Rock garden on the third floor? Easy peasy

About Us

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!

Until now, I managed to resist the plants piled up at the entrances of every big store—plants that either burst with health or showed the first signs of giving up, convincing me that their place was definitely by my side. For one reason or another, I felt the need to live with some of them in the same space, nurturing their well-being or helping them regain it.

And when it comes to new residents in our home, it’s not just me who has a say, but also my little golden-haired roommate, to whom I’m giving more and more space in managing our shared affairs. Planting is definitely one of those things, and we decided that the little rooted ones are welcome—moreover, they’ll get their own little oasis tucked away in our apartment.

Although it’s just a one-and-a-half-room place on the third floor, it’s a wonderfully livable, easy-to-maintain little nook where we can live safely, comfortably, and truly feel at home.

So, taking advantage of the sparkling sunshine, we sat out on the (shamefully half-used as a junk storage) balcony to catch another half hour of sun on the south side of the building. It turned out that planting together is great fun, and Rú is no longer a builder but wants to be a gardener. (:

On top of that, another talent blossomed: photography! He took some really great pictures (for some reason, only of me, so apologies in advance), and I couldn’t stop marveling at them!