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Blog – How to Create a Calm Start to Your Month

Every month feels like a new beginning: day 1, a fresh start, a moment to choose again where your attention will go. You have a whole new month to work on something or to finally do things differently. The months come and go, but you can turn the start of a new month into a…
Book Tip: We Should All Be Feminists

This book is an adaptation of a TEDx talk Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gave in 2012. What is it about? In the book, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie shares her vision of feminism and why it benefits both men and women, using anecdotes from her own life and from people around her. These range from who pays for…
Column: Back to the drawing board

Over the past few months, I’ve been working on Cocoon Moments with a lot of enthusiasm. I created posts, products and many pins. But the more I did, the clearer it became: the balance was gone. I spent a lot of time on social media, especially Pinterest, but the results stayed behind. The reactions were…
Blog: Relax for a moment – 6 tips to unwind after a long day

How good does it feel to flop onto the couch after a tiring day and turn on the TV to relax? Your body gets some rest, your mind is distracted for a moment — but it’s not truly relaxing. Familiar? Luckily, there are ways to unwind in a short amount of time. Whether you have…
Blog: 12 things you can plan to make getting out of bed easier

The alarm goes off, but you don’t feel like getting up yet. No desire to go to work. No desire to face everything waiting for you that day. Your bed is way too comfortable. Not yet… Recognizable? For me, this happens regularly. What helps me get out of bed more easily is planning something I…
Blog: Taking it slow at home after a vacation – how can you approach this?

Do you know that feeling when you come home after a vacation and everything suddenly feels rushed again, your schedule fills up, and the calm pace you had is gone? Before you know it, you’re back in the rat race. How can you hold onto that sense of calm as much as possible, whether for…