One thing's for sure: COVID-19 made us to miss travel more than ever before. I personally missed traveling more than socializing. I missed free movement (just as much as free breathing without the face mask), and not being limited to one place/municipality/state/country.
I studied tourism, and worked as a travel guide. Traveling is a part of my life, it'll always be. It is my kind of a psychotherapy- nothing makes me more inspired and refreshed than the physical change of my everyday surrounding. Even one day spent somewhere else can be enough when I feel stuck in a rut. Seaside, mountains, lake, countryside, spas, literally any place can make me feel alive again. And I prefer giving money for traveling than buying material stuff, it's the investment that always pays off. That's why I have no idea why I waited so long to share inspiring travel quotes that so easily spark wanderlust and make us want to pack our luggage immediately! Read them below, then tell me I'm wrong!:)
Jedno je sigurno: COVID-19 je ucinio da nam nedostaju putovanja vise nego ikada. Meni su licno putovanja nedostajala vise nego socijalizovanje. Nedostajalo mi je slobodno kretanje (koliko i slobodno disanje bez zastitne maske), i to da nisi ogranicen na jedno mesto/opstinu/drzavu.
Ja sam studirala turizam, i radila kao turisticki vodic. Putovanja su deo mog zivota, uvek su bila, uvek ce biti. To je moja vrsta psihoterapije- nista me ne inspirise i osvezi vise nego fizicka promena okruzenja. Nekad je dovoljno da pobegnem negde na jedan dan, ako osecam "kao da tapkam u jednom mestu". More, planine, jezero, selo, drugi grad, banja, bukvalno bilo koje mesto moze da me ponovo ozivi. I iskreno vise volim da dam pare na putovanja nego na materijalne stvari, ta investicija se uvek vraca. Zato mi uopste nije jasno zasto sam toliko cekala da podelim inspirativne citate koji olako probude zelju za putovanjim i nateraju vas da odmah pozelite da spakujete kofer! Procitajte u nastavku pa mi slobodno recite da nisam u pravu!:)
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. (Saint Augustine)
When something good happens, travel to celebrate. When something bad happens, travel to forget. When nothing happens, travel to make something happen.
Once a year, go someplace you have never been before. (Dalai Lama)
The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see. (G.K. Chesterton)
Nothing develops intelligence like travel. (Emile Zola)
Of all the books in the world, the best stories are found in between the pages of a passport.
Travel doesn't become adventure until you leave yourself behind. (Marty Rubin)
Don't listen to what they say, go see it for yourself. (Chinese proverb)
What you've done becomes the judge of what you're going to do- especially in other people's mind. When you're traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don't have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road. (William Least Heat Moon)
We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.
Travel is not reward for working, it's education for living. (Anthony Bourdain)
Investment in travel is an investment in yourself. (Matthew Karsten)
A ship in harbor is safe but that's not what ships are built for. (John A. Shedd)
I would rather own a little and see the world than own the world and see a little of it. (Alexander Sattler)
Travel, because money returns, time does not.
You'll never know until you go. (your passport)
Life is about the adventures you take and the memories you make. So travel often and live life with open eyes and an open heart. (Katie Grissom)
If we were meant to stay in one place, we would have roots instead of feet. (Rachel Wolchin)
Traveling. It leaves you speechless then turns you into a storyteller.
Go where you feel most alive.
To move, to breathe, to fly, to float. To gain all while you give. To roam the roads of lands remote. To travel is to live. (Hans Christian Andersen)
If you think travel is dangerous, try routine- it's lethal. (Paulo Coelho)
Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. (Anita Desai)
I always wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on earth. Then I ask myself the same question. (Harun Yahya)
You must go on adventures to find out where you really belong. (Sue Fitzmaurice)
Traveling is about finding those things you never knew you were looking for.
Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories. (Ray Bradbury)
I haven't been everywhere but it's on my list. (Susan Sontag)
Travelers are dreamers who make their desires for adventure a reality.
Modern traveling is not traveling at all. It is merely being sent to a place, and very little different from becoming a parcel. (John Ruskin)
Don't tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you have traveled. (Mohammed)
To travel is to take journey into yourself. (Danny Kaye)
I can speak to my soul only when the two of us are off exploring deserts or cities or mountains or roads. (Paulo Coelho)
Wherever you go, go with all your heart. (Confucius)
Travel is not really about leaving our homes, but leaving our habits. (Pico Iyer)
Man can not discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. (Andre Gide)
Home is a place to return to, not a place to stay. (Marty Rubin)
It's funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same. Even smells the same. You realize what's changed is you. (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls. (Anais Nin)
Not all those who wander are lost. (J.R.R Tolkien)
I travel a lot. I hate having my life disrupted by routine. (Caskie Stinnett)
A person susceptible to "wanderlust" is not so much addicted to movement as committed to transformation. (Pico Iyer)
Some beautiful paths can't be discovered without getting lost. (Erol Ozan)
There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign. (Robert Louis Stevenson)
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving. (Lao Tzu)
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness. (Mark Twain)
You lose sight of things... and when you travel, everything balances out. (Daranna Gidel)
Travel empties out alleverything you have into the box called your life, all the things you accumulate to tell you who you are. (Claire Fontaine)
Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life. (Michael Palin)
I was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land. (Seneca)
Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind. (Seneca)
Move to a new country and you quickly see that visiting a place as a tourist and actually moving there for good, are two very different things.
Travel brings power and love back into your life. (Jalaluddin Rumi)
The impulse to travel is one of the hopeful symptoms of life. (Agne Repplier)
Now more than ever do I realize that I will never be content with a sedentary life, that I will always be haunted by thoughts of a sun-drenched elsewhere. (Isabelle Eberhardt)
You can travel the world but if you can't let go of the past you will never move on. (Gerald Freeman)
Travel makes one modest- you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. (Gustave Flaubert)
Live your life by a compass, not a clock. (Stephen Covey)
People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home. (Dagobert David Runes)
Travel is never a matter of money but of courage. (Paulo Coelho)
Traveling is like flirting with life. It's like saying: "I would stay and love you but I have to go; this is my station." (Lisa St. Aubin de Teran)
I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad. (George Bernard Shaw)
Tourists don't know where they have been, travelers don't know where they're going. (Paul Theroux)
Remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable. (Clifton Fadiman)
Live life with no excuses, travel with no regrets. (Oscar Wilde)
It is not down in any map; true places never are. (Herman Melwille)
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Last time I posted here was in late November. Now is March. I haven't been so much active on any social media platform. There was just too much of everything around me, too much noise and heavy energy, overload of information, too much sameness. I felt uninspired to create, and that is always a red light. I needed to stop, ground myself, find real focus, let my creative juices flow again, with no pressure or time limits. I took a step back, turned my attention inward and started to remove layers of social conditioning. So actually these few months were months of personal development, not hibernation, and personal growth is always an investment...
p.s. Here are some photos I've been sporadically sharing on my Instagram...
Bio je novembar kada sam poslednji put objavila post na blogu. Sad je mart mesec. Nisam nesto specijalno bila aktivna ni na jednoj socijalnoj mrezi. Bilo je previse svega oko mene, previse buke i teske energije, previse informacija i istih stvari. Osetila sam se neinspirisano da kreiram, a to je uvek crveno svetlo. Bilo je potrebno da zastanem, prizemljim energiju, pronadjem pravi fokus, pustim kreativne sokove da teku, bez pritiska ili vremenskog ogranicenja. Okrenula sam paznju ka svom unutrasnjem bicu i pocela da uklanjam slojeve socijalnog uslovljavanja. Tako da ovih par meseci nije bio period hibernacije, vec licnog rada na sebi, a to je uvek investicija...
p.s. Evo nekih fotografija koje sam sporadicno delila na Instagramu...
11 months old here
11 meseci star ovde
summer vacation
letnji odmor
June 2020
Jun 2020
December 2020
Decembar 2020
Nammos beach, Mykonos
memories, Santorini 2010
uspomene, Santorini 2010
Christmas holidays
Novogodisnji praznici
Neophodne stvari za novorodjence- procitajte ovde
It took me a while to create this post. First, because I knew this is going to be a lengthy post, with lots of info, and I have an active baby to run after. But most importantly, I needed to nail down this list. Luckily even before I gave birth, I wasn't overwhelming myself with the need to have or buy so many things. I started with basics and then worked my way up depending from baby's and my own needs. Now that he's one year old, I can say he's pretty much "minimalistic" baby, meaning not too many things other babies need/use interest him. Even some things from this minimalistic list he didn't need or like. But let's get straight to the items which (in my opinion) are the most important to have for a newborn baby and a new mom. Plus I'm gonna share some extra items, which can be useful for some babies (wasn't for mine, obviously, lol)...
CRIB/NURSERY
1. crib + matress
Even if you don't use crib from the beginning, you're gonna need it as some point. I still have it for decor, as my boy sleeps with me. He had light sleep from birth. And yes I'm trying to teach him to sleep alone.
2. crib sheets
3. bassinet
Personally didn't use it so much, as Stefanos preferred to sleep on my chest from the beginning, or right next to me. But I do recommend it, especially if you're breastfeeding at night.
4. swaddles, blankets
5. sleeping bag
Had two: one for home which I didn't use as he always liked having his legs and arms free, and "teddy bear" one which I used for fall/winter walks in a pram.
6. mattress protector
7. drawer storage
You don't need a regular closet at the beginning as baby's things are too small for hangers, so save yourself some space and fold those cute outfits.
EXTRAS:
Nursery chair- I didn't need a special one, I breastfed my baby wherever it was comfortable- bed, chair, sofa...
BATH
1. plastic bath tub + base for infants (small one which can be attached to the normal one)
My baby didn't like having a bath in a tub at the beginning, so I bathed/washed him in the sink. After a few months he was ok having a bath in a tub, but I always had a small towel over the infant base as plastic can be cold and unpleasing for small babies.
2. bath rinser/cup
I tried using rinser that comes with bath tub as well as a normal cup, but Stefanos didn't like that so I ended up using a sponge. I'm still using sponge to bath him.
3. hooded towels
4. baby shampoo
I would suggest using separate shampoo and wash at the beginning as baby's skin can be sensitive, and there's a slight difference in these products. After some point it's ok to use 2-in-1 products.
5. baby wash
6. baby lotion
I wasn't applying often baby lotion, every second day, mostly to give him some massage.
7. wash cloths or sponge
DIAPERING
1. diapers/nappies
I got you covered with two blog posts dedicated to diapers and newborns!:D You're gonna need a lot of diapers, and you can start stockpiling them during pregnancy just like I did.
"How many diapers does a newborn need (0-3 months)?"- read here
"How many diapers needs a 3-6 months old baby?"- read here
2. baby wipes
You can stock them as well!
3. rush cream
Must-have for each baby. I used "Pavloviceva" cream, which is made in pharmacy. My mother used that for me and my brother, and pretty much every mom use it in Serbia.
4. changing pad
I changed my baby on the pad which fitted perfectly on the top of a drawer storage.
5. pad covers
I didn't have specific covers, nor liners. I used (and still use) change mats (both disposable and washable) and normal smaller towels.
6. pad liners
7. diaper bag
EXTRAS:
Changing table- didn't have one as I said, I changed my baby or on the pad or on the sofa/bed.
FEEDING
1. formula
I did use it for the first two months, as I had almost zero milk. I started with Nestle "Nan", and took a lactose-free one as well as he had sensitive stomach.
2. bottles
Tried different ones, most of the time I was using two glass "Nuk" bottles and Philips "Avent" one.
3. sterilizer
This one saves your time. You could just boil bottles to sterilize them, but if you're giving formula (like I did at the beginning until my milk came), that will just consume your time. I had "Nuk" sterilizer.
4. bottle brush
Easier than sponge, as it reaches each curve of the bottle.
5. burp cloths
Had but didn't need them so much, as Stefanos was burping without taking out milk.
6. bibs
Have so many cute ones, he was wearing them the first months. Then he learned to take them off, as they were irritating him.
EXTRAS:
Bottle warmer- I was warming bottles in a narrow bowl or big cup filled with boiled water.
Drying rack- I was drying everything on a normal dish rack.
CLOTHING
1. bodysuits/onesies
I truly can't recommend enough H&M things for babies! People were buying me other brands, I got everything from H&M. Such a difference in quality! Everything is made from organic cotton, the sizes are super correct (baby can wear clothes much longer), you can wash things over and over again and they stay the same (including colors)! Plus they have super cute designs, as well as monochromatic things.
2. pants
Good to have some pants with no holes, then you need no socks as well.
3. socks
If you have fall/winter baby you're gonna need some soft booties as well (we had so many knitted ones), or just put 2 pairs of socks.:)
4. pajamas
5. mittens, hats/caps
6. baby laundry detergent
Baby's clothes should be washed separately from yours, with detergent which is not so abrasive as a normal one. I also had baby fabric softener.
HEALTH/HYGIENE
1. thermometer
The one suitable for babies/kids, which you can put in the ear to measure temperature. I have Bosch one.
2. medication
Liquid one. I always have at home Panadol syrup for kids.
3. colic drops
Good to have at home, as so many new babies have colic issues.
4. nail clipper + nail file
5. hair brush (soft one) + hair comb
EXTRAS:
Sound machine- was thinking to buy one, but I tried so many apps and YouTube videos with white noise and similar sounds, my baby didn't react at all. The only sound he could be calmed with is me doing "shhhhhh" (that still works), so don't ask how times I stayed out of breath...
Baby monitor- it's good if you have big place or can't be in the same room with baby. Mine was pretty much near me all the time so I didn't need one.
Humidifier
ON THE GO
1. stroller/pram
At the beginning you need carrycot, then normal attachment. I had BabyStyle "Oyster".
2. infant car seat + base
3. baby carrier
4. backseat mirror
RELAX/FUN
1. pacifiers
At some point you're gonna need it. I didn't give pacifier to Stefanos the first 2-3 months, then I started giving him when he was crying too much. He had one that he liked (Nuby pacifier), nothing else he didn't want. I stopped giving him pacifier when he was around 9 months old, and we had no problem giving up (maybe because I didn't give him from the first day).
2. baby bouncer or swing
Now this is trial and error. For some babies bouncer works, for some swing, for some none (you guessed it right- that's my case). I had cute bouncer (see intro photo) with music, max time in it was around 15min.:D
3. soft toys
4. baby books
Some babies love when you read them, at least they say so. Mine prefers listening me talking on the phone, or using books to exercise his touch sense.
5. baby gym
So they can exercise their neck. Now this is something I personally didn't have (but I was thinking to buy). At the end I was just putting him on the soft (and not thick) carpet in his room, that worked fine (but he had strong neck to start with, lol).
FOR MOM
1. nursing bras/tanks
2. nipple cream
Must if you breastfeed. "Medela" is a good one, you don't need to remove or wash it before breastfeeding (so many creams have that bitter taste).
3. nursing pads
You're gonna need this the first few months, as spontaneous leakage can't be controlled. To be honest, I couldn't care less about aesthetical side of it, I just hated my bras being wet from the inside.
4. nursing pillow
Now this is optional. I received one as a gift, and was using it sporadically during breastfeeding. I usually didn't need anything extra to support the baby, my arm and body positions were enough. Also you can use any pillow (I did) you have available, just find what fits you.
EXTRAS:
Breast pump- I did use this the first month. Because I didn't have enough milk at the beginning, and I wanted to breastfeed, as soon as I left the hospital I rented professional breast pump (they use it at hospitals) for one month to "exercise". It was exhausting and stressful experience along with everything new that comes with a newborn baby. Well the point is- my milk started to flow normally when I said "f... everything", so it's the state of mind.
Milk storage bags- it's good if someone else is going to feed your baby, and you don't want to give any formula. I had none as I was the only one feeding my baby. When I wanted to save some extra milk (for example when I was pumping) for later use, I was keeping it in sterilized bottles in the fridge (it can stay up to 24h).
That's it, all must-have things for a newborn baby. Now that I can read what I wrote I realize one fourth (if not more) of the mentioned items Stefanos didn't use/need/want!:D
P.S. If you're expecting mom, and this post helped you in some way, you can also check my blog post about the content of my hospital bag!
Haven't updated blog for some time. Truth is I haven't been so active on social media, got tired and uninspired, so I needed to step back. I never felt pressure to keep up with everything, nor felt FOMO. I don't see point in rush, noise, running here and there... nor I like to post something if I don't feel authentic just for the sake of posting online. Consistency is important but it can only come if you're centred and motivated, and most of all if you're being true to yourself...
Anyway here are some pieces of the previous period. For more lifestyle photos, visit my Instagram...
Nisam objavila nista na blogu neko vreme. Istina je da nisam ni bila preterano aktivna na socijalnim mrezama, osecala sam se umorno i neinspirisano, tako da je bilo vreme da zastanem. Nikada nisam osecala pritisak da budem u toku sa svim i svacim, niti sam osetila ono sto zovu FOMO tj. strah od propustanja. Ne vidim poentu u zurbi, buci, jurnjavi... niti volim da objavljujem nesto ako se ne osecam autenticno samo da bih objavila. Konzistencija je vazna ali dolazi sa lakocom jedno ako smo centrirani i motivisani, i sto je vaznije od svega iskreni prema sebi...
U svakom slucaju evo nekih delova prethodnog perioda. Za jos lifestyle fotografija, posetite moj Instagram...
10 month old
10 meseci star
Parga
First time in the water, and he fell asleep!:D
Prvi put u moru, i on je zaspao!:D
watermelon protein granita
lubenica proteinska granita
"Liostasi Hotel & Suites", Ios island
9 months old
9 meseci star
baptism outfit details
detalji outfita sa krstenja
baptism decoration
dekoracija krstenja
lovely village of Horto (Pelion)
ljupko selo Horto
Half of 2020 is behind us. Is it just me, or these past few months passed even faster now that we've been forced to slow down?! I guess it's because days are almost the same. Anyway I'm sure nobody planned nor wanted this year to go in the direction it actually went...
Personally my days, as a new mum, are identical- I'm trying to keep this kid alive.:D He's almost 9 months old, bubbling and moving all day long, unable to sit in one place. Now I'm waiting him to start walking, so at least I know why I'm chasing after him, lol.
p.s. For more lifestyle photos, visit my Instagram!
Pola 2020-te je proslo. Da li se samo meni cini, ili su prethodnih par meseci prosli jos brze nego inace, sad kad smo bili prinudjeni da usporimo ritam?! Pretpostavljam da je to zbog toga sto su dani istovetni. U svakom slucaju, niko od nas nije planirao niti zeleo da ova godina ide tokom koji ide...
Moji dani, kao novoj mami, su delimicno isti- pokusavam da odrzim ovo dete zivim!:D Skoro je 9 meseci star, samo brblja i pomera se po ceo dan, ne drzi ga mesto. Sad cekam da prohoda, makar da znam zasto jurim za njim, haha.
p.s. Za vise lifestyle fotografija, posetite moj Instagram nalog...
8 months old
8 meseci star
only highlight these days: planning my baby boy's baptism
svetla tacka ovih dana: planiranje krstenja za mog deckica
7 months old
7 meseci star
33 best FREEDOM quotes: read here
33 najbolja citata o SLOBODI: procitajte ovde
healthy snack/breakfast ideas with lactose-free kefir: strawberry smoothie & strawberry chia pudding
zdrave ideje za uzinu/dorucak sa kefirom bez laktoze: jagoda smoothie & jagoda chia puding
morning skincare routine for glowy skin: see here
jutarnja rutina nege koze: pogledajte ovde
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How many diapers needs a 3-6 months old baby: read here
Koliko pelena treba bebi staroj 3-6 meseci: procitajte ovde
mulberry protein smoothie
proteinski smoothie sa bobicastim vocem
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