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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:…
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A Christmas Letter
Dear family and friends, I am sat at my kitchen table, two flames on my advent wreath dancing along to the children’s songs blaring out of the Tonie box. The snow is weighing heavy on the branches outside, and everything is covered with a white blanket. Lily and Finn are colouring in gingerbread and snowmen…
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Why and How We Celebrate Christmas
Hello and welcome back! Can you believe it’s four days until Christmas Eve? Where I live, in Austria, Christmas Eve is the real deal. Christmas Day is more like an afterthought. Yes, there’s goose or turkey, but the countdown in this country is for Christmas Eve. Why? Well, for starters, we open our presents on…
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Our Family Life List for a Slow Living Summer
I am writing this while being in Tuscany, the cicadas chirping, the sun setting over the vineyards, and the dry heat closing in. Summer is here – if we like it or not. Those who know me know that I don’t particularly like summer – the heat, the insects, the heat, the traffic, the heat,…
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