desires I visualize. I not only see them but I feel them.
When I daydream of that bad ass heroine, I also feel bad ass. When I daydream about a serene woman going through life in all calmness and confidence I also feel that energy.
When I started photography, self-portrait photographers came my way online and I admired them. It sparked a deep desire in me and now 5 years later I am a self-portrait photographer myself! And what it has brought me, I grant everyone.
Self-love
Self-acceptance
Self-knowledge
Courage
Lots of fun
Wonderful and awesome photos of myself that I could only dream of.
And new amazing friendships all around the world!
May I take you on the adventure of self-portrait photography?
Romanticizing photography
The story behind The story of imagination.
Do you recognize this?
Daydreaming about the stories you've read or movies you've seen. Or that cottagecore creator who shows pieces of her/his life, creating desires of that life in you.
Maybe a desire to travel or just live in a beautiful and cozy cabin in the woods.
Perhaps a desire to change your hair and/or wardrobe.
Every desire and change in your life arises because you saw that image or those words in your imagination.
I believe your imagination is in close contact with your heart. Your imagination visualizes the feeling your heart is transmitting. It writes and creates your story so that you can manifest it.
Maybe not always literally, I sometimes daydream that I am a dragonrider (Fourth wing lovers YKIYK) but that is not going to happen anytime soon since I need a dragon for this desire. But figuratively I can get the courage and fighting spirit out of it and put it to use in my daily life, for example when I step out of my comfort zone for something new or may persevere despite things being difficult.
Romanticizing self-portrait photography helps me a lot with this!
Sometimes you just have to step into that moment, sword in your hands, fighting outfit on and bring on that bad ass energy!
Trust me it works!!!
Some more facts about me!
I am engaged to Erik and I have two cute cats, Mimi and Nala.
You can wake me up for freshly made fries!
I read every day, from fantasy/young adult to sports/cowboy/mafia/rockstar romances.
But my favorite are MM (male/male) and taboo books! I like to test myself on how open-minded I am.
Weekly I work on my posture by taking very low-key classical ballet.
I love exercising and I use my imagination to get through tough exercises.
I prefer photographing in the woods or the highlands of Scotland.
Every time I come to the U.S., it feels like coming home.
I am very spiritual!
I enjoy going on solo dates and solo trips. My last solo trip was to New York!