by Bettina | Jul 8, 2026 | Self-care tips
For years my Sundays were just a frantic catch-up day — laundry, meal prep, errands, and a creeping dread about Monday that started around 4 p.m. I’d end the weekend more tired than I started it. The summer I decided to protect one slow Sunday a month, and then...
by Bettina | Jul 7, 2026 | Food recipes
The picnic that started all of this was a disaster. I brought a heavy, mayonnaise-drenched potato salad to a family cookout on a 30°C afternoon, it sat in the sun for two hours, and by the time we ate I felt heavy and slightly worried about the mayo. I went home...
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,...
