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  • Mood

    This has been one hell of a year. In good and in bad too. So many emotions, so many feelings, so many breakthroughs, so many happy moments and so many disappointments, worries and sleepless nights.

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  • Botanical bundle dyeing | DIY

    I’m SO excited! I think I’ve found a new passion and a hobby at the same time!

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  • Dalgona coffee | a piece of heaven

    Have you tried Dalgona coffee yet? It’s really heavy both on sugar and in caffein but tastes soooo good! Super simple recipe below. ♡ What you need for Dalgona coffee →

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  • Easter in images

    The feeling when you realize that the Palm Sunday is tomorrow and you have absolutely no easter crafts material at home. Let’s cut some magazines darling, shall we!

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    Corona Diaries | Sunday collage poems

    It started as a small DIY idea to do with my daughter and ended up being the quite accurate entry of the feelings right now. Kinda like Corona Diaries of this very moment.

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    Eat the frog

    We have a tendency to avoid the hard parts. To postpone the difficult task and to procrastinate the ones that make us uncomfortable. No need to be ashamed though, that’s only a very human thing to do. Eat the frog is a technique that helps you go over that.

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    One wish at the time

    It’s hard to admit but I’m one of those moms who work too much and say way too often that ‘let’s think about it later’. After this whole new life with even more on my plate at the same time, I find it even harder to be present and have enough time for everything. So …

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    DIY bath bombs

    I always wish I had more time to DIY stuff and my Pinterest and notebooks are full of ideas I never have time to actually do. This time I decided to go for it and we ended up having so much fun with my daughter on this small but lovely project.

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    Home sweet home | Bits & pieces

    I really love our home. It’s old white wooden floors and a high ceiling. The view, the atmosphere. Nowadays feeling comfortable at home is even more important as we spend there way more hours. Today I’ve spent the whole day doing nothing. For just once I let go of all my expectations and demands to …

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    Monthly review | How to do it

    I document and reflect my life in many ways but one of the most insightful is definitely monthly review. I tried different versions of this and last year it finally molded in this form as it is now. For February I just finished doing my monthly review so now it’s a great time to tell …

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    Hey, what’s up?

    What’s up? WHAZZAAP? I know it’s still only February but this year feels already so fulfilling, full and, well, long.

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    Neverending

    What a MAD month it has been! And it’s still not even over! Whoah! 

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    The Miracle Lines | Aura notebook family expands

    Let me introduce you to the Miracle Lines. These babies fresh from the printing company include several motivational quotes and some questions to guide you towards your dream life.

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    Social Media Monday | How to optimize your Instagram content

    I very aware that the text content is as important than the imagery in social media but for one reason or another, I tend to approach creating content from the imagery point of view. I haven’t even really thought about it that much, it just comes naturally. Image first and then the text. Now I’m …

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    Hello from the past you

    The daily text of today is not in here. It’s actually a letter to myself to be opened on January 11th, 2021. I’ve done one in school years and years ago (my daughter actually did the same quite recently) but after that, I got back to this lovely little piece of a routine last year. …

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    Tools of the trade

    Managing multiple businesses means that you need exactly the right tools of the trade too to keep everything in control. Throughout the years I’ve tried several different software (and hardware) and by trial and error finally found the right ones which work perfectly for me. I’ve also found many that don’t fit my personal (or …

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    Things I’ve done this year

    It’s the fifth of January and it feels like I’ve already done so much. I tried to avoid overplanning at the beginning of the year but it doesn’t take away the energy wave I’m currently riding on (and which keeps me awake at night too). In good and in bad.

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    Rewrite your narrative – Empower yourself

    The narratives we tell ourselves are a big part of who we are but those are also the key to who we could become. What kind of stories do you tell yourself?

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    Stop whining and start writing

    This is what I wrote on my morning pages today. I want to write more. I should have a channel to publish it. Keeping a blog seems a bit old-fashioned or fake. On the other hand, I feel intrigued to change the format of this blog back to the old school one where you can …

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  • Minnie Mouse themed birthday party | Dots and some DIY

    We have this birthday tradition with my daughter that she picks the theme and I do my magic. This year she wished to have a Minnie Mouse birthday party, so I’ve been seeing dots for several weeks now. Everything culminated on Saturday when the actual party took place at our home.

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  • Booklover

    When I was a kid, I used to bury myself on the sofa with a pile of books I had borrowed from the library. Some things seem not to change that much. We haven’t had a sofa for years (or TV either) but the pile of books is still essential part of my everyday life.

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  • Social Media Monday | How to get your own stickers to Instagram Stories

    Instagram stories have taken over if not the whole world, a major chunk of Instagram users and the time used with the application. Photos, videos, memes and yes, all those awesome stickers to add! The temptation to do your own ones if you’re into GIF making is enormous. So this Social Media Monday is all …

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    What are binaural beats and how do they work?

    Find your creativity, gain more focus and just easily manipulate your brain (and ears) to function in specific ways? Besides just doing the work (which I highly recommend, stop procrastinating now!) there are several tools you can use to make it more efficient. My recent experiments have been with binaural beats.

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  • Social Media Monday | Done is better than perfect

    I’ve spent so many hours on social media both for fun and for work. There have also been those moments when I felt like trapped inside my phone trying to manage several accounts 24/7 without a proper plan or efficient workflow. That’s how Social Media Mondays got started. To make it more efficient, I started …

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  • Wreck This Journal | How we ended up splashing coffee on the floor with my daughter

    Do you know what Wreck This Journal is? Besides being a book that makes you do funny things, turns out it’s also a wonderful way to arrange some quality time with your kid.

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  • Freebie | Floral wallpaper for you

    Let’s get this autumn started, shall we! Download this moody, floral wallpaper for your desktop and stop f**ing procrastinating!

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  • Focus

    Plan, do, execute, stay focused, be your best self all the time, repeat. The better and more you do, the better and more you are. And the more you do, the more you’re trying to do tomorrow. Look cool, create, meditate, listen some music, draw, paint, sell, upsell, grow, stay hydrated, be a good mother. …

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  • Planning | How to change your dreams to actual goals

    I wanted to share some ideas of planning with you and tell you how to change your dreams to actual goals. 

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  • Fear

    We all have things we fear. Those things that make our hands shaky, those things that leave us paralysed and not be able to act at all. It might be the fear of what other people think about you or it might be the fear of the change you are about to make in your …

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  • Finding yourself, your ikigai, your ideal clients and so much more | Workshops and courses

    Learning new skills and developing and discovering yourself is mainly privately done hard work but sometimes it helps to find some spark and inspiration from someone else too. I have taken several different workshops and courses during this year and last one and I think those might inspire you too.

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  • Dream work | I need your help

    July has started and I have some ideas I would like to talk about with you. Recently I started to track more carefully my sleeping as it’s one of the biggest factors to affect the quality of life. I bet you too know the feeling when you haven’t slept enough. Some studies even say that …

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  • About creativity, improvisation and clouds

    As I’m an entrepreneur with several companies and brands and I work in visual and creativity field, it’s sometimes hard to find the time and the mindset to do anything visual or artistic just for fun. I have found few ways to trick my mind to let go and just create.

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  • Summer vibes and visual field notes | June

    When everything is blooming and every sunset is a masterpiece, it’s hard not to take photos all the time. After all those dark (and because of that quite stylish and goth-like, I have to admit!) months this light is just unbeliavable. If you need some beauty in your life, here are some of my visual …

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  • How to separate audio from video?

    I’m trying lot of new things all the time for both client work and my personal projects so I thought it might be helpful to share some tech tips with you too as I go along. This one is about converting video to audio format and that was even easier I could imagine!

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  • What makes you spark?

    Sometimes we forget what makes us spark and end up in the endless loop of mundane tasks which leave us exhausted and with feeling that we haven’t done anything. I have some thoughts about that and a small challenge for you today, dive in!

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    Diamonds on my decolteé | What’s microdermal piercing?

    I have lot of piercings but the one (or in this case two) that awoke the most questions are tiny shiny ones on my decolteé. Wearing a top where my microdermals can be seen is a hell of a sure way to get you in the conversation anywhere. So what are those and the question …

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  • Matcha latte love

    You know those delicious images of mugs full of green and foamy drink that have taken over Instagram? As a serious coffee addict I’m usually quite sceptical about other drinks but I felt so drawn to this beautiful green drink so I decided to give it a go and learn a bit more about it. …

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  • That time of the month

    I used to hate that time of the month. The whole world seemed to crash down on me and the pain was horrible. Both physically and mentally. But this time I’m prepared!

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  • Let the magic happen

    You never know what awaits just around the corner. I have my moments of doubts and disbelief but in the end, something better always comes.

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  • Sage + Tea Face Mist

    I love face mist. I like the refreshing feeling when used during the day and the hydrating essence of them. The problem is that I couldn’t find the face mist of my dreams even I tried. I have just three rules for mists (and cosmetics in general too) but it seems that market is seriously …

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