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How to photograph children by Mark Condon

As you know I love snapping pictures with my lovely girls but I am not a professional photographer so when I was contacted by Mark Condon I was thrilled.  Mark Condon is a destination wedding...

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Top 10 things you should know before visiting Romania

Romania is a beautiful country. It really needs to be more appreciated by people that live here and of course by people that visit. Compared  to 12 years ago when you rarely met a foreigner visiting my...

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Why I chose to be a work at home mum

Before I had kids I always imagined myself as a career woman. Over the years I moved from one job to another depending on where I lived. I worked as Human Resources Specialist, Warehouse Managing and...

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#Meatfreemonday: Tasty vegetarian options the whole family will enjoy

Cooking for a four and seven year old can be demanding, and most of the time one of them will refuse to eat or ask for something different. We’ve recently introduced ‘Meat Free Monday’ into our home...

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Throw on summer dresses for busy mums

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You can be as happy as you want to be

There are almost four years since we moved back home and little by little we are making our life here more comfortable. For now some might say that our house its still quite small for our needs but we...

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6 fantasy modes of transport that we’d all love to experience

Ever find yourself staring out the train window and daydreaming? Like you’re barely taking anything in the real world in. It captures us all from time to time, and as busy as I’ve been lately, a little...

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10+ FREE EASTER COLOURING RESOURCES FOR KIDS

Easter is less than two weeks away and some of the kids are already on spring break.Managing to entertain kids while working from home is such a challenge. This is why I try to find things for my two...

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10 top style tips for Busy Mums

I have never been that girl that received attention because she was dressed with style or following the latest fashion. I always dressed up to feel comfortable but it comes a time(and age) when you...

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Summer Skirts to Brighten up Any Wardrobe

Like a lot of women, I tend to mostly wear trousers. Of course, I have a few dresses, which I like to wear on a warm day. Plus, if there is a special occasion I will normally choose to wear a dress,...

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Top 5 reasons why Jackson Hole – Wyoming is perfect for a family getaway

We love travelling as a family and we always look for suitable places for us – where we could go and where we could all enjoy it. You know what I mean – somewhere where kids can play and parents can...

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Romanian Food:  Diverse and Delicious European Cuisine

Variety is the spice of life when it comes to Romanian cuisine and you’ll find that most dishes are influenced by a number of nationalities. This is what makes Romanian food so diverse and yes, so...

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My sun…silver lining…

So it’s been a while since I wrote here…I don’t even know what I want to say but I felt the need to write. To take back some of the old me. The me that would always find peace when she was writing....

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Seeing the truth…

Sometimes life and its events give us the right tools to realise that something or someone in our life doesn’t show their true colours. This happened to me last week – a supposed “dear friend”...

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How to raise bilingual kids

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you know that my girls are bilingual. Obviously, I am Romanian but their daddy is English so although we don’t live in England anymore I am trying as much...

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Working at home VS working away

It’s not the first time I am talking on this blog about my working status. You all know by now that for the past 4 years I’ve been at home looking after my two daughters and for the past two years i’ve...

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Thoughtful gifts for new mums

One of my friends had a baby recently and I have to admit that I struggled to find something suitable to buy for her. Of course I bought little gifts – a brush and some clothes – for her daughter but...

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My dream winter home

The winter holidays are approaching and there’s a lot of thinking in our home at the moment. Now that we have a car to take us around we really want to spend holidays again somewhere where is proper...

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11 Smart Ways To Prepare Your Home For Winter

It’s just the start of November here and the temperature already dropped to 8-10C during the day and 2-4C during the night. The heating went on over a week ago as well as the floors were getting quite...

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What is that makes us happy?

I often wonder this…and I am sure that you wonder that too… Over the last 10 years I learned that being in a certain place does not makes us happier necessarily. However, being surrounded by the your...

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