With Christmas knocking on our door my heart fills with gratitude, expectation and serenity. I love saying that Christmas is not a day of the calendar. It is a feeling. And thanks to the mind blowing decoration throughout the city I feel the festive spirit from early on. I love exploring the city at dark when everything glows and people go for peaceful walks outside shining from happiness. All stores tempt with beautiful windows and seducing offers. Sometimes I enjoying sneaking and finding nice deals for the people I love. The more my little daughter is growing, the more difficult becomes to find engaging, educating and fun toys. She already…
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TIPS FOR HAVING A HEALTHY AND SHINY HAIR
Precisely beause I believe that: choosing a hairdresser has always been one of the longest and most dramatic processes for me. My most recent example is from a few years ago when I moved to Scotland. I spent days reading reviews of various salons and hairdressers, and finally made an appointment with a super-rated hairdresser near my place. A brief overview of our meeting: While I was sitting peacefully in the chair I heard barking behind me (most salons are pet friendly here). A big, friendly dog was sitting in the corner a few meters away. Everything was going wonderfully until it turned out that the hairy sweetheart ate…
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10 STEPS TO TURN SPORTS INTO LIFESTYLE
Maintaining our body tight and in active sports mode is a challenge for many of us. Especially when we are 3in1: mothers, housewives and working women. What is, however, the secret through which we can turn sports into an integral part of our lives? I hereby share with you 10 basic principles that will help you build a pleasant and desirable sports routine as part of your lifestyle. Be persistent In order to achieve the results you are aiming for, you need to arrange your daily routine in such a way that sports become a regular activity. For example, the workout regimen that I chose to follow after the…
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HOMEMADE GRANOLA FOR A HEALTHIER YOU
A healthy outside starts from the inside. Especially during the winter season when the vurises are stalking us. Coming up with a well balanced and nutrituous breakfast for our kids and beloved ones sometimes seems to be uneasy and/or time consuming. My mornings are quite busy, hence call for easy and healthy solutions. My daughter is in the “honey” period now. Meaning she eats everything with honey. Including cheese. That is why I decided that I am gonna take over this opportunity and offer her something delicious, healthy and home-made that can boost her immune system. GRANOLA! Sometimes I serve it with fruits, sometimes with fruits and skyr…
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TIPS FOR BEING A SUPER EFFECTIVE WOMAN FROM EARLY MORNING
I love the winter season. It is jolly. Cozy. Smells on hot chocolate and cookies. Feels like fluffy sweathers and warm jackets. The only thing I do not appreciate about it is that nowadays I rise before the sun. Still, my mornings call for high effectictiveness and positive vibes as I need to prepare my baby girl for school, my husband for work and myself for all the adventures that await me during the day. Sometimes this seems an easy task. Other times, however, everything is a complete chaos. To deal with it I developed a small routine that I turned into a habit. Afterall, a good morning routine sets…
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HALLOWEEN INSPIRED FOOD, BEVERAGE & DECORATION IDEAS
For like eternity, Halloween has been my most disfavored holiday. Up until two years ago. Just about the time when my daughter started enjoying the spooky stories, witchy costumes, mysterious trails and trick or treat tours around the neighbours. Truth being told, the happiness in her eyes was really contaminating. It changed my perspective and made Halloween one of the most awaited holidays in our family. Now, we truly indulge in the preparation of our own house decorations, pumpkin craving, spooky meals and drinks. We dress up and have tons of fun doing tricks and collecting spooky sweets from our trails. This year M is gonna be a witch. A…
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TOP THINGS TO DO WITH KIDS THIS AUTUMN BREAK
Finally, the October break is here. I know how challenging it could be for us, parents, to find interesting, engaging and challenging activities for our kids so that we can enrich their days with lots interactions, learning and fun. That is why I made a list of places that I plan to bring my daughter to. Indeed, not everything is within the city boundaries but this is a great opportunity to explore and go on adventures! OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Royal Botanics – go for a Halloween trail, engage in Santa Claus ornaments worshop or simplu enjoy the serenity of the gardens and gather pinecones and use them for some…
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MY FAVORITE HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE RECIPE
I have not recently shared with you any of our chocolate adventures because our chocolate hunger seemed to be hibernating for few months now. Until last weekend only! When my wee one and her friend Yunshi started whispering and giggling in “secrecy”. I knew immediately that they were plotting something. The disclosure of the secret came shortly after when they announced unanimously “We will make chocolate”. Since the mini miss sunshines want to make chocolate, I can do anything else but supply them with products and circle around with a rag and a bucket of water. I came up with a new recipe, agreed on a day and…
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13 WAYS TO BE A HAPPIER MOM AND WIFE
Somebody ones told me “Yeah, go ahead. Having a kid is easy. ” I wanna meet that somebody now! I have my ups and downs in motherhood. Sometimes I am rocking it. I am! But there are also these moments when I am losing it all. Although my experience as a mom is modest, there are certainly some things that help me find the bright side in difficult times. Things that make me a happier mom and wife. I share them with you here. #1 TAKE MY SLEEP I knooow…it sounds as surreal as a pink unicorn. BUT having a good night’s sleep is one of the most…
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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RAISING RESILIENT KIDS
With the whole lockdown thing and all the disruptions it is bringing to our lives, it seems that RESILIENCE will be the word of 2020. That is why I believe that raising resilient kids is emerging as a game changer nowadays. As parents we can teach them how to utilize a handful of skills and strategies to go through Life storms still feeling fulfilled, happy and purposeful. A great helper in raising resilient kids is Skipper – the cute character from the book of Dr. Seuss “OH, The Places You’ll Go!”. He shares his adventures and teaches our mini versions valuable lessons how to navigate their boat in the river…
