I don’t cook. I have somehow cruised through life without bothering to learn and it’s still not interesting or fun for me. Considering how much I care about proper nutrition and how healthy my lifestyle generally is, it’s almost odd that I just can’t face preparing my own meals. My husband married me knowing I Read More
Baby Noah 4-months old
Last week was much happier for me, probably because of writing my last post and processing my feelings that way… Also the kind and encouraging messages (rather than judgement!) I received on the back of it made me feel more “ok” with the fact that I’ve struggled with the combination of the mum life and Read More
Postnatal depression, lockdown depression, or am I just very tired?
Week 9 of lockdown. I have had some very, very low moments in the past two months. I feel embarrassed to even admit it (to the point I almost didn’t publish this post) because apart from the coronavirus and the global pandemic, I’m living the life I always dreamt of. And even in the lockdown Read More
Body after baby – recovery from my second pregnancy and giving birth
As I’m about to properly begin my postpartum fitness journey I wanted to share a bit about my recovery from pregnancy and giving birth three months ago. I had booked an appointment with a private women’s physio for a thorough postnatal check up but unfortunately it was cancelled when the UK was put under lockdown. Read More
Baby Noah 3-months old
That’s it! We don’t have a newborn baby anymore! Three months went in a flash, I must say. Interestingly with Maia I felt like the “fourth the trimester” lasted much longer but that’s possibly because I was alone with the baby and also new to the long, sleepless nights, endless nursing and solitary pram walks. Read More
Why I deleted my Instagram app
Little old me going against the tide here! While the use of social media has undoubtedly gone through the roof during the past weeks of social distancing and self isolation, with new micro influencers springing up like mushrooms and starting the day on IG Live with homemade banana bread becoming a new standard, I decided Read More
The lockdown
During this pandemic induced isolation, I expected to miss the social interaction with people, especially with our extended family and friends – and the separation is indeed painful. What I didn’t expect is that I’d miss personal space. This must be me taking the introversion to the next level! Partly this feeling of course has Read More
2-month old Noah Oliver
It’s like we are living in a sci-fi movie with the deserted streets and closed shops and restaurants… Coronavirus has changed our society and the way we live within days (or weeks if you’re in the UK with a government that’s been slow to react). This is the first week of lockdown in London. I Read More
I lost my nanny for a week and this is what happened
Thanks to the pandemic of coronavirus (COVID-19), last week my mum skills were truly tested. Our nanny started feeling poorly and to be on the safe side she was self isolating for seven days. This meant that all of a sudden I was left to my own devices with my 2-month old baby boy and Read More
The first month with a newborn baby
It’s been seven weeks since our little Noah Oliver was born. I can’t decide whether it’s “only seven weeks” or “already seven weeks”. So much has happened and yet not much at all! Life with a newborn is like Groundhog Day – a continuum of feeding, burping, nappy changing, and sleeping (or trying to sleep). Read More