Fall has always been my favorite season. When I was young, I used to look forward to the start of school, not necessarily because I was an overachieving bookworm (though full confession - I was), but because it meant that soon the days would get cooler, the leaves would change colors, and the cozy half of… Continue reading DIY Autumn Leaves Decoration
Category: #MomLife
Autumn Celebratory Applesauce
Look Ma! We made applesauce! I cannot believe it’s already October! I know we’ve been in a pandemic for most of the year, but 2020 has flown by. Little Miss has started förskola already and while it pulls on my heartstrings a little every morning when I drop her off, I don’t know how I… Continue reading Autumn Celebratory Applesauce
Super Simple Hair Care
Before washing my hair - not bad, but looking a little dry and flat. We’re heading into month 6 of the global pandemic, and while Sweden has been notoriously less strict about quarantining than the majority of other countries, that doesn’t mean that everything has gone on as usual. Most services (barber shops, nail salons)… Continue reading Super Simple Hair Care
A Mother’s Lament
Reflections On Parental Leave and Early Childcare in Sweden Through The Eyes of An Expat Darling Daughter at about 9 months...loving on some nature. Fair warning. This post is going to be long, and possibly rambling. It contains no recipe, DIY toddler activity, or garden update. It is not a walk-through of a yoga pose… Continue reading A Mother’s Lament
Of Boobs and Breath: Live, Love, Latch, and Samavrtti Pranayama (4 Part Breath)
Image courtesy of Breastfeed Durham A 5 minute Yoga practice for stress and focus that you can do literally anywhere - even lying in bed! It’s (US) National Breastfeeding Month, y’all! This month, La Leche League (LLL) Durham, NC is joining with Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities and Breastfeed Durham to move its annual Live, Love,… Continue reading Of Boobs and Breath: Live, Love, Latch, and Samavrtti Pranayama (4 Part Breath)
DIY Pull-Through Toy, or How I learned to Stop Obsessing and Follow My Child
What do you think? About a week ago I finished listening to Janet Lansbury’s Elevating Child Care: A guide to respectful parenting on audiobook. Lansbury is a mother and teacher who follows the principles of Resources for Infant Educarers (no, that’s not a typo), or RIE, and her book is an engaging guide to raising… Continue reading DIY Pull-Through Toy, or How I learned to Stop Obsessing and Follow My Child
Baby Food Birthday Cake (or cupcakes!)
Darling Daughter turned one year old last week! Because it was the celebration of Midsummer (more on that in another post), we actually saved her party till this past Sunday, as this was the day that the extended family in Sweden would be able to attend. We held the party at DD’s farmor’s house (farmor… Continue reading Baby Food Birthday Cake (or cupcakes!)
#SpreadLove
Photo by ATC Comm Photo from Pexels Note: This post is a list of doers, makers, gardeners, bloggers, instagrammers, all people of color. It is forwarded by a slightly self-indulgent introduction, so if you would like to skip straight to the list, no judgement, just click here. I think everyone in the world can agree that 2020 has… Continue reading #SpreadLove
DIY Baby Maracas
Yesterday's trash becomes today's toys! Darling Daughter turned 10 months old last week. Although I do not often post specifics about her, our daughter is, of course, the most important part of our life, and especially now that we are self-quarantining, she and I have been pretty much together 24/7. One of my favorite past… Continue reading DIY Baby Maracas
