Month: April 2020

• How COVID-19 got to me: stress, fear, uncertainty and self-care during a global pandemic

  

  Friday was the first day that I cried….a lot. I felt exhausted from homeschooling the kids, trying to get some work done as well as regular chores and I just couldn’t handle it anymore.  I buried my head into a sea of tears and had to walk away into a different room in my home […]

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  April 28, 2020

  Family, Homeschool, Lifestyle, Outlook, Parenthood, reflections, Relationships

  Balance, COVID-19 Pandemic, Homeschooling, Raising children, Working from home

• Carrying traditions on: Learning how to bake my family’s sweet Easter bread

  

  Easter is considered to be the most important holiday in the Catholic faith.  For Croatians specifically, Easter is also about tradition.  On Holy Saturday, Croatians (and most Eastern Europeans for that matter) will bring baskets of sweet bread and eggs to be blessed during mass.  Some people also add smoked meats and green onions to […]

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  April 7, 2020

  baking, croatia, Croatian recipes, Family, Favourite recipes, Foodie, Recipes

  Croatian sweet bread, Croatian traditions, Dalmacija, Dalmatia, Easter, Holy Saturday, Pinca, Sirnica, Uskrs