I recently listened to a podcast where the two hosts—both moms and parenting experts—mentioned and described the concept of “Mom Rage.” It resonated with me; something clicked inside me. You’ve been a mom for maybe a few months, maybe a few years. And every once in a
Greenwashing is a marketing tactic. It is a way of describing the company and its products as being more sustainable than it is in reality. In other words, lying about how sustainable, eco, organic, respectful a company is. As an example, you may run 2km once a month but you
Eram într-o sală decorată destul de ciudățel. Mi se spune că era un fost teatru … aha, se explică decorul. Era revelion 2023. Vreo 20 de nemți, organizați în cerc și mulți copii care alergau de colo-colo. Eu uitându-mă cu un ochi la căruțul unde doarmea bebelul de 8 luni și
I’ve been spying on IKEA for a while. I was looking at their campaigns and their newsletter with a critical eye to see what they are really doing in terms of this sustainable “trend”. I’m a bit ironic because, unfortunately, sustainability had been so used that it had
Hola! Mehr apa! (German-Romanian = “More water”) Cayo aloi! (Spanish-Romanian = “The airplane fell”) Coconoi-auto (combination Romanian-German = “garbage car”) These are “phrases” that my boy of 1 year and 7 months would use daily. This is the way he communicates. We could say that he speaks 4 languages, understanding five. He speaks
Citisem cu ceva timp în urmă că pe la 4 ani, copiii încep în a pune întrebări despre moarte. Îmi aduc aminte că am rămas cu gura căscată, fără respirație, când Noah a spus pentru prima oară că nu știu ce dragon sau monstru e mort. Mă întrebam cu puțină
Recent am primit de la diferite persoane (și chiar de naționalițăți diferite) aceeași întrebare: “Băiatul cel mare e gelos pe bebé? Și ce faci pentru a-l calma?” Întotdeauna răspund că “Bineînțeles, e gelos!” și mai adăug ceea ce explica un psiholog cum că e chiar sănătos să fie gelos, e
Da, hop si eu cu sfaturi! Poate esti deja plictisita de sfaturi, te cred! Nu-i asa ca toata lumea stie tot ce trebuie sa faci si tot ce iti face bine tie in timp ce esti insarcinata? Si apoi toata lumea va sti ce e mai bine pentru copilul tau
Last weekend of September we were in Alicante. Or better said, around the Alicante area. We chose a hotel closer to the beach, in the Albufereta area. It is called Hotel Port Alicante City and Beach . I don’t remember if before having kids we were so picky with accommodation.
Copil “răutăcios”, “dificil” sau “cuminte”, “bun” etichete pe care nu ar trebuie să le folosim. Nici pentru copii, nici pentru adulți. Mă zgârie pe creier când lumea mă întreabă ceva de genul, spaniolii: “¿Y qué tal el niño? ¿Es bueno?” (“Și cum e copilul? E bun?“) iar românii “Și, este
I'm still staying away from social media ... and it's sooo good! Read about why I decided to not use it anymore!
September 2020 came with many doubts and a lot of uncertainty. It was the beginning of the new academic year which already promised itself to be different. At the university, we were prepared for all possible scenarios according to the restrictions imposed by the local authorities. We were prepared for
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if you real listen to them…. Listening to podcasts is one of my favourite activities because it’s MY TIME to learn new things. And please emphasise on MY and then, TIME. Brene Brown, Unlocking us When the lockdown was over, and I had to physically go back to work,
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Did you know that fashion is the second most polluting industry, after oil? Yes, you can read that again: fashion (the sum of our clothes, shoes and accessories) is polluting our planet, our air and therefore the lives of many people, if not all of us. Fashion is polluting the
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Ideas first written in January 2020 I’ve read in many books and blogs about how children are having a hard time with transitions. In case you are unfamiliar with the concept, baby transitions are those moments of changing the scenario: When it’s time to have breakfast, or to
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Sometimes, I love being a professor; Other times, I’m not feeling that love. I’m hiding this change of feelings behind the idea that “it depends on the students”. Teaching is like a relationship This is my mantra “Teaching is like a relationship“. And as with any relationship it
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Trigger: “Can’t wait until my hair will be longer again!” No, no, no … NOW it’s perfect! So, be here now! This moment right now is perfect. And no, you really don’t have to wait until the hair will be longer, or until you get the new haircut.
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Too much food last night. And the night before too. And now I’ trying to skip breakfast, but it’s so hard, since I have in front of me a warm, yummy-looking slice of bread, and some cherry-tomatoes and the olive oil bottle whose label is screaming “Bio”. How could
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Intr-o zi, pe cand eram minunati de ceea ce vedeam si traim in Japonia, ne-am intrebat de ce nu calatorim mai des, si de ce oamenii nu investesc mai mult in calatorii. Si tot asa vorbind am ajuns la a analiza modul in care oamenii cheltuie banii si ce putere
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Am pitrocit mult idea de a scrie sau nu a scrie despre experienta mea in Japonia. Asadar, cu inspiratia la maxim datorita cartii “The promise of a pencil” de Adam Braun (carte pe care nu am gasit-o in versiunea in limba romana) m-am intrebat: “Pai pentru ce ti-ai mai facut
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Inca mi se pare incredibil ca ma aflu aici, in Japonia. Nici nu vreau sa ma uit pe harta ! Ma ia o frica de neinteteles, vazand ca sunt asa departe de casa. Si apoi nici nu vreau sa ma intreb ce e cu frica aceasta. Sunt sigura ca as descoperi
Sarbatori
Ieri a fost 8 martie, si mi-am adus aminte, din nou, cat de frumos se sarbatoresc zilele festive in Romania. La 7 dimineata tatal meu imi trimitea pe WhatsApp a poza cu cel mai frumos ghiveci cu flori din casa ca fiind “pentru mine”; pe la 2 dupa-amiaza imi trimitea
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2015 a fost un an iluminator pentru mine. Cartile pe care le-am citit, filmele pe care le-am vazut, oamenii pe care i-am intalnit, conversatiile pe care le-am avut si mai ales meditatia. Toate mi-au zguduit constienta. Stiu ca suna ciudat, sau poate exagerat dar asa simt. Ianuarie 2015 – cautand multumirea
Europa
Acum cateva zile o prietena ziarista mi-a trimis un Whatsapp disperata ca are nevoie de povestea mea pentru a scrie un articol despre cum petrec strainii Craciunul si sarbatoriile de iarna in Spania. I-am raspuns foarte scurt, rapid si cam sec: “Pai, de Craciun … plec din Spania”. Mi-a zambit si