Lifestyle

Day Date Ideas…

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I think most of the parents around the world struggle with the same thing – spending time with your significant other without a child present. The more children you have the more impossible it gets but to be honest it is so refreshing and nice and also very much needed to have adult conversations without a hundred questions asked inbetween. There are lots of things which need to be spoken about or plans made or just in general told what you do in your everyday life. I sometimes have the feeling (more often than not to be completely honest) that we are living very different lives. 

I am everywhere and all the time with the kids and my husband spends a few hours with them at night before they head to bed. That is okay cause this was our deal and I don´t mind it at all but there are so many things that go lost without having a conversation from time to time. So carving out time of your daily schedule doesn´t always mean evening cause aren´t we all tired in the evening and rather sit on the sofa than in a fancy restaurant?!

 

Lunch Date / Coffee Date

Cultural / Sightseeing Date

Sportive Date

Home Date

Shopping Date

 

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Beauty, Hair Care

Ginger Hair – My hair color, products I use and how I style my hair…

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Hair Color

I have almost had every existing hair color under the sun and probably stuck with red and ginger the most. 

The first time I colored my hair ginger was in the Summer break when I was 15. I was super excited and the color turned out great. I have loved it very much but it went away after a few hair washes.

Next time I colored my hair was after school when I was 16. I had lots of different colors from dark brown, to brown with hints of red, to blonde and bright red. 

But at some point I always came back to ginger or as my daughter says orange. Since having a second child I haven´t visited a salon. I´d rather save time and money and color my hair at home. The drug store has one permanent hair color I buy every single time. 

It is the L´Oréal Paris Préférence in the color 7.4 Dublin. I color my hair every 5 to 7 weeks. Depends on how washed out the color is and / or how much my hair has grown out. 

I personally like the color very much. It is easy to prepare, use and apply. I know that this is not an option for everyone cause my hair color is all over and that´t it. Highlights or other things won´t be as easy to achive at home.

Hair Products

Scalp // Scalp Brush 

Shampoo and Conditioner // 

Detangling / Wet Brush / Revlon

Leave-in treatments // Keratin Spray, Olaplex No. 6 

 

Hair Tools

T3 Wand / My most prized possession, love it for my curls and use it on a weekly basis. I have different barrels for it but always use the 25mm. I am just the happiest with this outcome.

Remington Hair Straightener / This one is really simple and super old but it still does the trick. I mainly use it to straighten my bangs and that´s it.

Heatless Hair Curler / 

Hair Styles

My hair looks really glossy and is super shiny after styling it with heat tools but it has a natural curl in it which means everytime the humidity rises the frizz in my hair does too. I have tried every product under the sun and the only thing that helps here is a hair style. I can do a french braid or a pony tail or a bun and that looks just fine but any type of curl will be destroyed within minutes.

 

 

 

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Fashion

What to wear in the Summer when you are pregnant…

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Well well well let´s talk about being pregnant in the Summer. This is my third pregnancy and it usually comes with a long list of annoying (more or less) challenges, but getting dressed for the heat hasn´t been a huge focus the last two times. This time around I am having a cute pumpkin October baby but this means powering through all of Summer and these are a surprise every year. You never know how the temperatures will be. 

This year around I would say other than three hot weeks at once we were lucky and hit the jackpot with warm and dry weather, but now the question of all questions – what to wear in the Summer when you are pregnant and hot, sweating and uncomfortable all the time ??!!

Dresses 

No matter the season I always reach for a dress. It is just the easiest way to get dressed. Grab one piece throw it on and done. Now of course there are hundreds of different cuts and pieces out there. So what would be the most flattering / comfortable to choose for pregnancy. This is also a personal preference things but I am sharing both my views.

Loose 

A loose dress will definitely your best friend before the bump really pops cause you can hide a lot under it and also when you are very far along cause it is flowy and comfortable and not restrictive at all. Also a great piece to wear when the baby is here and you are unsure or unsecure of your postpartum body.

Fitted

While these look very cute with a baby bump you might want to find them a little tight at some point in your pregnancy. I have many pieces that stretch out a lot and I still love to wear but to be honest on very hot days they are making it a lot hotter cause the air just can´t flow through. 

Skirts

Now skirts I find to be a little tricky when I am honest. Do you wear the waistband over or under the belly and how about the length and width of the shirt. You can opt for a fitted shirt / top and crop it a little so you don´t drown in fabric or you go for a oversized longer shirt that might be a little more comfortable but now as easy to pull off. There have only been a few days where I wore a skirt and a shirt combo. Also I find it hard to tolerate anything tight around my belly at this point. I really miss my skirts, but come Fall I can probably fit back into at least a few.

 

Pants

I haven´t worn lots of pants to be honest. It is not my preferable choice of clothing but sometimes I grab a pair and cause you can´t style every kind of top/shirt with a skirt or dress. Now at 8 months pregnant there is no way I still fit into any kind of normal pant and also my maternity denim is way too tight around the belly (hasn´t been this huge the last two times). 

Stretchy pants and have been the answer the first few months but now it also isn´t comfortable anymore. The waistband is too tight and I feel very restricted.  This is just a personal preference and if your bump is a lot smaller I am sure you can find comfortable maternity pants but there is no chance for me. 

 

Shoes

Now shoes have been a total different story. At this point most of my shoes do not fit anymore. My feet have just gotten so wide I can only wear adjustable, very stretchy shoes or flip flops. I do have enough though but I really miss most of my shoes. Also I am very anxious what to wear when the weather cools down and I have to wear closed toe shoes. There is no way I will fit into those.

 

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House

How to store your Child´s Birthday Memorabilia…

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I am very sentimental. This is not a secret, I shed the ocassional tear after watching the end of Disney movies and I get very emotional putting away the girl´s clothes cause I can mostly remember when and where each special piece has been worn. I also love looking back at pictures, especially birthday pics cause it is just such a special day for a little one being celebrated all alone and also having one surprise after another. 

We have had quite the birthday parties over the last few years. Each and everyone special on its own and I have loved decorating and planning them so much. Since our children are still young they probably won´t remember all of their birthdays and that is where my keep sake pouches come in handy.

I have thought up and down how and what to keep from their birthday parties and came up with some things I definitely want to keep every time.

What to put into your child´s birthday keep sake pouches

– the outfit they have worn

– cake topper with number or font

– little fondant figurines if possible to let them dry out before storing or any other cake 

– garlands or confetti

– cute themed accessories

– printed photos I took on their special day

– birthday garlands or a printed poster

– handmade birthday invitations

– a little something from their gift bags if there was a kid´s birthday party

Of course you can keep anything you like in your keep sake pouches. This is just to give you some ideas.

 

The pouches are simple document pouches but I find them to very practical for several areas in our home. I also have them in our playroom holding wooden puzzles, beads or small figurines. 

Mine are from SheIn and the size of a DINA4 sheet of paper. I get the pack of 3 for 5 Euro. They are made out of a soft fabric and breathable but you can get the standard colored plastic ones as well. Work great too. 

The golden sticker numbers will probably hold a bit better on the plastic document pouches but I haven´t had a problem yet so I am going to stick to the white fabric ones. 

 

 

 

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