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Essays on creativity, motherhood, wellness, and living a meaningful life.

By Alena Falkengren

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15 ways to fill your empty notebooks

Not only am I a memory hoarder, I am also a woman with stationary issues - a dangerous combination.

Jun 22•Alena Falkengren

10 things I am enjoying this summer

On Friday, we celebrated Swedish Midsummer with friends.

Jun 21•Alena Falkengren

Mothering is a hard, noble work worthy of grand attention

I am feeling somewhat vulnerable in my creative life at the moment.

Jun 12•Alena Falkengren

The secret to being a happy stay-at-home-mum is treating it like a job

I am technically on maternity leave, but I suppose, since I am a mum and I stay at home, I am a stay-at-home mum.

Jun 9•Alena Falkengren

Does Doing Botox Make Me a Bad Feminist?

Is it a wrinkle or is it “a lifetime of kissing, of speaking and weeping?”

Jun 7•Alena Falkengren

Motherhood Is the Greatest Economics Lesson of All Time

The biggest lesson of motherhood, I’ve come to understand, is the lesson of cost, in the very real, very specific sense of: what does it actually cost…

May 9•Alena Falkengren

Everything I Know About Travelling With a Baby

Travel has always been an important part of my life, one of those non-negotiables that shapes how I see the world.

May 7•Alena Falkengren