Lifestyle

Andrea Kristin

Aug 3, 20236 min read

Review: Switching to the Period cup

It's been a year since I made the switch and here's what I have learnt and what you need to know if you starting to warm up to the idea of b

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Beautifully functional: Small family bathroom design

andreakristin

Jul 15, 20216 min read

Beautifully functional: Small family bathroom design

Our only bathroom in our house is on the small size and has the door in a place that doesn’t allow for maximizing the space. It’s a...

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The first year of motherhood: 10 things I learnt to thrive instead of just surviving!

andreakristin

May 26, 202114 min read

The first year of motherhood: 10 things I learnt to thrive instead of just surviving!

From the moment your first child is born, people say you are also born as a mother and while you are, people often forget that you are...

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Practical (and beautiful) alternative to plastic dinnerware for kids

andreakristin

Jan 13, 20214 min read

Practical (and beautiful) alternative to plastic dinnerware for kids

If you have little kids or have been around them you would know the need to keep them far away from standard dinnerware - glasses and...

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andreakristin

Jan 5, 20214 min read

Designing a small room for a toddler

My little boy is almost 2yrs and it has come time to move him out of the nursery and the cot in prep for the arrival of baby number 2....

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Ideas to be more sustainable this Christmas

andreakristin

Nov 25, 20207 min read

Ideas to be more sustainable this Christmas

As I get older I have become more and more aware of my consumption and impact on the world, and Christmas is one of those times what you...

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My birth story Part 2: Birthing Breech Naturally

Andrea Kristin

Apr 23, 202017 min read

My birth story Part 2: Birthing Breech Naturally

On Sunday morning at about 2am I woke up from what felt like a contraction. I had never had a contraction before so I didn't really know...

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My birth story Part 1: The importance of choice and knowledge

Andrea Kristin

Apr 22, 202012 min read

My birth story Part 1: The importance of choice and knowledge

Like so many I believed that the best care during pregnancy and birth was only with an obstetrician. I had paid the crazy amount to up my...

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The silent crippling pain of my first pregnancy ending in miscarriage

Andrea Kristin

Aug 6, 201819 min read

The silent crippling pain of my first pregnancy ending in miscarriage

As a woman, you understand that miscarriages are possible but beyond that it’s not something you overly consider or really know anyone...

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Andrea Kristin

Aug 28, 20174 min read

Plant your home happy

Image source: http://www.whatoliviadid.com/2016/10/interview-with-lizzie-evans-smug.html If you have not really had indoor plants before...

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Anxiety: My story about learning how to manage it

Andrea Benny

May 3, 20178 min read

Anxiety: My story about learning how to manage it

I am known in my family as the ‘worrier’, I wasn’t always like this, as a small kid I remember been hugely confident and outgoing, I...

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Smell. The forgotten sense for capturing and remembering moments and experiences

Andrea Kristin

Feb 17, 20173 min read

Smell. The forgotten sense for capturing and remembering moments and experiences

We all love to take pictures, it is of course the easiest way to capture a moment these days. We rely on sight a lot to trigger memories,...

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Discovering my power with the Power Pose

Andrea Kristin

Jul 15, 20166 min read

Discovering my power with the Power Pose

I have always been terrible at public speaking, interviews, running sessions and meetings, anything where all eyes are on me and I am...

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Challenge your limits: How I discovered I can do so much more than I ever thought...and how you can

andreakristin

May 20, 20167 min read

Challenge your limits: How I discovered I can do so much more than I ever thought...and how you can

A year ago a friend of mine told me she was going to do a triathlon, I was so inspired by her ability to give it a go, something so tough...

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Send yourself Postcards: A unique and personalised way to remember your trip

Andrea Kristin

Feb 11, 20162 min read

Send yourself Postcards: A unique and personalised way to remember your trip

A couple of years back one of my very close friends went on huge trip around Europe to then live in England for a while. She was told of...

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Growing your own herbs is an easy way to improve your eating

Andrea Kristin

Nov 10, 20154 min read

Growing your own herbs is an easy way to improve your eating

Ever since I moved out of home I have been living in apartments, so I am yet to have a garden to truly call my own. Unit living however...

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