9 Productivity Tips for Working From Home
I have always admired people who worked from home. From my perception, they worked less and had more free time to do also other things like pursuing a passion, going for a walk in the park in the middle of the day or resolving certain administrative issues. Overall, I believed they were more relaxed and […]
40 Sustainable and Conscious Gift Ideas for Everyone
Good gifts have the power to inspire and change people. But when we consider the different aspects that make a good gift — the needs that a person has, the time invested, your personal touch, a sprinkling of love. Then the result is almost always the same; a smile on the face, a feeling of […]
How to Craft a Morning Routine
Crafting a morning routine is a personal thing and it’s an ongoing process. I hated mornings for most part of my life and did my best to wake up as late as possible. I was the queen of ‘snooze’ and used to prepare my outfit the night before to ensure I was squeezing every minute […]
Moon Ceremonies & Rituals, Everything You want to Know About
I started doing Moon Ceremonies six years ago. Since then, my life has changed drastically. To begin with, I ended a relationship that caused a lot of suffering on both parts. This led to me living alone for the first time in my life. Next off, I quit my job and met the most wonderful […]
7 Tools that can Help You be more Conscious & Peaceful
Since I started my journey of self-discovery, many things have changed, I discovered new things, new spiritual tools to help me in my journey, some perceptions shifted, while other things have come and gone from my soul and mind. I have tried different practices, meditation, rituals, breathing exercises and so on. In a way or […]
2021 Resolutions why you should and why you shouldn’t write them + GIFT
Everyone has their own point of view when it comes to New Year’s resolutions. For some, it can be demotivating after a while, meantime for others, it can be empowering and creative. We all have been through times when we really wanted to quit a habit or introduce a new one but failed lamentably. However, I […]
Christmas Gift Ideas & A Guide For Choosing The Right Gift
In this post, I will share with you a few Christmas gift ideas for all budgets, needs, ages and personality types. One of my long time passions is to make beautiful and useful presents. I love the process of thinking about the best gift idea, the research, the preparation. Sometimes I even make the gifts […]
Mindfulness & How to Create Daily Rituals That Stick + free download
Mindfulness is the raw human ability to be fully present, aware of where you are and what you’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around you. Yes, it sounds almost impossible, but I’m here to tell you that it is possible. Let’s be clear. You will still be going to […]
Find Your Inner Zen: Meditation and Motherhood
As a mother, I know firsthand how overwhelming and stressful life can be. Between the demands of work, family, and personal responsibilities, it can feel like there’s never enough time in the day. However, I’ve found that practicing meditation has been a game-changer for me in terms of managing stress, finding inner peace, and reconnecting […]
Powerful Mantras for Peace of Mind and Inner Joy
I grew up in an Orthodox family, and religion has interested me since I was little. I don’t know why, but it seemed like an intriguing subject to me. Also, I liked asking many questions and contesting the things I was hearing or reading about. After I got in contact with other religions, I began […]
Raspberry Leaf Tea Recipes You’ll Actually Want to Drink
I first read about raspberry leaf tea and its benefits in the last trimester of my pregnancy with Arun. Then I bought it and used it for the first time. Arun was born two weeks earlier than the due date, and the birth was faster than both Christian and I was able to realize. Even […]
13 Eco-Friendly Bamboo Products We Use Daily
I have always liked bamboo plants and the products made from them. I think it’s such a beautiful and unique plant. After I started researching how we can live a more sustainable life, I discovered that bamboo has so many properties which I did not know before. Now I’m just in love with it. The […]
22 Birth Affirmations for Labor and Delivery
Pregnancy and labor are two experiences that come with many challenges and blessings at the same time. For my first pregnancy, I planned and organised everything months in advance. Now, with my second pregnancy, I’m more relaxed and more focused on the things I noticed that really helped me in the moment of labor, during my […]
How to Invite Gratitude into Your Daily Life
Gratitude is a virtue that can change our lives but that is slightly used and far too little understood. When we think about gratitude we need to have in mind the three components that make it so powerful. The first one is feeling grateful for the things you have in your life. The second one […]
The Benefits of Alone Time. For Mums
I am both an introvert and an extrovert. In simpler terms, I am an ambivert. I love to play with Arun, engage in conversations and be surrounded by as many people as much as I love being alone with my cat, thoughts and plants. Since I had Arun, the only time I had alone was […]
Night Habit for a Healthy Relationship. With Yourself or Your Partner.
One of the most important aspects of a relationship, whether we are talking about a romantic relationship or our relationship with ourselves, are the habits we embrace. Habits are part of our daily lives, even if we want them or not. Life is a constant process of learning and unlearning things, so it is better […]
How to Get Your Life Back into Balance. Every Time!
One of the things we struggle with nowadays is establishing the balance between all the facets of our lives. Family, kids, romantic relationships, inner life, work, hobbies, school, social life, healthy habits, fun, personal growth, and the list continues. A few years ago, I discovered that we all experience feelings in the same manner. It […]
47 Quotes about Compassion, Self-Love & Empowerment
Quotes have a strange power to change people’s perceptions and even lives. I believe we’ve all experienced at least one moment in our lives in which a phrase said by someone or read somewhere made us pause and think about it for a long time, even after the moment passed. I gathered in this post […]
Creating a Montessori Bedroom. DIY Ideas
Arun moved into his bedroom and we have finally gotten our bed back. I can’t believe how much space our room has and how long a night can be. Montessori bedroom After we moved into our new apartment, it took us a few days to arrange his room. Having days of seeing us entering his room […]
How to Make Your Home Cosy. Simple and Affordable Ideas
On this planet, our first home is our bodies, and our second home is the places in which our bodies live, our houses. I believe both our homes need the same care and affection because they can work together in offering us a balanced and happy life. Making our homes cosy is a process of […]
What Crystals to Have in Your Home and Where to Place Them
Crystals are among the planet’s most delicate expressions of beauty, each possessing unique energies that irresistibly draw us toward them. I can recall countless moments spent in gem shops, completely captivated by a crystal’s allure, prompting me to bring it home. My connection with crystals began several years ago, and since then, I’ve immersed myself […]
Balcony makeover into toddler playground
Hello, ladies, these past days I was very busy with a new playful project I was thinking about for a very long time. A balcony makeover into a toddler playground. We used the balcony as a storage space, but uninvited things kept popping up from time to time, so it became quite unpleasant. Therefore, we decided to […]
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Make Delicious Cookies and Spend Time with Your Child
Place kids and cookies in the same setting and you will get an overdose of sweetness. christmas cookies, It’s that time of the year where there’s a festive smell in the atmosphere, but this usually comes with some pressure. Generally, at the end of the year, we have more things to do at work, we […]
A Journey to Self on the River Tagliamento, Italy
It’s so beautiful how life takes you to unforgettable places, especially locations where it doesn’t even cross your mind that you could discover peaceful and beautiful spots. In August, we were mainly on the road, travelling across three different countries. I went with Arun to Romania and Christian went to Italy with his parents. At […]
Mushroom Picking with Arun & Luna
It’s not a secret. I love mushrooms — eating them, growing them, drawing them, taking pictures of them, and especially mushroom picking. I have always been attracted to them. Fungi sustain life on our planet. Did you know that fungi contribute to the nutrients in the soil as they recycle carbon, minerals and nutrients, making […]
5 Books for New Parents
Books are one of the richest and most resourceful ways of discovering and learning new things. When I found out that I was pregnant with Arun, I knew just a few things about pregnancy and parenting. I had an idea of who I wanted to be, and I had many questions and a lot of […]
Pistachio Cake with Lime and Basil
Last year, I made my first vegan Matcha Cake for Arun’s birthday. The recipe was also one of my first blog posts. A year has passed, my blog has turned one year old, and Arun Sai is now two years old. So far, I have learned so many things from this experience with my blog […]
How to Support Your Partner when He Experiences Sadness
Even though sadness feels the same for both women and men, the reaction to sadness is quite different. As I said in my previous article, What To Do When The Woman You Love Is Sad, sadness is an experience that needs to be felt, understood, accepted and released. It’s a healthy process that allows us to […]
What to do when the Woman You Love is Sad
It is ok to feel sad. There is nothing wrong with it as long as we don’t dwell in that state. Being sad is an experience that needs to be felt, understood, accepted and released. We give ourselves the space to process everything and make the most out of the experience. When our partner is […]
Easy and Healthy Carrot Cake Recipe
I enjoy cooking, but most of all, I like to make desserts because I love smelling like vanilla and cinnamon. I know that it can be a little tricky when it comes to sweets due to the large number of ingredients that must be combined or the amounts used. But I also believe that it […]
How Can Men Express Their Love? 7 Easy Ideas
For me, February is a special month because love is on the lips of many people and is celebrated worldwide. Christian, my partner, was born in February and there are many special traditions all over the world that celebrate love. You may say that you don’t believe in these kinds of rituals and it’s fine, […]
Locally sourced food and having fun at the pumpkin farm
Locally sourced food started to become crucial for our health, the wellbeing of everyone around us and thus the planet. I’m a huge fan of supporting local businesses as much as possible. In this circle, everyone wins, the customer has access to fresh and often much healthier products, the seller is usually a family business that puts […]
5 Books I adore, and that offered my new perspectives
Reading books isn’t something I started at an early age. I began this journey quite late, in my first year of university. I always liked the idea, but I never found a book that started this passion until then. Not being an avid reader was a source of frustration for me in many ways. It […]
First-time parents. Our discoveries and lessons
It’s been two years since we discovered that we would be parents for the first time. Even though my son will be one year and a half in a few days, the journey started on a sunny day of autumn two years ago. I’m so grateful for writing this story. As every mother probably knows, […]
Can tapping help anxiety? What is EFT and how to tap
In the last weeks, I talked with different people about the stressful and anxious moments they had lately. We also spoke about a new method they discovered in their efforts to restore peace and regain balance. The technique is called EFT tapping. I have to say I was impressed to hear that they tried […]
Wild mushrooms, forest & love captured in photos
Wild mushrooms are one of my biggest passions. Ever since I can remember, I had an affinity for mushrooms. My first memories are with my father and me searching for mushrooms in the park near our house. I remember perfectly my feet getting wet from walking through the high grass, the smell of damp earth, the […]
Honesty, the key to everything you want. Are you honest with yourself?
Before you start reading this article, I invite you to think about honesty. Honesty in relationship with other souls but mostly in relationship with YOURSELF. We often think about honesty as something we claim from those around us, but we brutally fail at being honest with ourselves, thus towards others. All day long, we lie […]
Grounding, when was the last time you walked barefoot?
Follow my blog with Bloglovin. Many of the things we did naturally when we were kids, we lost along the way in our journey through life. It’s such a shame we got so immersed in the lives we created for ourselves that we forget our basic instincts. For example, I don’t know any kid who […]
What’s wrong with Expectations, and why use Intentions instead
Expectations, hmm, something that most of us experienced a long time ago, maybe even before we were conceived. I want him to be a boy. I want her to be a girl. Maybe he will become a lawyer. Perhaps she will be a doctor. I hope he will find a stunning girl, I hope she […]
You HAVE TO read this
How did you felt when you read “HAVE TO”? I suppose something in you triggered and made you click on the link. Maybe you thought it is something urgent or vital that you need to know. “HAVE TO” has tremendous power over us in our times. Since I’ve known myself, I question everything, facts, words, ideas, […]
9 Uplifting Mobile Wallpapers
Words can break you into million pieces or heal your wounded heart. Words in a person’s mouth can act as a deadly weapon or as a warm embrace from a loving mother. How many times the words someone addressed to us made us feel hurt? How many times did we tell ourselves words that disempowered […]
From Postnatal Depression To My Own Business
What do you want to become when you grow older? It is a question that is not intended to do any harm but sets a cornerstone for many frustrations and inner struggles. When I was little, I wanted to become a doctor. My father couldn’t wish for something better than this. A doctor in the […]
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