Halloween 2018 – and a few more photos from the celebration four years ago!

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Welcome to our little virtual corner! I’m a single mother raising my wonderful son, Ruben, who has grown into a remarkable teenager. For years, I was the sole breadwinner as a Krav Maga instructor, balancing the challenges of parenthood and work on my own.

When Ruben started kindergarten, I embarked on a new journey by studying healthcare management at Semmelweis University, specializing in health tourism management. After graduating, I began working in my field and experienced firsthand the tragic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic while serving as a healthcare manager in a state hospital.

As the pandemic subsided, I transitioned into private healthcare, where I currently work as a practice manager. Meanwhile, our family moved from a small town to Vác, a charming historic Danube riverside city near Budapest.

Here, we embrace the everyday moments and joys of life together. If you want to hear more stories about us, you’re warmly invited to visit the original Daysonpaper blog at S&Ru’s Diary on daysonpaper.blog.hu.

So I decided to try living for a year on an international stage and see if there are other mothers in similar shoes for whom this diary could be a support on the harder days—just as it has been a support for me when I was able to look beyond the difficulties and sincerely believe in my own strength.

Thank you for stopping by!

Hello everyone! I’m guessing you’re all getting ready for Halloween (and then All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day) just as the occasion calls for. I’m sure everyone has their own story about this time of year—mine, as usual, was all about a hectic pace and little, skillful hands.

On Wednesday, I only had time to really contribute after work, when we threw a Halloween party true to our tradition. But in the morning, between waking up and heading to work, I had a good hour to myself, and I thought, why not use that time since in the afternoon I’d only have three hours to get everything ready for the guests? So, still in pajamas and work-ready mode, we started painting mini pumpkins—a perfect morning task: it fit comfortably into our schedule and got us nicely in the mood for the celebration.

When I closed the office in the afternoon, I still had a bit to do in the kitchen, so we all settled in there together (and to my biggest surprise, the little one started washing dishes O.O), and we immersed ourselves in a world of bubopestis cookies, mummy sponge cakes, and ghostly croquettes…

If you’re interested, check out last year’s Halloween, and the preparations and celebrations from the year before that too!

And let me share the sweetest moment of the day with you: when my photo album popped up our Halloween from four years ago—with 2-year-old Ruben!!! My heart clenched as I looked through the pictures, and I just can’t help but show you a few of them now: