These uncertain times are killing me. Over the past few months every time I have felt there is a life float I can grab onto and rest my flailing body, I quickly find myself submerged again. So for now I think it’s time to let go, sink and be still. I am taking the whole month of August off to process, to filter, to question, to preserve energy, to learn and unlearn.
If you find yourself searching for content to read whilst enjoying an ice cold coffee on the beach or you’ve managed to get away from the kids for a me-time quickie, I’ve prepared a blog post with a bunch of articles I have written over the years on motherhood and parenting, food, self-care, movies, music and books and small local businesses I support. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the love you have shown me and my blog and my new podcast over the years, you have no idea how much it means.
Motherhood and parenting
- Women’s Day post and our responsibilities as parents
- When I took a conscious parenting workshop
- Supporting mums, a personal essay
- How I’m not keeping sane with three kids
- Five effective ways to stop the angry parenting cycle
- Tell your kids about tricky people not strangers
- Remember this next time your child is crying
- Mamas, why do we judge each other?
Pregnancy
- My top tip on how to pump more milk whilst breastfeeding
- My advice to new mamas
- My birth story in pictures
- 20 gifts a new mama and her baby really want from you
- Dressing the bump – 10 ways
- Basic nutrients you need during pregnancy and how to get them
- I had a VBAC, you can too
- MAM, the newest and bestest baby products
- How I made my stretch marks disappear
Self-care
- Healthy promises to myself
- How I learned to meditate
- Gratitude lists rock because they work
- Drink water and breathe
Movies and books
- Favourite movies for kids
- Just a few of my favourite scary movies
- Reading aloud to your child and starting them early
- Learning words from a fashion magazine
- Five biographies to read at the beach
Music
- What kind of music do your kids listen to?
- A rocking weekend away – Werchter Rock Festival revisited
- Mixed tape! Playlists!
- Another mixed tape!
- My first mixed tape, which coincidentally is a summer playlist of songs
Food
- James’s favourite breakfast dish
- Healthy meals and snack ideas from real mums
- Lunchbox containers
- A family of five goes vegan
- What I feed my one-year old
- Healthy eating habits revised
- My favourite energy balls
- Four ingredient cookies with no flour
Small local businesses
- Rocking Sugar for party supplies and more
- Danny’s bedroom makeover and Okiddoky for gorgeous kids stuff
- Little Heroes Boutique, a lifestyle shop for kids
- Little Kickers, more than just football for kids
- Pie in the Sky, another beautiful online curated kids shop
- Looking for gorgeous preloved kiddie clothes, then Cocobee
- Georgie’s magical birthday party with Funteepee
- MommyBox, for pregnant women and new mums
- Customised stationery and name tags for kids by Unicorns and Superheroes
And of course, there’s always the podcast Mamma Mu with over 20 different episodes on various topics to listen to in greek and English. Available on all major podcast platforms and here on the blog.
Thank you again for reading. I’ll be back in September with new posts and podcast episodes. Have a super wonderful summer. I love you and remember we are all fighting the same war but different demons xxx
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