a day in the life of a latvian mom

Hello, June 🌿

I can hardly believe we’re here already. Usually in the middle of May, all the furrows are full of carrots, beetroots, potatoes, etc. The new growing season is started. But not this year! I still wait for the tractor to come and make a furrow in my field!

Also, I’m feeling a strange mix of anticipation and pressure, like I should be doing something grand… but also wanting to slow down and just be. Last month, we paused the renovation. We couldn’t continue at such a pace! This month’s theme would be – Lighten the load. In every way.

My goals for June:

🛠 Home
– Start the bathroom renovation. Not sure why I call all the jobs a renovation, when it’s clearly building a new one 🙂
– Choose and install lights. I can’t decide on them.

🌱 Garden
– Finish raised beds (will I ever finish them?) and mulch them, so the weeds don’t grow.
– Take care of all the tomatoes, they need to be tied up.
– Try a nettle tea fertilizer experiment 🙂

💻 Work
– Take up more tasks, not just support, but also documentation and testing. I like to switch.
– Use my “one day off” to actually unplug—no Slack, no guilt

🧠 Mind & Body
– Stretch every morning, even just for 5 minutes
– Make sleep a bigger priority (no screens after 10pm)

💛 Heart
– Journal at least once a week
– Take a tea break outside daily—no phone, just me and the birds

I don’t know what this summer will bring, but I’m planting intentions like seeds—small and hopeful. June, let’s grow something beautiful.

I’m afraid summer will be over… even before started!

Ilze

P.S. I’m too tired to plan… Nelle’s birthday celebration was till 3AM 🙂