How New Year is celebrated in Ukraine: ancient customs, family traditions, and a special atmosphere of winter wonder.

There's this way of talking where someone says something but they mean something else entirely, and everyone's supposed to understand the hidden meaning.

Judgment is easy. It's one of the things I'm worst at, honestly. Someone does something wrong or says something unkind and my first instinct is to write them off, to decide they're the kind of person who does that thing.

My hands are never completely clean. There's always something under the nails—dirt from the garden, stains from work, evidence of doing what needs to be done.

But there's a kind of quiet that comes from just... paying attention instead of always talking. Listening instead of filling every space with words.

I'm just trying to figure out who I am first 😅

I’m a fitness trainer. For many people, that immediately creates an image — perfect body, endless energy, strict routines. The reality is a little different.

I’ve started thinking about old age more often than I used to. Not with fear — with realism.

There are moments when you suddenly realize how much time has passed. Not in a dramatic way. Just quietly.

I’m a widow. I say it calmly now, but I know how heavy this word sounds to others. For many people, it comes with assumptions before questions. With silence instead of curiosity.

Losing someone close changes the way you see everyday life.

Life in South America is not what most people imagine from photos.

This decision didn’t come from one bad day or a sudden emotion. It formed slowly.

This is not something I talk about lightly. Wanting children isn’t a trend for me, and it’s not a reaction to age or pressure. It’s a feeling that has become clearer with time.

Let me be direct. Age changed the way people look at me.

This is not something I planned. It just became part of my routine.

Soon, I will step onto a theater stage.

I’ve been thinking a lot about this year and what I actually want from it. Not emotionally, not “inspired by a quote,” but realistically.

I don’t recommend it to everyone.

At some point, I got tired of complicated people.