A peaceful 6AM summer morning routine in a Greek cottage, living slowly in the countryside with 7 cats, a dog, a garden, and the early heat of July.
In this quiet slow living vlog, I share a simple summer morning in rural Greece: feeding the cats, caring for a stray visitor, watering the garden before the sun gets too strong, preparing the house for the heat, making breakfast, and doing a small homemaking reset.
📌 If you are new here: I am Arietta, a 51 year old woman living alone in a wooden cottage in rural Greece with my cats and my dog Artemis. My channel is about slow living, vintage style, gardening, foraging, cooking and making the most of a simple life.
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The speaker describes a gentle summer morning in Greece, focusing on the quiet satisfaction of caring for her pets and garden before the heat of the day sets in. She reflects on her flexible morning routine and the comfort found in the simple, rhythmic tasks of starting her day.
By 6 in the morning, everyone is already waiting for breakfast.
During the Greek summer, the coolest hours of the day disappear quickly.
So before I have even had my coffee, there are hungry little faces to feed,
a garden to water and a day to get started.
You might notice my hair looks a little different today.
I had it trimmed yesterday and asked my hairdresser to give it a horseshoe shape,
so that will make my vintage hairstyles a little easier to do.
And she blow-dried it so beautifully, so today you're seeing my hair straight for a change.
By this time, the temperature is already starting to climb, so I close the windows,
draw the curtains and let the ceiling fan keep the upstairs cool for the rest of the day.
By the time I sit down for breakfast, it already feels like half the morning is over.
The cats are fed, Artemis has gone out into the garden, Nikolaikis had his breakfast
and the plants were watered before the sun became too strong.
There's something very satisfying about knowing that
everyone is taken care of before I finally sit down with my coffee.
I've always been more of a morning person than a night person, but in summer I love mornings even
more. The light comes early, the house is still cool and for a little while, the day feels quiet
and gentle. I don't really have the kind of morning routine that stays exactly the same
every day. Mine changes with the season, with the weather and with whoever needs me first.
Some mornings I might have more time for myself. Other mornings begin with cats, a dog,
a stray visitor, watering the garden and picking up little pieces of kibble from the floor.
Very glamorous, obviously. But I like that. Routine doesn't have to be perfect to be comforting.
Sometimes it's just a small rhythm that helps the day begin more gently.
