Am I Too Old for This Sh*t?
I am 36. I had two babies. I put on quite a bit of weight after two pregnancies and barely worked out in the past 5 years. What the hell am I doing? I...
Published: January 29, 2025
The Argument
We have this ongoing argument with my husband where he says something like “What got you here won’t get you there” — not meaning me in particular, but...
Published: December 17, 2023
Mom Says
Mom says I need a multicooker. Mom says going to the market to buy dandelion leaves takes up too much time. Mom says oats will do for a simple weekday...
Coffee for a 4-year-old
Between the two of us L. and I have four kids under the age of four. Which is why our latest meeting had to be over breakfast at 8 am: when you take e...
Published: April 12, 2023
Kim K and Me
I went out to have coffee with my two kids the other day. Not that all three of us were having coffee, rather I was having coffee, and they were prese...
My Superpower
Remember that time when I made waffles obsessively and took a happiness course? If not, I wrote about it here. Also, if you are judging me, the happin...
Published: January 28, 2023
Dear Diary: Happy Edition
30th of September Dear diary, Husband is in Nuremberg for a few days and I am home with kids, counting days till he comes back. In the morning w...
Published: December 2, 2022
On Waffles and Happiness
This year is the strangest. The most trying year of my life to this point, but full of grandiose events and feelings at the same time. This year our s...
Published: October 3, 2022
Dear Diary
23rd of July Dear diary, Today is Saturday, which in my little world is market day, always. Mom stayed with Kroshka, my 2-year old, so I could go to t...
Published: September 4, 2022
Run, Yulia, run!
Sometimes I imagine how I wake up before dawn, wash my face, and tie my hair in a bun. I don’t eat, I don’t check my phone, I don’t wake anyone up. I ...
Published: August 5, 2022
My Latest Crush Is Harry Styles
I may be late to the game, but I think I am in love with Harry Styles. I can even pinpoint the moment this obsession started. I was scrolling through ...
