Sanja Wende

A bit of history.

I'm a 90s kid growing up in a small town near Belgarde, Serbia. Back then, we didn't have video games, cell phones, or the Internet (heck, some of us didn't even own a computer). So, if you didn't feel like helping around the house or watching one of the few available channels on TV, you had only two options: Play outside or bury your head in the books!

I tried to balance both but was somehow always more drawn to reading and writing essays or keeping a journal (still an introvert, craving alone time to recharge).

And later, my love for the written word and passion for languages set me on the path towards pursuing an MA in English language and literature and becoming, first, a teacher and now a writer.

What I do.

I do words. I love to ponder over them, play with them, tell stories with them. I'm a creative thinker and a content writer with an interest in exploring peculiar aspects of rather ordinary topics.

During my 3-years-long and experience-packed freelancing journey, I've had the opportunity to work for a number of different websites, blogs, and magazines, creating content on all sorts of topics under this bright sun of ours.

But I feel most at home writing about personal growth, wellness, self-care, lifestyle, art and culture, and, lately, skin care. Yes, I'm a 30-something-year-young lady, and I don't like the idea of getting old (actually, I don't mind getting old, but looking old, I do). I'm not vain; I just find it fascinating what skin care can do - did you know that wearing sunscreen every day can prevent up to 80% of visible signs of skin aging? Wish I had known that in my 20s...

But why am I telling you all this? Well, in my desire to prompt other young ladies, gents, and everybody in-between, to start taking care of their skin on time, I kick-started my personal blog, allprettybits, a cutely-packaged collection of my own thoughts as well as researched facts on anti-aging and other skin care goodies.

So, that's another thing I've been occupying myself with for the past 2 years.

How I do it.

I start with the reader in mind. Who are you? What's troubling you? What are you looking for? What do you want to know?

Once I have all these questions answered and after extensive topic research, I get to do the part I love most - the creating part. The imagination works at full speed, and the words flow.

And finally, I edit, edit, edit, to create a digestible copy - something that's fun to read, but that's also comprehensive and educational.

When I manage to pull myself away from the keyboard, I'm...

• Most likely at a nearby cafe, in the company of a large, warm coffee mug and a not-so-large but very warm group of friends.
• Playing board games with my geeky family.
• Doing either my morning or nighttime skincare routine.
• Sharing cuddles with my neighbor's cat.
• Trying not to kick my husband off the bed when sleeping.
• Picking a quiet spot full of trees for a nice, relaxing walk (not an easy task in the everlasting construction site called Belgarde).
• Gobbling up TV shows on HBO and Netflix (but still doing my best not to turn into a couch potato).
• Dipping my toes in the sea somewhere, anywhere, if I'm lucky.