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June’s favorites: mindfulness, acceptance & lifestyle

June 17, 2018

I have found some great resources this month and I am over-the-moon excited to share them with y’all. June has been intense for me. At my ...

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reviews, self-care

I have tried a 7 day cleansing diet: here’s what happened

May 23, 2018

A couple of weeks ago I was click-bouncing and I found this page, suggesting a 7 day cleansing diet. Rules are simple: no gluten | no diary ...

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finland, reviews, self-care, travel in finland

My great Mother’s Day at Superpark Espoo

May 19, 2018

We moms celebrate motherhood all year long and Mother’s Day has become widely known as the relax and freedom day for mothers. Can I get an ...

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Mindful swimming: how I got there

May 16, 2018

I have written recently about me tagging 2018 as the year of self-care. One of the positive habits I want to adopt is enjoyable physical ...

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reviews, self-care

My 8 self-care secrets – learning to be kind to myself

May 9, 2018

I am very cautious in setting my yearly goals, I have always been. I like to set targets I know I can achieve. For such reason, I don’t ...

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reviews, self-care

April’s favorites: empowering kids & time to relax

April 25, 2018

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 ...

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parenting, self-care

I do not want to live in fantasy motherland

April 14, 2018

E and I were driving back home the other day, when I had a moment of self-realisation. In the past years, in the last especially, I have been ...

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events, finland, reviews, self-care

Meet us at the Helsinki Minimarathon!

April 11, 2018

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 ...

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finland, parenting, self-care

On being a working parent in Italy & why I’m grateful to live in Finland

April 7, 2018

While visiting Italy, I had the chance to talk with several parents living there… and hear their horror stories. For starter, one mother ...

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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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