by Bettina | Jun 26, 2026 | Drink recipes
I used to be terrible at drinking water in summer. I’d get to the end of a scorching day with a headache, blame the heat, and only later realize I’d had maybe two glasses since morning. What finally fixed it wasn’t willpower — it was making my drinks...
by Bettina | Jun 25, 2026 | Self-care tips
For years I genuinely thought I was just “a bad summer sleeper.” The sun was still up at 9 p.m., my bedroom held the day’s heat like a stone, my brain wouldn’t stop replaying every conversation I’d had — and I’d lie there wide...
by Bettina | Jun 24, 2026 | Food recipes
I started making these the summer my oven basically went on strike. We’d just moved into a top-floor flat with west-facing windows, and by 4 p.m. my kitchen turned into a furnace — yet my sweet tooth didn’t get the memo. So I started keeping the freezer...
by Bettina | Jun 24, 2026 | Astrology
For years I’d read my horoscope and think, “that’s not really me at all.” I’m a Sun sign that’s supposed to be bold and outgoing, and yet in private I’m sensitive, slow to trust, and happiest curled up at home. It wasn’t...
by Bettina | Jun 23, 2026 | Astrology, Self-care tips
Cancer season has always felt different to me than any other stretch of the year. When the Sun moves into Cancer on June 21, 2026, the whole mood softens — the fast, chatty energy of Gemini melts into something slower and more tender, and I notice myself wanting to be...