MiC’s Weekly Roundup #340! On Summer, Stress Relief and Something Special 🔆🎁

By MiC Team 16/04/2018 No Comments

Welcome back to school!

Who’s more happy about the return to routine… children or parents? 🙂

We hope you had a wonderful break and look forward to bringing you all the exciting and new, fun stuff that’s happening right here at MiC and across the island.

In this week’s MiC Roundup which you can find online here, we have a selection of the hottest events coming up this week; a call for entries to this year’s Summer 2018 promotional guide; a sneak-peak to our MiC Marketplace – coming soon!; and our latest MiC Product of the Week and #WednesdayWin competition from MAM Baby. Read it all here.

You can find the latest issues of our MiC Magazine in our archive here.

See you online… it’s where we all get together!

Kali evdomada!

Carine and Kat x

 

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MiC’s Weekly Roundup #339! On Easter, Bunnies and Dyeing Those Perfect Eggs! 🐰 🐣

By MiC Team 02/04/2018 No Comments

Wishing all our MiCsters a Happy Easter – whether you celebrated last weekend, or are following the Greek Orthodox calendar with ‘Megali Evdomada’ this week and Easter festivities coming up.

We’ve got some great Easter posts in this week’s edition; the link between the Easter bunny, coloured eggs and Jesus; how to naturally dye your eggs the Greek way and a heap of Easter arts, crafts and baking ideas to keep you and the kids entertained over the holidays. Plus, Easter events all over the island; Penelope’s latest #JugglersTaskList series video blog #7 in Greek and more! Read it all here.

We’ll be back in your inbox on Monday, April 16.

Have a lovely holiday and enjoy your break!
Σας ευχόμαστε καλό Πάσχα και καλή Ανάσταση!

 

See you online… it’s where we all get together!

Kali evdomada!

Carine and Kat x

 

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MiC’s Weekly Roundup #338! On Duststorms, Dedication and Challenges 💬

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Happy Monday All!

 

You can find the online version of this week’s regular newsletter here – it was an amazingly popular one this week… it appears that everyone is very concerned about the seasonal dust storms we’ve increasingly been having.

Read more about why the dust storms are getting worse; what health effects they have; who is most at risk and the ways in which you can protect yourself from the worst of it!

You can also read Kat’s latest blog post dedicated to all our late-night mamas trying to snatch some me-time in to the wee hours; our latest giveaway from MAM Baby Cyprus; our newest additions to our handy Resources section and more…

 

You can read past issues of our #MiCWeeklyRoundup here!

 

See you online… it’s where we all get together!

Kali evdomada!

Carine and Kat x

 

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MiC’s Weekly Roundup #337! On Ovaries, Wiggles and Jobs 🍳 🐛 🍹

By MiC Team 19/03/2018 No Comments

Happy Monday All!

 

You can find the online version of this week’s regular newsletter here and past issues here!

 

See you online… it’s where we all get together!

Kali evdomada!

Carine and Kat x

 

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MiC’s Weekly Roundup #336! On #Noscreen, Nanny and Nurseries 🚫 👶 🐸

By MiC Team 12/03/2018 No Comments

Happy Monday All!

 

You can find the online version of this week’s regular newsletter here and past issues here!

 

See you online… it’s where we all get together!

Kali evdomada!

Carine and Kat x

 

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MiC’s Weekly Roundup #334! February 26, 2018

By MiC Team 26/02/2018 No Comments

NEWS: Welcoming Spring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of you may have children coming home this week with red and white Marti bracelets tied to their wrists. For those of you who don’t know what these are all about, you can read Kat’s short blog here: http://bit.ly/Marti-Bracelets that explains this ancient tradition.

TOP TIPS on… how to set up your own business #4 in English

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carine’s Top Tips bilingual series on “how to set up your own business” continues this week with Tip #4 in English: “Be a legal eagle!”.

You can find the rest of the series in the “How To” section of “Guides” in our MiC Magazine: http://bit.ly/MiCHowTo

JUGGLER’S TASK LIST SERIES: Video blog #6 in Greek

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Penelope’s Juggler’s Task List bilingual series continues this week with video blog #6 in Greek: Επιτρέπεις Στο Παρελθόν Να Καθορίζει Το Παρόν;

You can follow the rest of the series here: http://bit.ly/MiCMemberBlogs-DreamDareDo

BLOGS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We feel very privileged that Georgie’s Mummy has shared her amazing birth story with us this week. Learn how she had her second VBAC birth – on Valentine’s Day! A great read if you are considering a VBAC birth or just to read an inspirational story about women power! http://bit.ly/2F84iC7

BIRTH FORWARD CYPRUS – Run for Family

There’s still time to register if you’d like to join the Birth Forward Family to walk or run the 5k Corporate Race in the upcoming Limassol Marathon. Bring along your baby/toddler in their stroller, or walk the race with the rest of your family – a great way to exercise; meet like-minded people and raise some money for a good cause. You can find out more details on their Facebook Event page.

CYPRUS YAC: ASSETS TODAY – THE FUTURE YOU!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There’s still time left to register to this fab upcoming young adult’s conference on the 24-25 March, supported by MiC! Hurry up though, as there are only 60 places available for interested 13-18 year olds that have a good grasp of English… and they are filling up quickly.

You can read more about the conference – get a sneak-peek of the programme; learn more about the team involved and more importantly, why your young adult should participate – on their Facebook page here: http://bit.ly/YAC-2018-Cyprus

WHAT’S ON

Want to know what’s happening in your area this week? Then, click here: http://bit.ly/MiCEvents to view all events by city, date or category.

Organising your own event? Or want to share a great event you’ve found with the MiC Community? Then click here: http://bit.ly/SubmitEventMiC to upload your own event for free and get the chance to be featured in our popular #FunFriday Social Media post!

See you online… it’s where we all get together!

Kali evdomada!

Carine and Kat x

 

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MiC’s Weekly Roundup #333! February 20, 2018

By MiC Team 20/02/2018 No Comments

NEWS

We hope you all enjoyed the final Carnival celebrations this weekend and had a nice ‘Clean Monday’ yesterday? The countdown to Easter is now on… and the welcome start of Spring! Make sure to make the most of the good weather in February and March, before it starts getting hot again in the lead-up to Summer!

CYPRUS YAC: ASSETS TODAY – THE FUTURE YOU!

MiC is so proud to support this upcoming Young Adults’ Conference (YAC) on the weekend of the 24th and 25th March. A first of its kind in Cyprus – the YAC has been created to give young adults an opportunity to learn new assets, nurture those they already have and enable them to flourish during their transition through adolescence.

This will be an annual event in Cyprus, with follow-up mentorship opportunities throughout the year for participating young adults. If you have a 13-18 year old, click here: http://cyprusyac.com/ to find out more about this amazing initiative. Registrations are now open; your teenager can apply online on the website: http://cyprusyac.com/application/

Want to sponsor this event? Yes? Then you can find out more here: http://cyprusyac.com/become-a-sponsor/

TOP TIPS on… how to set up your own business #3

Carine’s Top Tip #3 in Greek – “Προσδιορίστε τον πελάτη σας, προσαρμόστε τις προσπάθειες μάρκετινγκ ανάλογα” is now up on the site and you can find it here: http://bit.ly/HowToSetUpYourOwnBusiness-TopTip3-Greek

You can find the rest of the series in the “How To” section of “Guides” in our MiC Magazine: http://bit.ly/MiCHowTo

JUGGLER’S TASK LIST SERIES: Video blog #6

Penelope is back with another of her popular Video Blogs: Do you allow your past to define your life today? You can watch it online here: http://bit.ly/JugglersTaskList-VideoBlog6

BLOGS

We’d like to extend a heartfelt Congratulations to longstanding MiC member and contributior Eleni from the “Georgie’s Mummy” blog. She gave birth to her third son on Valentine’s Day last week! Welcome to the world little one and well done Eleni!

Last week, before giving birth, Eleni uploaded a new blog post with the low-down on what gifts new mamas and their babies really want! http://bit.ly/2okib5N

 

CALLING ALL BUDDING YOUNG ACTORS

Calling all budding actors aged 8 to 11 years old! Greenroom Casting has asked us for help in looking for boys or girls to star in a toy advert. A small fee will be paid for their time. Email: info@greenroom.com.cy for more information.

MEMBER QUESTIONS: BELLY TALK

Welcoming new member Eric to the MiC community! Eric and his wife would like to set up a group with other pregnant Mums/couples in the Limassol area to go through their pregnancy/parental leaves together – by meeting up on weekly/monthly basis to bond, talk and let the kids play together as they grow. Connect with them here: http://bit.ly/MothersGroup-Limassol

MEMBERS

A warm welcome to newly joined members Ellie3007, Ritasta, Hjd28, Julisa and Christiana10. Drop by and say “Hi”.

Also welcoming Ellie3007 to the Nicosia Mums, Moving to Cyprus and the Korean Speaking Mums Groups. Ritasta also joined the Nicosia Mums and the English Speaking Mums Groups.

Do you want to connect with other Mums in your local area? Then click here: http://bit.ly/MiCGroups to join one of our 53 town/language/special interest groups for free!

See you online… it’s where we all get together!

Kali evdomada!

Carine and Kat x

#motivationmonday

 

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MiC’s Weekly Roundup #332! February 12, 2018

By MiC Team 12/02/2018 No Comments

NEWS: Carnival 2018!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carnival season is well underway across the island, culminating in Limassol’s main Carnival Parade this Sunday. You can find more details about that here: http://bit.ly/LimassolCarnival2018

After all the excess of the past few weeks, we’re all looking forward to “Green (or ‘Clean’) Monday” on the 19th (note: no school that day as it is a public holiday)! Traditionally, this day marks the beginning of the 40-day fasting period in the lead-up to Easter, where everyone takes to the fields, flies kites and eats “nistisima” style (no alcohol, dairy, meat or fish, except cephalopoda – octopus, cuttlefish and squid – and shellfish).  Common foods eaten would be the unleavened lagana (λαγάνα) bread that you can find in all bakeries this time of year; olives; dips; salads, beans, pulses and grilled cuttlefish. If you fancy a detox or want to make some of your own nistisima food, you can find some nice recipes here and here.

(For all our English members, remember… it’s Pancake Day tomorrow, so make sure you’ve got your batter ready for a pancake-feast!)

TOP TIPS on… how to set up your own business #3, in English

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top Tip #3 on how to set up your business is up on the site. This week’s tip is about identifying your target customer and tailoring your marketing efforts accordingly. To read this useful bite-sized piece of advice, click here: http://bit.ly/HowToSetupYourOwnBusiness-3

You can also find the series as it develops in MiC’s “How To” section in the Magazine under Guides: http://bit.ly/MiCHowTo

JUGGLER’S TASK LIST SERIES: Juggler’s Tip#5, in Greek

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Penelope Magoulianiti’s #MotivationMonday tip #5 is also up on the site, this week in Greek: Φρόντισε να έχεις στον κύκλο σου θετικούς ανθρώπους.

http://bit.ly/JugglersTipNumber5-Greek

RESOURCES: PEGASUS CHILD RECOVERY

 

 

 

 

New addition to our “Resources” section: an interesting organisation that we’ve recently been introduced to – Pegasus Child Recovery. We’re hoping that none of you will ever be in the position to need these guys, but it’s useful to know that they are on hand here locally. You’ll be hearing more about this team soon. Until then, you can find out more about them here.

BLOGS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A brand new HOW TO over on the site here: http://bit.ly/HowToDressWhenYouArePregnant

Find out more about how to dress comfortably throughout your pregnancy, while also feeling good! 

JOB BOARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New vacancy over on the site for a part- or full-time contributing editor based in Limassol: http://bit.ly/MiC-JobBoard

WHAT’S ON

Do you want to know what’s happening in your area this week? Then, click here: http://bit.ly/MiCEvents to view all events by city, date or category.

Organising your own event? Or want to share a great event you’ve found with the MiC Community? Then click here: http://bit.ly/SubmitEventMiC to upload your own event for free and get the chance to be featured in our popular #FunFriday Social Media post!

MEMBERS

A warm welcome to newly joined members sarax88to; francescagreco78; Giori; Tamla and JO991199. Drop by and say “hi”!

Also welcoming Sarah to the Limassol Mums group; Jo, to the Breastfeeding Mums group and Mums in Larnaca; Advanced Age Mums; New Mums; Holistic Mums; Pregnant Mums and English Speaking Mums.

Do you want to connect with other Mums in a special interest group? Then click here: http://bit.ly/MiCGroups to join one of our 53 town/language/interest groups for free!

See you online… it’s where we all get together!

Kali evdomada!

Carine and Kat x

 

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MiC’s Weekly Roundup #331! February 5, 2018

By MiC Team 05/02/2018 No Comments

NEWS

We inaugurated our very own YouTube channel this week with a fab video about MiC! You can subscribe to our channel here: http://bit.ly/MiCYouTube and you can watch the video here!

Welcome to MiC!

Hooray! We've inaugurated our YouTube channel! Subscribe for more awesomeness to hit your screen soon!

Posted by Mums in Cyprus on Wednesday, 31 January 2018

 

TOP TIPS on… how to set up your own business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carine’s inspirational weekly bilingual series continues with Top Tip #2 in Greek: Προσδιορίστε την ειδικότητά σας, διερευνήστε τον ανταγωνισμό: http://bit.ly/HowToSetUpYourOwnBusiness-TopTip2-Greek

Θα πρέπει να σκεφτείτε διαφορετικά. Μην είστε όπως όλοι οι άλλοι.

You can also find the series as it develops in MiC’s “How To” section in the Magazine under Guides: http://bit.ly/MiCHowTo

JUGGLER’S TASK LIST SERIES: Juggler’s Tip#5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Penelope Magoulianiti’s weekly bilingual series continues with Juggler’s Tip #5: Surround yourself with positive people! You can find this bite-sized nugget of advice for us busy mums here: http://bit.ly/JugglersTipNumber5

Find your motivation for the coming week and ask yourself the right questions!

#WEDNESDAYWIN

This week’s three lucky winners of the MAM Cutlery set were… Anna M., Katya S., and Georgia D!

If you’d like to read more about MAM cutlery and where you can buy them for yourself, click here: http://bit.ly/MAMCutlery

BLOGS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgie’s Mummy has written a fantastic blog about how we need to be teaching our kids about tricky people, not strangers: http://bit.ly/GeorgiesMummy-TrickyPeople

Have a read – you’ll be really glad that you did!

Eleni has also written a fab post on her favourite podcasts. You can find it here on her blog.

WHAT’S ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Penelope has got a great workshop (in Greek) coming up later this month on the 24th February in Limassol. A perfect opportunity to meet this inspirational lady for yourselves and get mentorship from one of the best!  You can book your tickets in advance here: bit.ly/To-X-Factor-Tickets and you can read more about the workshop here: http://bit.ly/To-ΧFactor-της-Επιτυχίας.

There will be dozens of events over the coming days in the lead-up to Carnival, so keep checking back for more events as we upload them. To find out what’s happening in your area this week, click here: http://bit.ly/MiCEvents to view all events by city, date or category.

Organising your own event? Or want to share a great event you’ve found with the MiC Community? Then click here: http://bit.ly/SubmitEventMiC to upload your own event for free and get the chance to be featured in our popular #FunFriday Social Media post!

See you online… it’s where we all get together!

Kali evdomada!

Carine and Kat x

 

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MiC’s Weekly Roundup #329! January 22, 2018

By MiC Team 22/01/2018 No Comments

NEWS: Play & Learn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Play & Learn section is growing, with new listings by area every week! Check out our newest additions to the Nicosia listings by clicking on the individual boxes in the schedule: http://bit.ly/Play-LearnNicosia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Would you like your Play or Learn group to be listed in our Play & Learn section over on MiC? Email us today on hello@mumsincyprus.com!

PRODUCT OF THE WEEK & a new #WednesdayWin!

MAΜ Baby’s Cutlery – making parents’ lives easier!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The MAΜ Baby’s Cutlery was designed by the unique MAM team of designers, technicians and experts in paediatric medicine and developmental education and is perfect for both right and left-handers. The knife has a safe cutting blade and the fork gently pointed tines and all the material is BPA and BPS free. Thanks to its non-slip grip and curved design it is easy to hold for babies from around 6 months onwards. The MAM Baby’s Cutlery is available in the colours blue, pink and green at pharmacies throughout Cyprus. For more details and to see how to win one of three sets of this fab cutlery (in your choice of colour), head over to the website: http://bit.ly/MAMCutlery. The draw closes next week on Wednesday 31st January at 17:00, so make sure to get your email entries in asap!!! 🙂

TOP TIPS on… how to set up your own business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carine’s weekly bilingual series continues, in Greek: # 1 Επιχείρησή ή χόμπι; Είστε αρκετά παθιασμένοι; http://bit.ly/HowToSetupYourOwnBusiness-Greek

You can also find the series as it develops in MiC’s “How To” section in the Magazine under Guides: http://bit.ly/MiCHowTo

JUGGLER’S TASK LIST SERIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Head over to Penelope Magoulianiti’s #DreamDareDo blog series to watch the next video blog instalment in her Jugglers Task List: “Make 2018 your best year yet!” http://bit.ly/JugglersTaskListSeries

BLOGS – recipe of the week

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kat has shared her yummy Chocolate Cupcake recipe with you… an easy one to make with the kids to suit a variety of dietary requirements: http://bit.ly/ChocolateCupcakeRecipe

MEMBERS

A warm welcome to newly joined members Miss22, Steph306 and laurz14,

Also welcoming Miroslava, Stephanie and Maria to the Mums in Limassol Group http://bit.ly/MumsinLimassol, Samantha and Stephanie to the Pregnant Mums Group http://bit.ly/PregnantMums, Stephanie and Maria to the New Mums Group http://bit.ly/NewMumsGroup, and Laura, Maria and Stephanie to the English Speaking Mums’ Group http://bit.ly/EnglishSpeakingMums.

Do you want to connect with other Mums in a special interest group? Then click here: http://bit.ly/MiCGroups to join one of our 53 town/language/interest groups for free!

See you online… it’s where we all get together!

Kali evdomada,

Carine and Kat x