finland, self-care, working mom
How it feels to go back to work after my parental leave
Last Monday I went back to working full-time after seven months of parental leave. When R. was born, I stayed at home for about ten months, and ...
life in finland
finland, india adoption, multicultural families
Adoption in Finland: our story, chapter I
Here I am, about to talk about one of the most personal and important parts of my, our, life. I thought for weeks if I wanted to and I finally ...
5 Finnish parent hacks every parent should know
I became a mother in 2013, here in Finland. I cannot think of a better place where to grow my family, the services are simply amazing. Apart from ...
child development, multilingualism, reviews
Book review of “Be bilingual”
As an expat family, we have to tackle the issue of bilingualism with our kids. The family language is Italian, while the community language is ...
The stress of grocery shopping
Be advised, this post will mostly be a rant. In the past few years I grew more and more disappointed about grocery shopping. We are far from ...
International adoption in Finland, how does it work?
Congratulations, you decided to become an adoptive parent! Be ready to get buried into tons of information, paperwork, and bureaucracy. ...
The family event in Helsinki you don’t want to miss
I’ve been literally counting the days to next Sunday for at least a month. Lasten Festarit will be taking place and it’s the ...
finland, food, reviews, travel in finland
July favorites: new bag, nature places & more
I cannot believe July is over already! The past month really flew. Weather was definitely nicer than in June, but still a bit disappointing. In ...
Walking the Hannusmetsä nature trail
Our mission to explore all Espoo’s nature trails (luontopolut) continues! We headed to the South-West of Espoo last Sunday and explored a ...