I love you, mom. Happy birthday. You make the best chicken soup on this planet. Hope to see you soon. <3 Advice My Mom Gave Me: Do what you love but finish school and get a degree. Me: Go to college or university only if…
Are you stressed? Worn out? Is this Corona insanity getting the best of you? Are you astonished by the enormous amount of mothers who have dropped out of homeschooling and mothering in the last year since the coronavirus lockdowns began? Do you have the urge…
ScreenPlay: Katarina (K) and Christian (C) sit on a bench at the playground. They both constantly gaze into their phones. Their kids play. K: On my walk home from work I…..C: Yeah?K: I heard that…C: Yeah, I am listening. K: I heard an intersting podcast.C:…
Are you overwhelmed with stores opening again? With masses of people everywhere? Don’t get me wrong. I love that life gets somewhat back to “normal” but all these people everywhere freak me out a bit. I got used to “quiet” and am looking for alternative…
“So don’t let time and space confuse you. And don’t let name and form abuse you. In the light of the sun you can see how they run.” – Terry Callier, Ordinary Joe This was the first week back to “normal” school for my son.…
My son and I went out for our daily walk when we got caught in the middle of a huge “Anti-Corona-Demonstration” in Vienna. Thousands of people screamed, music, whistles, climbing on things, beer, burning trash cans, smoking, and telling the world how fed up they…
The idea: I said to my son, “Let’s make some chocolate muffins. You know how to do it!” We love to cook and bake things. Something you probably don’t know about me: I am a Certified Holistic Nutritionist (CNP) who can practice in Canada and…
Imagine me in my 20s. My self-care routine wasn’t so excellent but I was feeling fine and mostly at peace. I had a great job, I had a car, I lived in New York, money, friends, traveled a lot but there was still one tiny…
“But moods, of course, are only points of view.” –Adam Phillips I relax on the couch and read “The Memory Police” by Yoko Ogawa. (Read this book!) but a friend tries to convince me to write a musical. I don’t write musicals I say. Beside…
“When you say yes to others, make sure you are not saying no to yourself.” – Paulo Coelo. “Mommy, can we make cookies for my friends in class at school,” my son asked. Something that can get in the way of me finding rest or…
