5 Books for New Parents

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

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 […]

What to do when the Woman You Love is Sad

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 […]

How Can Men Express Their Love? 7 Easy Ideas

conscious man

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

Arun on Pumpkin field

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

mushroom dana reading

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 […]

Christmas Gift Ideas & A Guide For Choosing The Right Gift

Christmas gift ideas

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 […]

First-time parents. Our discoveries and lessons

First time parents

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, […]

Wild mushrooms, forest & love captured in photos

mushrooms

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 […]