by Bettina | Jul 6, 2026 | Food recipes
Last July we had a stretch of evenings so hot that my kitchen thermometer read 31°C at 7 p.m., and the thought of switching on the oven made me want to lie down on the tile floor. For about a week I survived on cereal and toast for dinner, and by Friday I felt...
by Bettina | Jul 5, 2026 | Hair care
The first summer I moved to a flat with a rooftop pool, I thought I’d hit the jackpot — and by August my hair felt like dry hay and had faded two shades lighter than I wanted. I genuinely couldn’t work out what I was doing wrong, because I was washing and...
by Bettina | Jul 4, 2026 | Astrology
If June knocked you around a bit, you’re not alone — mine was a blur, and I came into July genuinely needing the slower pace this month offers. The theme I keep coming back to for July 2026 is coming home to yourself. With Mercury moving backward through tender,...
by Bettina | Jul 3, 2026 | Food recipes
For years my summer mornings followed the same sorry pattern: I’d wake up late because the early sun threw off my sleep, skip breakfast in the rush, and then find myself standing in front of the office vending machine at 11 a.m., shaky and irritable. The turning...
by Bettina | Jul 2, 2026 | Self-care tips
I did my first proper full moon ritual on a night when I was completely burnt out — overworked, resentful, and carrying a grudge I couldn’t seem to put down. I’d read about release rituals and felt a bit silly, but I lit a candle, wrote the whole mess out...
