My first blog post ever

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Hi!

So this is it! I’ve contemplated on starting a blog for years, but never got around to actually doing it. Until today, I decided the time has come. If you’ve already taken a look at my introduction, you’ll know the basics about me, but here’s a bit more detail.

I’m an unofficial single mother of three beautiful daughters. I say unofficial, as I am married, but my husband and I live on two separate continents – I live in Finland with our daughters and my husband lives in Thailand. We’re apart approximately ten months a year, so I know a thing or two about long-distance relationships and being a single mother. I first became a mother in 2012, and I consider myself extremely lucky to have such an incredible first-born. I had always hoped for twins, and to our great surprise, I ended up pregnant with natural twins when it was time for round two!

I love crafting, sewing, and baking, which are all ways for me to relieve stress. It’s apparently an inherent trait, my mother is very creative and talented, just as my girls are too. Traveling is also in my blood, I've lived, studied and worked in eight different countries so far, and I'm a former flight attendant.

I have yet to find out what my blog will be about exactly, but whatever it is that I write, be it venting about parenthood, sharing my crafts or baking, I hope you enjoy it! Oh, and what comes to the name of the blog, despite the endless possibilities of having long hair, 99% of the time I end up wearing it in a bun, it's apparently my thing. ;)


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