Adoption baby blues: it’s a thing
I struggle to write this post, as it feels so terribly personal and we are just getting out of the woods. However, other people’s stories ...
life
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 ...
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 ...
August favorites: support for adoptive parents, pics of animals & more
Just like that, August is over and fall has started. How could time go so fast? I am exhausted after all the things we did this summer, but I am ...
How I manage the parenting stress
When it comes to stress management, I am definitely on a path of learning. Quite recently I realised the root of many of my issues was that I was ...
Our unforgivable weaknesses
Today has been a long day. One of those days you know will be hard from the very start. A day starting with a toddler’s finger stinging my ...
adoption, health, life, parenting
Sleep issues with our adopted child and how we overcame them
We never had easy sleepers and our adopted son was challenging. Here's our story, including how we faced his sleep issues.
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 ...