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books, child development, favorites, multicultural families, multilingualism, parenting, reviews

Bedtime Stories: 10 Sweet and Inclusive Children’s Books

November 14, 2020

I am always on the lookout for new relaxing bedtime stories for my children. Over the years we have read hundreds of books together. I am listing ...

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favorites, food, health, Lifestyle

5 Easy Healthy Meals for Kids

June 24, 2020

One of the Italian cultural heritages I am most proud of is the attention to what I eat and the religious care in cooking food. Because of the ...

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favorites, parenting

#COVID19 Parenting Resources Roundup

April 20, 2020

Here we are, having practiced social distancing for 5 weeks and counting, crushed by the uncertainty of when this will be over and how will the ...

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favorites, health, reviews, sustainability

Leave Tampons Behind – My Experience With The Menstrual Cup

July 24, 2019

Years ago, I left reusable pads and tampons behind for good. I switched to using a killer combination of the menstrual cup and washable pads. ...

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favorites, food, life, mindfulness, reviews

My June 2019 Favorites

June 30, 2019

It’s a been a while since I wrote my last post. It wasn’t for lack of ideas: life has been intense, quite a rollercoaster actually. ...

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favorites, health, mindfulness, reviews, self-care

February’s Favorites: Spoil Yourself

February 20, 2019

It’s been so long since I’ve last wrote a post of favourites. It was not for lack of material: indeed I have accumulated a list of ...

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expats, favorites, finland, food, multicultural families

Where to Purchase Italian Food Supplies in Finland

February 5, 2019

Whenever I meet other immigrants, I make a point of asking them where I can find or eat their country’s authentic food here in Finland. All ...

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favorites, finland, multilingualism, reading challenge

The Reading Challenge 2018, part IV

December 8, 2018

We are avid users of library services. We visit the local library weekly, have materials delivered (for free!), enjoy the children-friendly ...

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apps, favorites, reviews

How ResQ Club is giving us back our family quality time

November 18, 2017

Our life is constantly on the run. We’re full-time working parents, juggling three cultures in our family. We could probably write a full ...

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Paola

I was born and raised in Italy, now I live in the winter wonderland that is Finland. I worked as a mathematics researcher, an IT project manager and consultant, and now I work as product owner. I love nature, reading books, playing boardgames, cooking and eating good food. I enjoy learning languages: I speak Italian, English, Finnish, Hindi, and I understand some Spanish. I am grateful to have three wonderful kids who call me "mamma". One came from my belly, the other two from fateful encounters.