Dealing with Fear and Anxiety when you have Kids
I have a shark phobia. And I don’t mean I have a healthy, just-like-everybody-who-is-not-a-surfer fear of sharks. I mean I have proper anxiety….
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Nude Nails Favorites
If you have seen my lookbooks it won’t come as a surprise to you I only wear nude colors on my nails. I don’t own…
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21 Random Things Motherhood has taught me
Obviously becoming a parent has changed me. I grow and learn alongside my baby. It’s crazy how much Isaya has taught me. About…
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World Mama Emily, Living in Sweden
When I started my Instagram account, back in March, I had no idea what an amazing, kind and caring community of mothers (and…
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Hashtag Momfail
I’m pretty sure we all have them. Moments in motherhood we are not proud of or even embarrassed about. Times we tried and…
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Evening Skincare Routine
Putting on make-up in the morning is my idea of me-time. It feels like an absolute luxury to be able to sit at my…
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The Perfect Gift, JORD Wood Watches
Only a few more weeks till Christmas – and if you are a Dutchie, even less till Sinterklaas! – so time to start…
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World Mama Shannon from Atlanta, Georgia
When I started my Instagram account, back in March, I had no idea what an amazing, kind and caring community of mothers (and…
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Seven Bad Habits in Seven Weeks
When Aya coughs she covers her mouth with her hands. We didn’t teach her this. She saw us do this and copied it….
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Morning Skincare Routine
I like to keep my morning skincare routine simple. My face isn’t that dirty when I wake up. Not like in the evening when I…
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Raising my Baby Vegetarian or Vegan?
I have been eating vegan for the past five years. Before that I was a vegetarian and before that a (very selective) pescatarian….
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Feminism and Motherhood
People often assume that, just because I married a woman, I am a feminist. Of course I am pro- equality and emancipation. Your…
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Yoga with Isaya, day 3: Be Relaxed
Obviously you can’t avoid stress all the time, but it’s definitely important to keep tabs on your stress levels and destress on a…
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The Limits of Love
The moment I knew I was pregnant I also knew there would be no limit as to how much I would love my…
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9 Tips for Pumping Milk at Work
I started working again when my baby was seven months old. I pumped at work for eight months. After that I didn’t have…
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Yoga with Isaya, Day 2: Be Balanced
This week I stopped breastfeeding. Im not going to lie. I’ve been struggling. Isaya is totally fine with it; she was ready. But…
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I didn’t ask for your advice
If you are a mother you have probably had to deal with this on multiple occasions: other people giving you advice on how…
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Eat in a Day: Mom and Baby Edition, part 5
This is our fifth and final Eat in a Day. Isaya has gone from two to zero breastfeeding sessions during the day and now…
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Yoga with Isaya, Day 1: Be Flexible
Being able to think and act flexible is a must when you are a parent. Nothing ever goes as planned, kids change their…
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Favorite Mom Outfit
You probably know by now how much I love nice clothes, bags and shoes. I love to dress up, I love high heals,…
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You have changed
Motherhood has changed my life, the way I look at my life and experience the world and people around me. And most of…
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What Queen B does for me
I don’t have to explain why she is the queen right? If you find yourself thinking ‘uhm, yes you do’, then please go…
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Autumn Lookbook, part 2: Dark and Nude
There are a couple of things that make fall acceptable for an Island girl like me. The gold, orange, brown and yellow of…
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Eat in a Day: Mom and Baby Edition, part 4
Like I said in our previous Eat in a Day, we are making big steps on the breastfeeding front. She is completely okay…
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One Mom’s Experience with Babywearing
I have absolutely no idea how mothers manage without it. This is basically my response when people ask me about babywearing. Carrying my…
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How I stay Fit and Healthy Without a Gym or Diet
Before I got pregnant I used to run. I have always thought the gym was boring and taking exercise classes or joining a…
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Autumn Lookbook, part 1: Soft Neutral Colors
I love summer. I would be completely content if the seasons didn’t change. But they do, here in Dutchieland, so I make the…
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How Cute are our Babies?
My daughter makes my heart melt on a daily basis. Okay, you got me, on an hourly basis. I think is she is…
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Eat in a Day: Mom and Baby edition, part. 3
For months it seemed and felt like Isaya would never wean. I was feeding so many times a day I just couldn’t imagine…
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9 Breastfeeding tips
As I said before I am not an expert on breastfeeding. But after fifteen months of breastfeeding I feel confident enough to say…
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