Lately I’ve been reading a lot about the dangers of TV and computers for our children’s health. I was aware of the fact that “TV is not good for you” or that sitting for too long in front of a computer screen is really unhealthy, but I didn’t really stop and wonder why exactly is that so.
Continue ReadingA few days ago I had the pleasure of having coffee and sharing a pizza with my friend, Irina. Like me, she’s Romanian who’s been living in London for almost as much as I have…about 10 years. In UK people know her as Dana Popa, a talented photojournalist, who’s had successful photo exhibitions on contemporary social topics, with a particular emphasis on human rights.
Continue ReadingEver felt that nagging feeling that no matter what you did to your house or flat, the cosiness and peacefulness it should first and foremost “emanate”, was totally missing? I
Continue ReadingOk….I am bad, I admit it. It’s been a long silence and I have no excuse. Apart for my son’s surgery and me being away in Romania for the past
Continue ReadingA friend of mine moved to Germany for a new job. She left behind for me a shopping bag full of glossy magazines. Most of them were older ELLE issues.
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If there is one thing I miss from my work-in-the-office days, it’s the reading time during my daily commute. Books kept me going during those endless and, otherwise lost hours on tubes and buses. Thousands of pages of fiction and non-fiction kept me sane through signal failures and delayed trains. I’d say that too much of my life went to waste in such a lame manner, making me feel frustrated and powerless. If it wasn’t for books.
Continue ReadingI must admit, along with the excitement and anticipation, I was kind of dreading this first day. I was almost looking for a way out because of the fear of not making it and being disappointed. But here I am. It’s 9.45pm and still raw.
Continue ReadingIf someone would have told me a year ago that pretty soon I would consider a 180° change in my diet and life style, by looking to become a raw foodist, among other things, I would have surely told them to come back to planet Earth.
Continue ReadingToday is Sergiu’s Birthday. He’s turning 28. After fishing around for ideas on things to do that could include all of us – him, me and our 15 month-old toddler – I decided that dinner out would be the perfect celebration.
Continue ReadingHappy New Year! Today is the first day of 2011 and this is my first entry on a blog that I have been thinking about and planning for a good
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This is me. But it could be You and anyone else who sees the world as this amazing place where we come to learn, evolve, and become what we are meant to be: beautiful, free, healthy, loving beings.
