reach what you cannot
07 August 2015This sign is hanging at my daughter's room, though, indicating a powerful quote by Nikos Kazantzakis:
“Reach what you cannot” (“ Φτάσε όπου δεν μπορείς ”). I even spent many hours of my precious night sleep to design, write and paint this particular one to hang at their room.
It is hanged over their loft bed, as high as it was possible. At age 4 my oldest daughter can't reach it.
This is the point I wanted to make: “Maybe now you can't reach your goals, but everyday you get stronger and wiser and if you set a goal and work hard towards it, everyday you will be closer to your dreams.”
"Reach out for your Dreams, my darling"
happiness is a choice
30 January 2015
dare to blossom
27 January 2015
baby barefoot sandals- how cute is that?
15 August 2014
singing to herself
18 June 2014
in the closet
14 June 2014
a closet + a willing parent = delight
sibling love
11 June 2014
"She is too tiny to name her Lydia- let's call her Little Drummer (girl)"
first representational drawing
11 June 2014
"This is a woman, and her baby. She is pregnant.The baby is inside her belly, and you can never see inside a belly"
She originally painted a baby inside the woman's belly, but she covered it with black paint as she was explaining it to me.
Oh, my sweet little girl.
And just like that, I am back to my own childhood, reading The Little Prince and laughing at the grown-ups who see a child's drawing but cannot understand it-
they always need to have things explained.
"All grown-ups were once children - although few of them remember it."
Antoine de Saint Exupéry, The Little Prince
The Joys Of Toddlerhood
04 June 2014
One of the nicest things about toddlerhood:
go shopping with your family on a Spring day proudly wearing your swimsuit over your clothes
awareness of a newborn
22 May 2014All the preparations I made for my second baby was gathering and making montessori infant material.
I love the Montessori way of living!
I was waiting for this moment to come- having my precious little one and trying out all these things Montessori parents swear by.
I truly believe Montessori works, but still it is a great surprise to watch how well this applies to an infant's needs -
the baby is only 2 weeks old and she was occupied by these pictures for what felt like ages to me!
finding her voice
11 May 2014
She discovers her voice- and she uses it!
welcoming Lydia
11 May 2014
It feels like there has always been a place for you into our family.
And now you are here.
Welcome, my little one.
a giving heart
21 April 2014
My little girl will soon become the big sister to our baby girl.
My heart melts watching her making "preparations" for the baby-
cloth nappies love
21 April 2014
When we had our first baby, we were busy enough worrying if we are holding/ dressing/ caring for her the right way.
Now I am confident to relax and smile just picturing this little new baby in cute cloth diapers.
expecting
21 April 2014
I try to steal some time alone with my baby bump and the wonderful human being inside it and the same time I want to share it with my loved ones: "Did you see it? She is moving!". All the excitement is here, although this is the second time around.
I am excited to meet my new baby, but can wait just a little more to enjoy this feeling!
a moment
31 March 2014
A place by the sea.
The wonderful news.
A new life, full of possibilities: I am expecting.
Welcome
How can a person be described within just a few words?
We are much more complicated -and amazing- than that!
My name is Victoria, I am a mama, a science teacher, a Montessori enthusiast, an occasional crafter, a book lover.
And I strive to find the perfect words.
I am so glad you are here!
storytelling
There is something magnificent in telling stories. Short stories have even bigger impact- it takes all the gifts of a storyteller to invent a unique short story to reach the soul and bring an uplifting effect.
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