Our day at Lapsimessut 2018
Lapsimessut (Children’s Fair) is one of our favourite happenings to attend as a family. I have written already how it was one of the first ...
family quality time
April’s favorites: empowering kids & time to relax
This month is also coming to an end. We have come back from a work&leisure trip to Italy, celebrated Easter with our families, and I have ...
My girl’s 5th birthday: disaster averted!
R turned five last month and she was very excited to celebrate with her friends. We have a family policy of inviting all her daycare class to ...
events, finland, reviews, self-care
Meet us at the Helsinki Minimarathon!
My husband and I share a flaw. Yes, we are not perfect! Shocking, right? Jokes aside, we are lazy. Not lazy lazy, we are actually quite active ...
On being a working parent in Italy & why I’m grateful to live in Finland
While visiting Italy, I had the chance to talk with several parents living there… and hear their horror stories. For starter, one mother ...
Venice is beautiful, but you should stay away from it
I had to go on work trip near Venice, Italy, and my husband and the kids decided to come along, and take the chance to spend Easter with our ...
finland, reading challenge, reviews
The Reading Challenge 2018 continues…
We are avid users of library services. We visit the local library weekly, have materials delivered (for free!), enjoy the children-friendly ...
finland, india adoption, parenting, tags
The joy in adoption #adoptionilo
Next Monday will mark the start of a national campaign in Finland called adoptionilo, the joy in adoption. If you’ve been following me, you ...
Digital parenting: our screen time rules
I’ve recently come across an honest account of a fellow mom who was wondering how long is too long when it comes to screen time, and how to ...