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New Beginnings…Ideas for A Calm 2026
Welcome back, dear reader. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas time and a good start to the new year. Where to start. It took me a long time to write this post – not knowing how much to share, or whether to share at all. My last post was in late September, and there…
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My SURVIVE Tips for going on Holiday with Children (and the plane ride there)
In less than a week we’re going to fly to Greece to attend my cousin’s wedding. We are getting really excited, as we’re staying for a week for a family holiday. It’s going to be our first time flying with the kids, and I’ve been busy preparing everything to make a smooth journey (or as…
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On Guilt and How Much is Too Much
It’s Wednesday night, the last day of April, and I’m feeling guilty. Again. Guilty for writing my April blog post on the last day of the month. Guilty that I haven’t prepared a great post for this month. Guilty for not doing more, being more, being more successful – as a mum, a writer, a…
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And She’s Crawling…A 9-Month Update: Lily
This blog post was originally published on May 5th, 2021 on Floating the Boat. Today marks the 9-month mark of Lily’s life. Now she’s been outside of the womb for as long as she’s been inside, and she’s developing rapidly. The past weeks have brought so much change in her. On April, 26th, she officially started…
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8-Month Update: Lily
This blog post was originally published on April 14th, 2021 on Floating the Boat. The days are long, but the years are short. I’ve heard this quote a thousand times in relation to children, and I must say it is true. Mind you, there haven’t yet years passed, but the weeks fly by, and now Lily…
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The Pains of Post-Partum
This blog post was originally published on November 19th, 2020 on Floating the Boat. During pregnancy and the early days of motherhood, I found – and still find – nothing more reassuring than to hear from other mothers how they’ve experienced it all – especially if our experiences overlap. Many of the topics approached are,…
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Pregnancy Update
This blog post was originally published on June, 6th, 2020 on Floating the Boat So, after I dropped the pregnancy announcement a few months back, I finally feel like writing more about it. I guess it lies in the nature of a person who’s lost plenty of trust in herself and the world (way to…
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10-Month Update: Sitting, Crawling and a little Food
This post was originally posted on June 10th, 2021 on Floating the Boat The days are long but the months are short – I couldn’t agree more. Lily is now ten months old and officially in the double-digits. From the 9-Month-Update, you know that she started crawling at the end of May, and sitting up followed…
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How We Slipped Into BLW and Why We Do It
This post was originally posted on July 14th 2021 on Floating the Boat I am not a great cook. I don’t really enjoy preparing meals, going food-shopping, and, honestly, not even eating that much (unless it’s cake. Cake always works). So when I was pregnant and preparing for how we would raise Lily food-wise, I was…
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On the simplicity of play
With December and Christmas over, January always brings an air of calmness and simplicity for me. Instead of rushing into diets, gym schedules and stressful intentions I need to start right now (as it’s January), the month for me is reserved for contemplation, reflection and the joy of simplicity. Enjoying the simple things in life:…
Mama Bear Tales 