by Bettina | Aug 9, 2026 | Self-care tips
Last August I spent about a week feeling like a frayed wire — wired and exhausted at the same time, crying at a yogurt advert, lying awake at 2am with my heart going for no reason I could name. Nothing was actually wrong, which somehow made it worse. It took me a few...
by Bettina | Aug 8, 2026 | Hair care
Every July I quietly retire my flat iron. Somewhere around the first proper heatwave I realised I was standing in a sweltering bathroom adding more heat to my morning, only for the humidity to undo the whole blowout the second I stepped outside. So I built myself a...
by Bettina | Aug 7, 2026 | Food recipes
For years I thought I just didn’t like salads, because every one I made left me hungry and faintly resentful an hour later, standing at the fridge wondering why “eating healthy” felt like a punishment. Then a friend who actually enjoys salads pointed...
by Bettina | Aug 6, 2026 | Astrology
If there’s one transit I actually look forward to every year, it’s this one. On August 6, 2026, Venus drifts into elegant, easygoing Libra, and in my experience the whole month seems to soften at the edges — people are warmer, beauty feels a little closer...
by Bettina | Aug 5, 2026 | Food recipes
There’s a stretch every July when my kitchen hits about thirty degrees by six in the evening and the thought of switching on the oven makes me want to lie down. For years my answer was a sad bowl of cereal or a handful of crackers, and then I’d be back in...
