a day in the life of a latvian mom

Congratulations to all the mums and grandmothers around the world on Mother’s Day. ❤️

This Sunday turned out to be really lovely this year.

In the morning the kids brought me flowers, which already made the day feel special. But what surprised me the most was something their teachers had prepared at school. Each teacher had filmed a sweet little video where the children talked about their mums.

Apparently, according to my kids, I am “kind, hardworking, and creative.” They thanked me for feeding them (!?).

So hearing those words reminded me that children notice much more than we think they do.

Later we went to the concert of Emīlija Bērziņa together as a family. She won the Latvian version of The X Factor three years ago, and honestly, I think she is incredibly talented. She’s only 23 years old, but there is something very calm and genuine about her stage presence.

Please watch the 2nd clip “Favourite song”.

After the concert we ordered food, and Jānis drove to pick it up.

I ended the evening reading a gardening book (I don’t read!), which probably says a lot about the stage of life I’m currently in.

Especially because last night was terrible sleep-wise. I had nightmares and slept only around five hours, so today I could really feel the exhaustion sitting somewhere behind my eyes all day long.

I already know I’ll probably be in bed by 8 PM tonight.

And honestly?
That sounds like the perfect ending to this Sunday.

Ilze