Lovelyroo news: nursery animals collection is just in!

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Huge news! And I’m SO EXCITED about this one!

Yesterday I released my beautiful collection of nursery animals, as digital downloads ready for DIY printing and framing. 😍

Want to see the full collection? Here they are:

What do you think? I’m really proud of the result! They look amazing!

Where can I buy them?

You can just head over to my shop: Lovelyroo, and navigate to the respective nursery animals category to find them all.

And as loyal reader I’m making a coupon of 10% OFF exclusive for you!

Just use the coupon KIKA-ANIMALS-LAUNCH on your shopping cart to get the discount.
Coupon valid until 31/Aug/2019.

Enjoy!

Change is always a good thing

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You might have noticed I’ve been a bit quiet lately on both my blog and my YouTube channel, and that happened for a good reason: I had a beautiful baby boy last year. 😍

But that does not mean I was too busy to come up with new ideas (well, to be honest, I was quite busy for the most part of this period, but now things are kinda back to normal).

Introducing Lovelyroo

Motherhood is a wonderful thing and I decided it would be awesome to shift my attention to some activities that could nicely combine my interests for craft and handmade stuff with the present and future needs of my family.

And so Lovelyroo was created!

The idea is to be a shop of creative digital items to make the lives of parents and children more enjoyable, satisfying, and wholesome in the long run.

Starting with reward chart templates

The benefits of reward charts (also known as behaviour charts) are well studied and clearly defined.

Most parents immediately recognise the benefits of teaching children of all ages the importance of good behaviour.
But it is also important to know how to use reward charts with children.

Sometimes it can be tricky to figure out which tasks and activities are appropriate according to the age of your children, so don’t worry, I already wrote a blog post covering that.

More products coming soon

I’m planning more digital products to be available real soon, which for them I’m exercising my creativity to come up with a beautiful collection of cute animals to be part of my work.

So expect more blog posts as soon as I make the next products available!

Travel itinerary • 7 days in Greece 🇬🇷

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This blog will be a summary of an unforgivable time I’ve spent in Greece in September last year. My idea is to list what I did on 7 full days passing by Athens, and Santorini.

It was such a great time!!! I hope it will help you to sort out what to do in these cities in case you are short on time.

3 Days in Athens

Spend these 3 days in Athens visiting the most important and historical sites in the city, followed by extraordinary food of course.

The Acropolis
The Acropolis

4 days in Santorini

Chill out and have some fun on the famous Greek island of Santorini. Good views guaranteed.

View of Oia.
View of Oia.

You can check more posts here on the blog about my holidays in Europe and also everything I published about Greece.

My favourite restaurants in Santorini – Greece 🇬🇷

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Last year I had an amazing time in Greece, spending 4 gorgeous days in Santorini. Here I want to show you my favourite restaurants in Santorini, that kind that you definitely can’t miss!

Shall we start?

Salt & Pepper
Really good food and service in the middle of Thera.

Pork souvlaki with pita bread and tzatziki sauce.
Pork souvlaki with pita bread and tzatziki sauce.

Argo Restaurant
Amazing dining experience and food with superb views.

Santorini salad - lettuce, rucola, raisins, fresh onion, sun-dried tomatoes, pine seeds, parmegiano cheese, and special honey dressing.
Santorini salad – lettuce, rucola, raisins, fresh onion, sun-dried tomatoes, pine seeds, parmegiano cheese, and special honey dressing.

Pelekanos
Outstanding ocean views and great food!

Water melon salad - watermelon cubes and arugula, with feta cheese and fresh mint leaves, sprinkled with grapes syrup and rosewater.
Water melon salad – watermelon cubes and arugula, with feta cheese and fresh mint leaves, sprinkled with grapes syrup and rosewater.

Chef’s Garden
Top notch restaurant in Thera with delicious food, huge portions, and good prices.

Chef's mezze board - Tzatziki, roasted eggplant dip, chilly feta cheese dip, marinated olives and feta, haloumi skewers, and grilled pita bread.
Chef’s mezze board – Tzatziki, roasted eggplant dip, chilly feta cheese dip, marinated olives and feta, haloumi skewers, and grilled pita bread.

Theoni’s Kitchen
Very good food that reminds me of something made by a mother or grandmother. Worth a try.

Pork Souvlaki.
Pork Souvlaki.

Good Mood Food
Very good gyro in Thera.

Pork gyro - served with hot chips, onion, tomatoes, and tzatziki sauce.
Pork gyro – served with hot chips, onion, tomatoes, and tzatziki sauce.

You can check more posts here on the blog about my holidays in Europe and also everything I published about Greece.

Travel itinerary • 4 days in Santorini – Greece 🇬🇷

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Santorini 4 days itinerary.
Santorini 4 days itinerary.

Our idea of going to Santorini was, of course, because I really wanted to go there since forever, also to have some relaxing days to rest a bit from our busy holidays in Europe. We got 4 days there, but in case you just want to check the main spots on the island, I would say 2-3 days are enough.

Something that I feel I must say is that I was a bit disappointed. Look, the place is beautiful indeed, but the photo perfect areas with those cave houses are super touristic. When I travel I like to see how the locals live, and there I had the impression I was in a theme park. All those houses are rentals, shops, restaurants, or hotel for tourists.

The locals live on the further areas of the island in very normal houses. I saw just one or two suburbs with that architecture you imagine when you think about Santorini. Putting it aside, the place gives you a lot of options to just chill and refresh yourself under the burning sun of Greece.

Anyways, I had 4 amazing days there, which I’ll be happily sharing with you now.
If you want to get straight to the point, here you can get my Google Maps with all the main attractions conveniently marked for you.

Keep reading if you would also like an overview of these attractions.

Day 1

Explore Thera, Firostefani, and Imerovigli

Take your time to stroll around these three suburbs in Santorini. Going up and down the alleys, there you will find those beautiful and white cave houses, a few shops, and restaurants, all facing the super blue Mediterranean sea.

View of Thera.
View of Thera.

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