About me
Hello and welcome to MishMash Odyssey,
I’m Misha, the person behind the stories you’ll find here. I’m a mum-to-be, originally from Czech Republic now living in the UK, trying to find a sustainable way of life on a tiny island. I love wholesome home-cooking that’s mostly plant based, live a rural, seasonal and home-loving life in ways that might seem strange to some.
MishMash Odyssey will become a scrapbook of my life, of finding the roots again. I want to get back in touch with nature and self-sufficiency to care for the environment we live in. It might be a bit of a messy road ahead and I won’t always do everything right.
You will find the things I’ve learned on my journey to become more sustainable in my everyday life, tips and tricks I’ve learned in the many seasonal jobs I’ve had over the years, recipes for meals that emphasise quality over quantity but stay in a budget, and together we can unravel the adventure that is motherhood and family life.
Where MishMash Odyssey started?
I moved away from Czech to pursue my passion at the time – traveling. I spent my twenties discovering the world, myself and what I want to do with my life. Throughout I always thought how great it would be to write my experiences down. Now, I’m nearing thirty and life takes me where it chooses.
During my time traveling I started noticing some of the impact that people make on this planet, like the waste on the beaches of small eco-conscious islands or the impact of tourism. I’ve started changing my ways then and I dare to say I grew since.
I still love to travel but my life is about to change with the baby. What impacted me in my everyday life was the flavours. I started experimenting with spices and ingredients I would be too scared to use otherwise and grow as a cook. My dishes has become more colourful and I’m not scared anymore to try something new, although it doesn’t always go as planned.
Living in the UK, I have embraced the British culture. I’m realising now that I have been slowly loosing that Czech part of me. I will use this opportunity to rediscover my heritage. Therefore you might learn some Czech recipes and Slavic ways of living as I come back to touch with my culture.
All that said ,I’m excited to start sharing my passions with you. I hope you will enjoy what MishMash Odyssey can bring to the table and that together we can become a community.
Love,
Misha xx