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Here’s a little summary from my perspective of what lies ahead. You can place your bets at the end of the document.","text",{"type":31,"attrs":39,"content":40},{"textAlign":33},[41],{"text":42,"type":37},"The victory of the TISZA party, the end of Orbán's 16 years (and even more), a strange, collective feeling of hope and distrust all at once. Péter Magyar's party won a two-thirds majority in the elections, thus ending the long era of Fidesz, but it is also clear that this was not a left-wing turn, but rather a shift to the center-right. Personally, I would not give anyone the opportunity for such a large advantage, nor for so long, although the latter may change now. I would have been happy if the lineup was a little more mixed, from moderate center to neo-Nazis, but the fact is that a massive amount of experts will soon be sitting behind the wheel. 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This is of course no coincidence, after an election the most important question is rarely who can make the biggest change, but who can avoid big mistakes and this team is perfectly tuned to that… Everyone who voted for them expects full responsibility and governance, and the expectation is obviously realistic, although many people might be satisfied with that if the situation were simply not worse.",{"type":31,"attrs":49,"content":50},{"textAlign":33},[51],{"text":52,"type":37},"In the meantime, the question arises in my mind, and I await your answers to it - how much caution is worth remaining if we want real change? I could describe my feeling about this political roller coaster by saying that I think there is a long, straight section ahead. It will be more stable, more predictable and perhaps not as exciting. But the big question is how much scope there is for significant changes in the efforts to maintain stability (which I think is a bigger task than we laymen think). I am not saying that I do not consider them suitable, in fact if I consider anyone suitable, it is them. It’s just that relatively rarely does anyone face what it feels to take over the government after 15+ Fidesz. I always forget about the KDNP, even though they actively contributed to the program.",{"_uid":54,"image":55,"component":24},"d5246c64-faa5-4ff8-80e2-67c4dc0a1c48",{"id":56,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":57,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":58,"is_external_url":23},168560843458653,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/285736274049227/960x960/9a52466198/img_7499.jpeg",{},{"_uid":60,"content":61,"component":37},"7f503f0a-13b3-4666-8ffb-9373bf28f9d2",{"type":28,"content":62},[63,68,73,78],{"type":31,"attrs":64,"content":65},{"textAlign":33},[66],{"text":67,"type":37},"I have been watching this from abroad for ten years. I currently live and work in Vienna, but most of my family and friends are in Budapest. 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It usually finds the same group of people first. This is not new, it is a pattern. This is what feminist history is about, this is what LGBTQ history is about, this is what punk culture is about. And it is always the same question: Who gets to decide how you live?",{"_uid":84,"image":85,"component":24},"42606525-2620-48be-86b6-f8dc9639febd",{"id":86,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":87,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":88,"is_external_url":23},168560843446364,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/285736274049227/1252x1056/dfd1426834/img_8276.jpeg",{},{"_uid":90,"content":91,"component":37},"f031f25e-a82c-4323-8c61-28aab6cad2ff",{"type":28,"content":92},[93,98,103,108,113,118],{"type":31,"attrs":94,"content":95},{"textAlign":33},[96],{"text":97,"type":37},"If there is truly an opening now, we won’t just feel it in GDP, but in whether it is possible to talk again. Is it possible to debate again? 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I had a lot of ideas, but since it’s a slow process, I often felt that by the time I was done, it wouldn’t even be relevant. But now I’ve received an invitation and when I do it, I always realize how calming the monotonous sequence of movements is. Then I love it. My hands are not tied in the project, so the pressure isn’t that great. I thought I’d share a few thoughts about the creative process now, since this is where the whole blogging started.",{"type":31,"attrs":268,"content":269},{"textAlign":33},[270],{"text":271,"type":37},"I’ve always been known as a big fan of spring, it’s not just a season for me, it’s more of a state of mind. This slow, sleepy version of a restart is easy to feel after the winter sleep. Not to mention the lights and colors… I really find myself having to sit down to create.",{"type":31,"attrs":273,"content":274},{"textAlign":33},[275],{"text":276,"type":37},"I also like larger pieces that you can spend time with, that you can come back to. 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(Nowadays the collective flat-earth belief isn‘t far from humanity either. So just relax, you can have your own opinion.)",{"type":31,"attrs":293,"content":294},{"textAlign":33},[295],{"text":296,"type":37},"My dad has a favorite saying, it's quite old, many of us have heard it. That work ennobles you. I think that's an option too. If you also love what you do and it's personalized, not just because we work 20 hours more a week than other people. He doesn't think so either, of course, but this polarization shows where we stand on this scale compared to each other. I wouldn't say that you should only do it when you feel like it, have a sense of duty or whatever you need, to give yourself a boost to do something. What you love. I wish we had such worries in life. Everyone has had enough of the rest. We've already dealt with them long enough, sometimes more than necessary. We've had the inner child rescue, the breathing exercise, the yoga pose, you can move on. You don't have to get stuck in this either, if you don‘t feel like it. Everyone starts from a different place and everyone has the right to take care of themselves as much as they need, I'm just saying that we should feel free to kick the established rhythm for a moment so that we have the option to ask ourselves if this is really still the direction we want to take.",{"type":31,"attrs":298,"content":299},{"textAlign":33},[300],{"text":301,"type":37},"No matter what this means to someone, very few people are given the opportunity not to be very busy with something that keeps them above water. Be it career building, child blessing, therapy, self-pity, but you could go in all sorts of directions here, this is not what today will be about.",{"type":31,"attrs":303,"content":304},{"textAlign":33},[305],{"text":306,"type":37},"In embroidery, just like often in life, I don't start with a ready-made concept, I just listen.",{"_uid":308,"image":309,"component":24},"cbf006c7-ccde-43ca-b35f-2d8be646cda2",{"id":310,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":311,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":312,"is_external_url":23},156174957107964,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/285736274049227/3077x1913/7709713039/img_7306.jpeg",{},{"_uid":314,"content":315,"component":37},"b836be16-cb3a-4d17-bdee-44f3942a5d64",{"type":28,"content":316},[317,322,327,332,337,342,347,352,357,362],{"type":31,"attrs":318,"content":319},{"textAlign":33},[320],{"text":321,"type":37},"In spring, this is easy. As you can see in the pictures, there is a lot of inspiration on the go. 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Now I feel like it’s right to move on, it’s natural that the next step will come.",{"type":31,"attrs":411,"content":412},{"textAlign":33},[413],{"text":414,"type":37},"When I moved here, during Covid, there wasn't really an option to find a job elsewhere with just English, but this opportunity came up, so I was able to start working a few months after moving.",{"_uid":416,"image":417,"component":24},"eeadaecc-7f0b-4fba-9a64-a8a5ecc76e0f",{"id":418,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":419,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":420,"is_external_url":23},147190213098581,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/285736274049227/3024x4032/3d871789a7/img_9387.jpeg",{},{"_uid":422,"content":423,"component":37},"65df20a6-1e1a-4dc4-9c62-2bd7646c4b68",{"type":28,"content":424},[425,430,435,440],{"type":31,"attrs":426,"content":427},{"textAlign":33},[428],{"text":429,"type":37},"The first picture is from that time, and the other black and white portrait was taken recently, during the last months spent here. The contrast is not about an extreme transformation, but rather about the natural passage of time.",{"type":31,"attrs":431,"content":432},{"textAlign":33},[433],{"text":434,"type":37},"The inscription on the red gate is: ‘Art washes the dust of everyday life from the soul.’ Pablo Picasso. I used to walk past it regularly at my previous apartment and it still gives me the mood. (Since it became known to the general public how he behaved with his muses, we could even call it a lynching mood.)",{"type":31,"attrs":436,"content":437},{"textAlign":33},[438],{"text":439,"type":37},"The Nobody Counts sticker is a funny version of the name of an old favorite band of mine, Body Count, but we can also discover a lot of truth in it if we choose to do so. Many people probably won’t agree with this, but it still made me think not to put anyone before myself. Even on a plane, you have to save yourself first before you can help others, right?",{"type":31,"attrs":441,"content":442},{"textAlign":33},[443],{"text":444,"type":37},"And now here's a slightly longer story that you can learn from and then you don't have to make the same mistake.",{"_uid":446,"image":447,"component":24},"37b28c1d-0335-4950-b646-447932e1484c",{"id":448,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":449,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":450,"is_external_url":23},147105671961500,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/285736274049227/2998x3996/356f052805/539e3303-bb75-42b4-894b-f60fc0386eca.jpeg",{},{"_uid":452,"content":453,"component":37},"60ab3a25-7c03-4e12-9cf8-2c129adef997",{"type":28,"content":454},[455,460,465,470,475,480],{"type":31,"attrs":456,"content":457},{"textAlign":33},[458],{"text":459,"type":37},"This journey was not mine alone, nor is it entirely my merit to have gotten this far. The quiet but sure support of the people closest to me has helped me a lot more than I sometimes felt, as I mentioned last time.",{"type":31,"attrs":461,"content":462},{"textAlign":33},[463],{"text":464,"type":37},"There are additional layers to this story, so it's sweet of me to promise not to air the laundry, but... HAHA. As the Hungarian saying goes: now the monkey jumps into the water.",{"type":31,"attrs":466,"content":467},{"textAlign":33},[468],{"text":469,"type":37},"While my mind told me that I was fine considering the circumstances (I still honestly believe that I am fine), my body had its own language. In recent months, a significant part of my health has been consumed by the fight I am engaged in as a 40+ year old who is starting over again. Again. Among other things, a severe allergic flare-up has returned. For example, eczema, which has been a part of my life since childhood, has come back into focus intensely. I also had a vitamin D deficiency and a little hypothyroidism and I have other problems with all sorts of symptoms that have been under investigation for 2 years now. Until now, they said it was just my age, but now it turns out that chronic stress caused things in many cases.",{"type":31,"attrs":471,"content":472},{"textAlign":33},[473],{"text":474,"type":37},"This is not a new struggle either. Over the years, there have been dermatologists, alternative approaches, serious professionals and less serious ones. My family and I have invested time, money, hope and energy in trying to “fix” it. Of course, the environment also plays a role... The air in downtown Vienna is not oceanic. Natural hormonal changes also appear after the age of 40. And the changes in my personal life caused emotional stress. A workplace full of allergens can contributed to this, but I'm sure someone else could go on and on and on as well. Many small factors that would have been easy to treat on their own were now being more difficult together.",{"type":31,"attrs":476,"content":477},{"textAlign":33},[478],{"text":479,"type":37},"In all this madness, I realized something really unpleasant: I was so busy listening to other diagnoses that I forgot to listen to my body and especially my soul. I wanted to rest and finally be alone, to think about what I wanted, but instead I let and sometimes still let other people's things take my focus away from me. I spent my energy solving other people's problems and from time to time I tried to compulsively deal with things that I thought would help me feel better. What I didn't fully understand was that when tension, overload and imbalance accumulate over years, it takes time for the system to calm down. The body doesn't rush just because the mind decides it's ready.",{"type":31,"attrs":481,"content":482},{"textAlign":33},[483],{"text":484,"type":37},"I often feel as if my mind and body are not always in the same dialogue. One looks ahead, plans, remains optimistic, the other quietly signals, through inflammation, fatigue, resistance. It took me time to accept that momentary joy is not enough. Sustainable solutions require patience and time.",{"_uid":486,"image":487,"component":24},"5c5176bc-e047-476b-a34d-d006fea32402",{"id":488,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":489,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":490,"is_external_url":23},147124936459389,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/285736274049227/1496x1498/adf5fa1641/img_8635.jpeg",{},{"_uid":492,"content":493,"component":37},"e9b1e865-3816-4124-8991-94f99c176b7e",{"type":28,"content":494},[495,500,505,510,515,520,525],{"type":31,"attrs":496,"content":497},{"textAlign":33},[498],{"text":499,"type":37},"Beyond my personal life, there is the broader atmosphere. I don’t want to get into the whole world‘s business now, because then there would be no end to what I write, but there is, for example, the political tension in Hungary, the upcoming elections, the collective uncertainty, everything that seeps in even if we try to keep it out. Whether we like it or not, it affects us. It affects our family, our friends, and our nervous system.",{"type":31,"attrs":501,"content":502},{"textAlign":33},[503],{"text":504,"type":37},"I am also learning not to let it consume me. There are certainly all kinds of challenges waiting for the country, that’s true or the whole globe in general. But not every wave of tension has to pass directly through my body. There will always be something to worry about, but I can choose with the same amount of energy to look for what helps me in my daily life. And if my environment consistently prevents this, maybe I don’t have to transform myself to fit in, but the environment has to change.",{"type":31,"attrs":506,"content":507},{"textAlign":33},[508],{"text":509,"type":37},"My only reliable compass is the relationship I have built with myself. If something hasn’t felt right for a long time, no amount of effort will magically put it in the right place. This is one of my earliest realizations, and while it may not be as dramatic as it seems at first glance, it does clarify things.",{"type":31,"attrs":511,"content":512},{"textAlign":33},[513],{"text":514,"type":37},"I’m not expecting miracles from 2026 (I expect them from life itself), but I’m hoping for persistence. That I’ll build something sustainable instead of reacting to every change. I’m still learning to find balance, to listen to what my body is telling me. I’m listening to when I feel tired and when I feel joy. We don’t have to solve everything at once. We don’t really have to prove anything, so don’t rush. Real change is rarely loud, but at least it’s often permanent.",{"type":31,"attrs":516,"content":517},{"textAlign":33},[518],{"text":519,"type":37},"If there’s one thing I’ve become more certain of, it’s this: an uncomfortably honest relationship with yourself is the real lasting foundation. From there, I can make decisions, move forward, and even change direction.",{"type":31,"attrs":521,"content":522},{"textAlign":33},[523],{"text":524,"type":37},"Let me know what you think of this longer version. Until then, take care of yourself!",{"type":31,"attrs":526,"content":527},{"textAlign":33},[528],{"text":122,"type":37},{"id":448,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":449,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":530,"is_external_url":23},{},"spring-without-the-mask","blog/spring-without-the-mask","2026-03-02",-100,[],"5dbc908d-595c-42d6-9d89-f96812be51cc","2026-03-02T08:49:28.164Z",[],{"name":540,"created_at":541,"published_at":542,"updated_at":543,"id":544,"uuid":545,"content":546,"slug":650,"full_slug":651,"sort_by_date":652,"position":653,"tag_list":654,"is_startpage":23,"parent_id":131,"meta_data":33,"group_id":655,"first_published_at":542,"release_id":33,"lang":133,"path":33,"alternates":656,"default_full_slug":33,"translated_slugs":33},"This is my version of punk","2026-01-16T10:16:01.823Z","2026-02-02T12:30:56.304Z","2026-02-02T12:30:56.319Z",134631267656146,"c12ed0cd-eb2a-4e6c-a34c-5d1ace8feef3",{"_uid":547,"content":548,"component":123,"thumbnail":648},"d89c821c-3131-4214-9208-d2b89a50a8d7",[549,555,569,575,619,625],{"_uid":550,"image":551,"component":24},"488ff3a8-ba52-49a6-90b8-a58b82c5f0c7",{"id":552,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":553,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":554,"is_external_url":23},134280940015902,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/285736274049227/4032x2441/32db7cb8b7/img_7211.jpeg",{},{"_uid":556,"content":557,"component":37},"7b82c88c-e669-4dc6-ad32-717a8cf87a9a",{"type":28,"content":558},[559,564],{"type":31,"attrs":560,"content":561},{"textAlign":33},[562],{"text":563,"type":37},"Is being a punk and taking care of yourself really a contradiction? Many people automatically deny that this way of life and self-care can coexist well with each other. As if one really excludes the other, as if punk is all about destruction, anger and noise, and quality me-time can only be achieved with soft blankets, candles and endless meditation music.",{"type":31,"attrs":565,"content":566},{"textAlign":33},[567],{"text":568,"type":37},"For me, these complement each other very well. In fact punk has always been about not letting ourselves be crushed. About asking questions. About not automatically accepting what is offered. In that sense, it also fits perfectly with the self-care that I have already repeated many times.",{"_uid":570,"image":571,"component":24},"91939a22-25d8-48ee-95f3-a2e93e2fb5fa",{"id":572,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":573,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":574,"is_external_url":23},134280939929885,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/285736274049227/960x540/37b6ea6493/img_7203.jpeg",{},{"_uid":576,"content":577,"component":37},"ca63cfc9-1e4a-466d-9a50-b79960d6ea0f",{"type":28,"content":578},[579,584,589,594,599,604,609,614],{"type":31,"attrs":580,"content":581},{"textAlign":33},[582],{"text":583,"type":37},"Since I've been writing this blog, a piece of personal story slips into every post. However, even though this is my site, I don't want it to be all about me, I want to touch on topics that are interesting to more people or even part of their everyday lives. But self-help, as you've probably read, is a very important topic in my recent past. Focusing on this has helped me through situations that I'm deliberately not writing about in more detail now, I don't want to use this platform to air my laundry. I'm telling my personal stories as examples, so I hope what I'm writing about is more authentic, because I'm not an expert. These are not rules, but they're not really advice either, just the things that have helped me personally in the past. ",{"type":31,"attrs":585,"content":586},{"textAlign":33},[587],{"text":588,"type":37},"I also don't want it to be the only voice. My goal is not to constantly pour out or chant 'just take care of yourself'. On the contrary, I am very interested in how we can force ourselves to create and relax even when life seems like just staying alive. Fortunately, I am over this part and in the process I haven't always lost my mind or myself like before, but I haven't solved everything completely alone either, the presence, attention and patience of my loved ones are also part of this journey. I will talk about this in more detail later, so there will be room for more cheerful topics this year, but I still wanted an authentic conclusion where I can tell you my punk version of self-care:",{"type":31,"attrs":590,"content":591},{"textAlign":33},[592],{"text":593,"type":37},"You don't respond immediately. Not everything is urgent just because someone else feels it is. Of course, this is selected by your story, and I leave it to those who participate in it to decide.",{"type":31,"attrs":595,"content":596},{"textAlign":33},[597],{"text":598,"type":37},"You ask before you say yes. Even to yourself.",{"type":31,"attrs":600,"content":601},{"textAlign":33},[602],{"text":603,"type":37},"You give yourself time to think. Impulsive reactions are not always freedom. It is also important to say here that I am now talking about those situations that cause you to have a strange feeling that you cannot immediately articulate.",{"type":31,"attrs":605,"content":606},{"textAlign":33},[607],{"text":608,"type":37},"You pay attention to what draws you in and what fills you up. You don't moralize, you just acknowledge it.",{"type":31,"attrs":610,"content":611},{"textAlign":33},[612],{"text":613,"type":37},"You don't constantly explain yourself all the time. Your boundaries are not a topic of discussion.",{"type":31,"attrs":615,"content":616},{"textAlign":33},[617],{"text":618,"type":37},"You take care of your body in the way that works best for you at the time. If that means a slight deviation from the plan, you don't beat yourself up about it. This probably doesn't need any further explanation.",{"_uid":620,"image":621,"component":24},"9242cb5c-f116-4de3-888c-3c67ca3aa132",{"id":622,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":623,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":624,"is_external_url":23},134280864755982,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/285736274049227/2028x1521/ff5f0b68f5/img_7188.jpeg",{},{"_uid":626,"content":627,"component":37},"58b287ea-7383-46ec-8b9f-c565cc0e8ad3",{"type":28,"content":628},[629,634,639,644],{"type":31,"attrs":630,"content":631},{"textAlign":33},[632],{"text":633,"type":37},"The pieces in this photo selection were taken in Bratislava and for me they are about the fact that opposites do not necessarily cancel each other out. Luxury and desolation are the Louis Vuitton-patterned graffiti on the wall of the ruined house. Hope and decline are the inscription on the windowless building: Renovate me! Or beauty and trash where a rainbow is projected next to the bags. They all fit well together. Just like punk and self-care. Not as opposites, but existing alongside each other. I hereby promise that I will not write these two words again in this document, I think you understand what I wanted with it.",{"type":31,"attrs":635,"content":636},{"textAlign":33},[637],{"text":638,"type":37},"You don't have to agree, I'm glad if  you just think about it.",{"type":31,"attrs":640,"content":641},{"textAlign":33},[642],{"text":643,"type":37},"Let's continue next month,",{"type":31,"attrs":645,"content":646},{"textAlign":33},[647],{"text":122,"type":37},{"id":552,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":553,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":649,"is_external_url":23},{},"this-is-my-version-of-punk","blog/this-is-my-version-of-punk","2026-02-02",-90,[],"4c8d691a-f5f4-4cb6-bb8b-b93e591368b1",[],{"name":658,"created_at":659,"published_at":660,"updated_at":661,"id":662,"uuid":663,"content":664,"slug":763,"full_slug":764,"sort_by_date":765,"position":766,"tag_list":767,"is_startpage":23,"parent_id":131,"meta_data":33,"group_id":768,"first_published_at":660,"release_id":33,"lang":133,"path":33,"alternates":769,"default_full_slug":33,"translated_slugs":33},"The gentle art of beginning again","2025-12-14T11:46:42.417Z","2026-01-05T08:23:48.104Z","2026-01-05T08:23:48.118Z",122975037132749,"bb5b27b8-ed08-4245-b24b-fc361f80f00a",{"_uid":665,"content":666,"component":123,"thumbnail":761},"e93f7437-8fab-46db-a979-eaab29ecde67",[667,673,687,693,707,713,727,733],{"_uid":668,"image":669,"component":24},"b5f7b6cc-0c25-48dd-8c6d-7c590c6863a0",{"id":670,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":671,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":672,"is_external_url":23},122208424116839,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/285736274049227/707x960/9592c7a95e/img_8644.jpeg",{},{"_uid":674,"content":675,"component":37},"ff607a87-4bc8-43a9-803c-262543e9d804",{"type":28,"content":676},[677,682],{"type":31,"attrs":678,"content":679},{"textAlign":33},[680],{"text":681,"type":37},"I celebrated the classic New Year as a child, but to be honest, I never really got attached to it. The arrival of spring is the real thing for me too, when the colors breathe again.",{"type":31,"attrs":683,"content":684},{"textAlign":33},[685],{"text":686,"type":37},"Anyway, the topic of resolutions keeps coming back to me and I'm not really interested in the date, but in the rhythm of starting over. I've heard people make big promises for a long time, I'm not saying that I've never had one, but I can't recall a single one right now. Btw that's not what I want to talk (write about) now, but when a person allows themselves to go in a new direction. It takes consistency and a lot of patience, and I think that's why the bite is usually too big.",{"_uid":688,"image":689,"component":24},"05ce19c1-21bc-495d-96ee-4b94c5c410fc",{"id":690,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":691,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":692,"is_external_url":23},122204018266628,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/285736274049227/938x1419/198371f03a/img_6658.jpeg",{},{"_uid":694,"content":695,"component":37},"f2c3f57a-ad46-4c37-aaee-7c0e2d98ef45",{"type":28,"content":696},[697,702],{"type":31,"attrs":698,"content":699},{"textAlign":33},[700],{"text":701,"type":37},"But somehow at the beginning of the year, most people still want to start with a clean slate. New goals, new energy, new plans. The big resolutions mentioned earlier, which of course have to be taken very seriously, so that by February there will probably be nothing left of them.",{"type":31,"attrs":703,"content":704},{"textAlign":33},[705],{"text":706,"type":37},"I don’t mock ‘failure’ at such times, because as time went on, I realized that the point of resolutions is not to keep them, but rather to connect with ourselves. When we make a resolution, we are essentially saying that we are important enough to ourselves to pay proper attention to our needs.",{"_uid":708,"image":709,"component":24},"03641900-db7b-464a-9392-d1917ba969d1",{"id":710,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":711,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":712,"is_external_url":23},122204018258435,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/285736274049227/1847x1891/21156e85e1/img_6891.jpeg",{},{"_uid":714,"content":715,"component":37},"168f5967-f3fa-47a0-bce0-fc43d68aab58",{"type":28,"content":716},[717,722],{"type":31,"attrs":718,"content":719},{"textAlign":33},[720],{"text":721,"type":37},"It might be worth trying small but loving habits for this reason. The ones that won't work because they were born on January 1st, but because they fit the rhythm of our lives.",{"type":31,"attrs":723,"content":724},{"textAlign":33},[725],{"text":726,"type":37},"Of course, sometimes everything will still go wrong, some things will be left unfinished, and some things will have to be started over. However, this really can't be called a failure and I also think that to be consistent, you have to be kind, not harsh. That way, we don't see it as a punishment, but as an invitation. A little more air, a little more joy. Maybe it will work better that way. When we don't struggle with it and don't want to carve a new person out of ourselves, then suddenly it's much easier to move forward. So I don't have any resolutions for this year, I have some handholds. I think that's more than enough.",{"_uid":728,"image":729,"component":24},"77b4bc56-3edf-4a33-83ce-435930adc83f",{"id":730,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":731,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":732,"is_external_url":23},122204018201090,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/285736274049227/356x160/92ca930d0a/img_8975.jpeg",{},{"_uid":734,"content":735,"component":37},"ed07e04f-6b08-4350-b9c8-4daabc6e4eef",{"type":28,"content":736},[737,742,747,752,757],{"type":31,"attrs":738,"content":739},{"textAlign":33},[740],{"text":741,"type":37},"If you have something you want to do differently this year, but you don't know how to go about it, I would just advise you to start small and be gentle with yourself. These habits will last us, not big words.",{"type":31,"attrs":743,"content":744},{"textAlign":33},[745],{"text":746,"type":37},"If you would like to talk about this, ask questions or share your own thoughts, feel free to write, you will find all the contact details on my page. Maybe we can inspire each other further.",{"type":31,"attrs":748,"content":749},{"textAlign":33},[750],{"text":751,"type":37},"For this post, I only used one of my own photos, the one from Lake Balaton. The giant heart drawn in the snow was such a spontaneous kindness from someone that it simply made me feel better. And the illustrations and the newspaper ad are just icing on the cake. There is no brake on the fun train.",{"type":31,"attrs":753,"content":754},{"textAlign":33},[755],{"text":756,"type":37},"Have a good trip,",{"type":31,"attrs":758,"content":759},{"textAlign":33},[760],{"text":122,"type":37},{"id":670,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":671,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":762,"is_external_url":23},{},"the-gentle-art-of-beggining-again","blog/the-gentle-art-of-beggining-again","2026-01-05",-80,[],"ed87d03a-8089-491c-a2c1-ab7895ab9bb2",[],{"name":771,"created_at":772,"published_at":773,"updated_at":774,"id":775,"uuid":776,"content":777,"slug":902,"full_slug":903,"sort_by_date":904,"position":905,"tag_list":906,"is_startpage":23,"parent_id":131,"meta_data":33,"group_id":907,"first_published_at":773,"release_id":33,"lang":133,"path":33,"alternates":908,"default_full_slug":33,"translated_slugs":33},"December stories","2025-11-08T12:29:30.896Z","2025-12-01T11:17:03.022Z","2025-12-01T11:17:03.049Z",110245359219486,"a62e6fe0-e0f6-49eb-adef-a846dc648f88",{"_uid":778,"content":779,"component":123,"thumbnail":900},"4817aed4-94d4-4d91-8f6e-52be06bf00a5",[780,786,807,813,824,830,849,855],{"_uid":781,"image":782,"component":24},"e40e614e-f26a-4fbb-ac35-083f2b4d7014",{"id":783,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":784,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":785,"is_external_url":23},110247226122466,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/285736274049227/3023x3023/e855760ad4/img_5867.jpeg",{},{"_uid":787,"content":788,"component":37},"d52da414-44d1-4970-ad06-5fba2ad420a5",{"type":28,"content":789},[790,795,800,805],{"type":31,"attrs":791,"content":792},{"textAlign":33},[793],{"text":794,"type":37},"In this month, I feel strongly the paradox of celebration and memories as lights and shadows. This post will explore what December events have shaped queer and feminist history. ",{"type":31,"attrs":796,"content":797},{"textAlign":33},[798],{"text":799,"type":37},"I’m taking time now to share some and why they mean a lot to me personally… because of them I choose to remember.  ",{"type":31,"attrs":801,"content":802},{"textAlign":33},[803],{"text":804,"type":37},"There is December 1., World AIDS Day: a day where HIV/AIDS, remembrance and community support intersect. When I worked at MAC, these days always marked a day of giving back: donations, volunteering, real community work. It’s a good memory of being a part of something like this.",{"type":31,"attrs":806},{"textAlign":33},{"_uid":808,"image":809,"component":24},"f76f98d6-d8d0-47c9-aaaf-7881c8f11b98",{"id":810,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":811,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":812,"is_external_url":23},110247225999583,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/285736274049227/528x528/a170d51032/img_5791.jpeg",{},{"_uid":814,"content":815,"component":37},"d0d1b9fd-7844-4fff-a8b2-7377851bbf34",{"type":28,"content":816},[817,822],{"type":31,"attrs":818,"content":819},{"textAlign":33},[820],{"text":821,"type":37},"Then there is on December 21, 2025, the Kolkata Rainbow Pride Walk in India and it shows that December can be more than holiday lights: it can be activism, community and collective presence. This is one of Asia’s oldest pride walk. 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Global warming, pandemics, war, climate collapse, economic instability, wave after wave of crisis. So many scenes in the news feel like they were taken from dystopian movies.",{"type":31,"content":1291},[1292],{"text":1293,"type":37},"And yet (or maybe because of that) more and more people are turning back to the basics. To slower, handmade things... To crafting... And embroidery, painting, mending, upcycling. To anything we can do with our hands, and that can help calm our nervous systems.",{"type":31,"content":1295},[1296],{"text":1297,"type":37},"For me, this isn’t just escape, it’s also an answer. A form of resistance. A quiet but determined response to a world that keeps getting louder, faster, more fragmented.",{"type":31,"content":1299},[1300],{"text":1301,"type":37},"Because while the world seems to fall apart, some of us choose to build again. With our hands. With thread. With heart.",{"type":31,"content":1303},[1304],{"text":1305,"type":37},"It’s no coincidence that more and more research shows how crafting supports mental health, hormone balance, and stress reduction. There's rhythm in it, repetition, focus. There's presence. 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Made these in Schönbrunn of the empty alleys. These walks were my physical and mental lifeline before I turned to art again on a daily basis.",{"type":31,"content":1338},[1339],{"text":1340,"type":37},"Austria’s official lockdown rules - relevant to outdoor walks during the pandemic / Sources:",{"type":31,"content":1342},[1343],{"text":1344,"type":37},"• Wikipedia (German) – COVID-19 in Austria",{"type":31,"content":1346},[1347],{"text":1348,"type":37},"• Wikipedia (German) – Ausgangssperre",{"type":31,"content":1350},[1351],{"text":1352,"type":37},"During the strictest lockdown period (starting March 16, 2020), Austria introduced a federal regulation known as the \"Betretungsverordnung\", which restricted people from being in public spaces except for specific purposes.",{"type":31,"content":1354},[1355],{"text":1356,"type":37},"However, §4 of the regulation clearly allowed outdoor activities for mental and physical wellbeing.",{"type":31,"content":1358},[1359],{"text":1360,"type":37},"\"Stay in outdoor spaces for physical and psychological recovery\" was legally permitted and even encouraged, as long as social distancing was respected.",{"type":31,"content":1362},[1363],{"text":1364,"type":37},"• Walks in nature, parks, or the city were allowed, even under lockdown",{"type":31,"content":1366},[1367],{"text":1368,"type":37},"• People were encouraged to maintain well-being.",{"type":31,"content":1370},[1371],{"text":1372,"type":37},"Now I encourage you - Ivett",{"_uid":1374,"image":1375,"component":24},"62286123-e631-4e00-b7d7-56764399e30a",{"id":1376,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":1377,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":1378,"is_external_url":23},72688608020184,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/285736274049227/1242x700/5dd52cfb7f/img_3878.jpeg",{},{"id":1279,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":1280,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":1380,"is_external_url":23},{},"creating-while-the-world-burns-why-handcraft-is-survival","blog/creating-while-the-world-burns-why-handcraft-is-survival","2025-08-04",-30,[],"8f2ff8bf-429a-4a1a-a3ad-2e36d7ab6c85",[],{"name":1389,"created_at":1390,"published_at":1391,"updated_at":1392,"id":1393,"uuid":1394,"content":1395,"slug":1475,"full_slug":1476,"sort_by_date":1477,"position":1478,"tag_list":1479,"is_startpage":23,"parent_id":131,"meta_data":33,"group_id":1480,"first_published_at":1391,"release_id":33,"lang":133,"path":33,"alternates":1481,"default_full_slug":33,"translated_slugs":33},"From childhood hobby to creative survival","2025-07-25T09:54:19.745Z","2025-08-04T11:21:18.476Z","2025-08-04T11:21:18.513Z",72694414355913,"1a1e8985-f820-4f6d-8c4c-1268362196d4",{"_uid":1396,"content":1397,"component":123,"thumbnail":1473},"7d0c3c19-e282-4a3e-b4f9-4c87fa15cfdf",[1398,1404,1428,1434],{"_uid":1399,"image":1400,"component":24},"c27b6185-2d22-4ed2-9cc3-9b13767d6aa2",{"id":1401,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":1402,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":1403,"is_external_url":23},72688549496533,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/285736274049227/2448x3264/0ba2e98bef/img_3834.jpeg",{},{"_uid":1405,"content":1406,"component":37},"126df2e4-e3bf-43bf-b68a-7870e80c08d8",{"type":28,"content":1407},[1408,1412,1416,1420,1424],{"type":31,"content":1409},[1410],{"text":1411,"type":37},"It’s been ten years since I left Hungary. Since then, I’ve lived in Malta, the US, and now Austria. Each place brought new challenges and faces but one thing stayed with me: the desire to create.",{"type":31,"content":1413},[1414],{"text":1415,"type":37},"I used to work as a makeup artist, a job I loved and practiced across continents but one day, almost all my makeup gear was stolen. I never truly went back to it, even though requests still come. Slowly, life led me to work with children, first in Malta, now in Austria. I mostly teach English, but I always bring in creative expression. Then one day, I got an old embroidery set from my grandmother and that’s when, thanks to these influences, my desire for creation started to get regular again.",{"type":31,"content":1417},[1418],{"text":1419,"type":37},"At first, I bought pre-made kits just to see if I could still do it. I picked it up, put it down. I was too busy with everyday stories and the starting over in a new country.",{"type":31,"content":1421},[1422],{"text":1423,"type":37},"As time passed, I found a world that was colorful, honest, critical, and full of care and in that space, no matter what was happening around me, I could make something. I wanted to stitch through it. No matter what was happening around me, I could make something.",{"type":31,"content":1425},[1426],{"text":1427,"type":37},"That time also brought me to meditation, movement, and better eating habits. I'm not saying that I always do everything this way.",{"_uid":1429,"image":1430,"component":24},"37c69869-3b59-4b58-9d51-d39bb11a241b",{"id":1431,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":1432,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":1433,"is_external_url":23},72688549033684,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/285736274049227/2448x3264/81b7c5ac4b/img_3833.jpeg",{},{"_uid":1435,"content":1436,"component":37},"e7e13bfa-693d-4f88-903a-bce5a7b6e6ea",{"type":28,"content":1437},[1438,1442,1446,1450,1454,1458,1462,1466,1469],{"type":31,"content":1439},[1440],{"text":1441,"type":37},"But it’s always better to be well. I tried to make it up for the lost years and I’ve realized I’m much more drawn to creating than to destroying.",{"type":31,"content":1443},[1444],{"text":1445,"type":37},"Moreover, the foundation for this was laid long ago. There’s a deep, multi-generational creative energy in Budapest, and alongside it, a strong alternative undercurrent. It's hard to avoid. I’ve been lucky to be surrounded by kind, inspiring people, and wherever I turn, I feel this spirit in motion.",{"type":31,"content":1447},[1448],{"text":1449,"type":37},"Every piece we make carries a story. Through them, we share our own.",{"type":31,"content":1451},[1452],{"text":1453,"type":37},"To thank you for supporting my work, every order now comes with a downloadable embroidery pattern until October (PDF).",{"type":31,"content":1455},[1456],{"text":1457,"type":37},"The file is sent automatically after every Etsy order.",{"type":31,"content":1459},[1460],{"text":1461,"type":37},"Got questions? Just drop me a message!",{"type":31,"content":1463},[1464],{"text":1465,"type":37},"Take care and thank you for being here,",{"type":31,"content":1467},[1468],{"text":122,"type":37},{"type":31,"content":1470},[1471],{"text":1472,"type":37},"(If you know who made the above artworks, please come forward!)",{"id":1401,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":1402,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":1474,"is_external_url":23},{},"from-childhood-hobby-to-creative-survival","blog/from-childhood-hobby-to-creative-survival","2025-07-07",-20,[],"5985b260-e1e8-47af-9978-cbb62963da66",[],{"name":1483,"created_at":1484,"published_at":1485,"updated_at":1486,"id":1487,"uuid":1488,"content":1489,"slug":1571,"full_slug":1572,"sort_by_date":1573,"position":1574,"tag_list":1575,"is_startpage":23,"parent_id":131,"meta_data":33,"group_id":1576,"first_published_at":1485,"release_id":33,"lang":133,"path":33,"alternates":1577,"default_full_slug":33,"translated_slugs":33},"Grandma, Punk, Needles... but not in the way you think","2025-07-13T16:58:17.860Z","2025-08-04T11:21:18.828Z","2025-08-04T11:21:18.847Z",68551876063188,"43df9106-57b2-4488-9c74-8212e986a9c3",{"_uid":1490,"content":1491,"component":123,"thumbnail":1569},"ddb1d9a7-9923-484a-8900-a5f534a1ead9",[1492,1498,1530,1536,1563],{"_uid":1493,"image":1494,"component":24},"7cd2e104-9b83-4d8c-b8e7-c3f0bf4c8484",{"id":1495,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":1496,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":1497,"is_external_url":23},72688496703185,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/285736274049227/727x616/8063df9079/img_3831.jpeg",{},{"_uid":1499,"content":1500,"component":37},"0b234e84-f9c9-42b7-8ab4-f7996f1f42dd",{"type":28,"content":1501},[1502,1506,1510,1514,1518,1522,1526],{"type":31,"content":1503},[1504],{"text":1505,"type":37},"Thirty-five years ago, my grandmother taught me how to embroider.",{"type":31,"content":1507},[1508],{"text":1509,"type":37},"Not because she saw some grand future in it for me, she just had time, and I had curiosity. We sat together, and she passed the needle into my hand like it was the most natural thing in the world.",{"type":31,"content":1511},[1512],{"text":1513,"type":37},"She’s not with us anymore. Just when I first figured out how to write out the processes, she died. So 2 months later it was time for something to actually happen.",{"type":31,"content":1515},[1516],{"text":1517,"type":37},"But her lessons are stitched into everything I make. The quiet defiance of not chasing perfection. The joy of doing something just because it feels right. The belief that every messy stitch has a place.",{"type":31,"content":1519},[1520],{"text":1521,"type":37},"So why start a blog? Why the first Monday of every month?",{"type":31,"content":1523},[1524],{"text":1525,"type":37},"Because Mondays are weird little thresholds. They mark the end of one thing and the beginning of something else. They’re full of potential, and also a bit of dread. And honestly? 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All of them will be honest.",{"_uid":1531,"image":1532,"component":24},"ded7a7bd-6ab6-4eda-a62c-478f8f8a6bcd",{"id":1533,"alt":19,"name":19,"focus":19,"title":19,"source":19,"filename":1534,"copyright":19,"fieldtype":21,"meta_data":1535,"is_external_url":23},72688496809682,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/285736274049227/2048x2048/b48b6b06eb/img_0495.JPG",{},{"_uid":1537,"content":1538,"component":37},"b9edd9bd-3047-4248-b0a1-4046c16fbf25",{"type":28,"content":1539},[1540,1544,1548,1552,1556,1560],{"type":31,"content":1541},[1542],{"text":1543,"type":37},"My goal is to offer a little something: inspiration, reflection, humor, and a reminder that you’re not alone. That being human is messy, and making art is one way we keep it all together. That self-love and acceptance are practices, not end goals. And that the process matters way more than the product.",{"type":31,"content":1545},[1546],{"text":1547,"type":37},"It’s a stitched-together corner of the internet where we can meet, and just... breathe. Create. Be.",{"type":31,"content":1549},[1550],{"text":1551,"type":37},"So if this speaks to you, come back next time as well.",{"type":31,"content":1553},[1554],{"text":1555,"type":37},"I’ll be here: stitching, writing, reflecting.",{"type":31,"content":1557},[1558],{"text":1559,"type":37},"(The photo below, is not my own work, I took it in Vienna shortly after moving here. If you know the author, I need the credit. 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