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Birthday cakes – The great Nordic bakeoff ? How to make a themed birthday cake for boys and girls

by Daia | March 25, 2018 | Food | 0 Comments

Lets face it, when you have three kids, with three birthdays each year, you're having a birthday party on a pretty regular basis and your kitchen looks like zone at the great bakeoff... I'm more than happy to give my kids a great party and I especially love baking a...

Snow blizzard day

by Daia | December 6, 2015 | Daily Life, Iceland | 0 Comments

Today has been very snow rich and windy. The weather forecast had warned last week that the weekend was going to be rough in our area us so we made preparations by doing some grocery shopping and cancelled events we had planned. This weekend was going to be a cozy...

Finnsdottir Ceramic Tales,

by Daia | December 5, 2015 | Design | 0 Comments

Have you heard of Finnsdottir Ceramic Tales? Don't worry, I'm not trying to sell you anything (apart from pastel being 'in') since I have no involvement with them. Basically, I'm trying to gear into a lifestyle of only buying stuff that I really want. By that I mean I...

The Year 2015

by Daia | December 2, 2015 | Daily Life | 2 Comments

I know say this every year but I just can't believe how quickly time flies and this year is almost over! 2015 has been particularly nice to us. It started out cold and dark like every January in our region. That's why we hold on to the Christmas lights almost...

Kids clothing

by Daia | July 19, 2015 | Design | 0 Comments

I'm like all moms probably, I love shopping clothes for my kids and looking at baby's and kids clothes styles. What I look for in kids clothing is that they are first and foremost comfortable, made of soft fabrics preferably organic which don't stretch with use, that...

A little nest

by Daia | July 1, 2015 | Daily Life, Iceland | 0 Comments

Spring always arrives later in Iceland than in other parts of Europe, some say about two months later than central Europe and even later here up north. This impacts both the flora and fauna when the frost doesn't leave the ground till April/May. It's not uncommon for...

Minecraft costumes

by Daia | March 9, 2015 | Daily Life | 2 Comments

A few days ago we celebrated Ash Wednesday. I don't know how or if you celebrate it in your country but in my town here in Akureyri, Iceland it's a grown custom for kids to dress up early in the morning, visit the companies in town and sing a song or two and get candy...

A few tips for successful baking.

by Daia | November 23, 2014 | Food | 0 Comments

If you bake a lot then you probably know this, I wish I had known when I first started, it would have saved me a lot of time and trouble (and some disappointing results too). This goes for most cakes and cookies but ofcourse you should always follow a recipe if its...

Taking care of children in Iceland

by Daia | May 8, 2014

I came across this article in the Guardian the other day, about child death rates in the western world for children under five. My country, Iceland, happens to have the best outcome of all countries with the rates 2.4 per 1000 while the UK has a ratio of 4.9 and the...

Hello, again

by Daia | Apr 27, 2014

A while ago I decided to change the name for my blog. I've been blogging at www.daia.is for a while, with irregular intervals but I felt the name didn't describe anything that people could relate to, it's just a part of my nickname. So I registered nordicmum.com and...

As we grow – a true classic

by Daia | Mar 26, 2014

As I am expecting our third we know too well how clothes travel from one family member to another as the kids grow up. I've sent clothes to my nephews that my boys have grown out and received some too, which both saves money and the hassle of going shopping (note, I...

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