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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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food, health, life, self-care, sustainability

Going (Almost) Vegetarian | How I Slashed My Meat Intake

July 15, 2019

I have dedicated the past few years to consistently kill negative habits and install better ones. Following this principle, my family and I have ...

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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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finland, health, reviews

Saltyfun, the first salt room for children in Finland

April 6, 2019

More and more parents research natural and low invasive ways to boost their children’s health, prevent illness or cure symptoms. I am a fan of ...

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health, parenting

5 Tips for Making Bedtime Less Exhausting | Guest Post by Lisa Smalls

March 24, 2019

Remember the good ol’ days when you could stay up all night partying with friends till daybreak or pull multiple all-nighters studying for ...

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food, health, reviews

Healthy And Tasty: Trying The Nom Nom Snacks

March 9, 2019

I don’t know about you, but I have a hard time finding easy and healthy snacks for my kids. It’s not that I like ideas, but I often ...

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life, Lifestyle, mindfulness, parenting, self-care

A Daily Ritual Of Gratitude

February 27, 2019

My husband and I discussed several times about our natural trend to weight the negative way more than the positive. Have you noticed that you may ...

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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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child development, health, parenting

Why I Believe Spanking Kids Is Wrong

February 15, 2019

Oh I will regret going into the wasps’ nest that this topic is. However, I think it could be interesting to comment on this, as I come from ...

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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 now I work in global development. I love nature, reading books, playing boardgames, and eating good food. I am grateful to have three wonderful kids who call me "mamma". One came from my belly, the other two from fateful encounters.

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