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a mother and her three young children in the garden

About me

Hello! My name is Eleni and I am Georgie’s mummy. I was born and raised in London where I enjoyed a loving and slightly nomadic childhood. According to my dad every home was a project so my sister and I grew up surrounded by rolls of wallpaper and stacks of bricks. My favourite space we called home was the attic of a retirement home my parents ran. When I was ten years old, my parents, sister, baby brother and I finally settled down when we moved to Cyprus. Once here, three more siblings were added to our family and we created a noisy but beautiful life on the sunny Mediterranean island. I live on the outskirts of the capital city, Nicosia with my handsome man and our three boys Georgie, James and Danny.

About the blog

This blog was created in 2011 when I made the big decision to quit my job as a feature writer for a newspaper in Nicosia and become a stay-at-home mummy. In the beginning I considered this blog to be a space where I could ‘store’ memories of Georgie and my life as a new mother. Georgie’s Mummy was about me and just for me.

As my boy grew and changed with each passing day, I was faced with how complicated, intense, satisfying, terrifying and exciting motherhood can be. Unexpectedly, it fascinated me and still does. Every aspect of it. At first, I took a great interest in sleeping and eating habits as Georgie was a ‘restless’ baby. I pored over books and blogs taking inspiration from mothers all around the world, going through my own trials and errors and eventually writing about my experiences which were warmly welcomed, especially by the local community of mothers. I love researching and writing about things that can bring happiness, health and peace to my life and hope, through this blog, to inspire others to do the same.

There’s a mixture of lifestyle topics on this blog, some of it not parenting-related in any way but it’s stuff that interests me and I feel the need to occasionally tell people about. Movies, books, music, documentaries and current issues all pop up from time to time.

I am passionate about supporting small businesses, especially local ones and those that are run by mums. I feel blessed that many of these local businesses have chosen this little corner of the internet to talk about their work and what they have to offer. There is plenty to discover on the blog if you’re looking into visiting Cyprus or if you just want to know what’s around the corner. And if YOU own a rad small business, please contact me.

Other than blogging and raising three little ones, I like to spend whatever time I have left at the end of the day to do some reading, cooking, maybe baking and definitely watching reruns of my favourite tv shows.

Thank you for stopping by!

 

 

 

10 Comments

  • Reply Emma (@Emsyjo) April 14, 2012 at 4:53 pm

    Hi, found you via Mums in Cyprus. I look forward to reading your blog xx

  • Reply Sheila August 27, 2012 at 10:19 pm

    Hi–I saw your comment on my blog, which you said you found because you were looking for information about homeschooling in Cyprus. Are you interested in joining an e-mail list (at yahoogroups) on the topic? It’s not usually very busy, but there are other people there with young children and/or with children in school but who are interested in homeschooling…

    • Reply eleniantoniou August 27, 2012 at 10:54 pm

      Hi Sheila. Thank you for getting back to me. Yes. I am very interested. I will look it up. Thank you.

  • Reply Ji September 6, 2012 at 11:13 pm

    I love your blog. I’m so happy you are happy with your finds from J’s and posted them on your blog. All I can say is that you are very gifted, both as a writer and photographer. And as a mom, you are awesome! Looking forward to reading you.

    • Reply eleniantoniou September 6, 2012 at 11:15 pm

      I am touched. Thank you for your kind words.

  • Reply Christina June 16, 2014 at 9:07 am

    This looks awesome! Just found you on Mum-in-Cyprus newsletter :)))

  • Reply Christiana Anastassiou November 18, 2017 at 10:59 am

    Hi, I have just found you through instagram (from @ditalestudio) and I am very glad. Keep it up!!!

    • Reply georgie's mummy November 19, 2017 at 6:09 am

      Thank you!

  • Reply Ramakrishnan shanmugasundaram January 18, 2021 at 9:01 am

    Hi , i saw your article about eczema using beeswax balm. how frequent you have used it . Does it completely cured?

    • Reply georgie's mummy January 23, 2021 at 11:38 am

      Hello. Lots of factors play different roles when it comes to skin conditions so I would urge you to get checked before experimenting. However, yes, for my kids who had mild forms of eczema, beeswax balm played a major role in clearing it up. I used it everyday after their bath. Hope this helps.

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