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Glowing from within – a skinade review

Much has been written about the legendary beauty benefits of taking collagen supplements. To be frank, I have been unsure if I should trust the raving reports of radiant skin and improved elasticity. After all, there are so many factors that contribute to the state of our skin. How would you know that a supplement […]

Happy birthday, Little L

Do you know that poem about how you don’t own your children? When I read it for the first time, pregnant with Lil’ L, a little more than five years ago, I found it hard to comprehend. How would I not feel ownership of someone whom I made, who for the longest time (so far) […]

Simple pleasures

Buying too many bananas on a Monday, so you HAVE TO bake banana bread by the end of the week* Blowing bubbles in the bath Getting your heels down easily in downward dog Pinterest Starting the day with a glass of water and a few squeezes of fresh lime Putting moisturizer on your feet before […]

Up all night

We are back – and with us the dreaded jet lag. Funnily (not really funny) though, it seems to only have affected the Pea. Whilst the rest of the family could happily snooze day & night, the Pea wakes every couple of hours with a startled scream, yelling at the top of her lungs. With […]

A new path

It’s been more than four months since I returned from my little solitary adventure to Kamalaya. When I had just arrived back in London, I felt like a changed person. Not only that, I felt like I wanted to change the world. And a little surprisingly – to me at least – I still do.

Seven years ago

It was untypically mild on that Saturday in London seven years ago today. Big M and I met up in Hyde Park and went for a walk, followed by coffee at Ottomezzo on Westbourne Grove (they have since moved to Thackeray Street in Kensington). We shared a packet of Haribos (the remains of it live […]