Hello there and welcome

Hello there and welcome to you!

I am Katoo (alias Emeraude+Compagnie) and through this blog i want to give you some insight in my daily life. I adore my family, love travelling, enjoy good food and wanna live the good life. 

About us; Koen and I met in 1997. After my study we moved together to the heart of the historical  city of Ghent. The first years we were getting the most out of life but after 10 years we were ready to take the next step. Getting pregnant wasn’t exactly a piece of cake so around that time i started my first blog on the community of Zappy Baby (this doesn’t exist anymore).

But we had luck on our side. We got two lovely girls in 4 years time (Phara, 7 years, in 2009, and Myrha, 4 years, in 2013). Although i have a lot in my life to be happy about there are few things  that fulfill my life so much like being a mother. I don’t know if there are words to describe this feeling apart from a quote that i once read  ‘Mother is another word for love’.

Four months ago, after years of coping with health problems,  i found out that i have different food intolerances. I love food a lot so it wasnt exactly my choice to cut down on the cookies and chocolates, but thanx to this experience i discovered a healthier way of life. I still can enjoy delicious food and I would love to share some tips and recipes with you on the blog.

I was thinking for a while to start a new blog and today i decided to take that jump. It s my choice to write in English, although this is not my mother language, but i hope this is an opportunity to meet people from other countries.  I guess it will not always be easy to find the right words (but is this ever gonna be easy?...). I know that i will make mistakes and i wanna say sorry for that.

I hope you enjoy this blog and i want to welcome you on this journey to simple and pure happiness with me.

Lots of love, Emeraude + Compagnie