food, health, life, Lifestyle, sustainability
Save Money on Groceries: 9 Tips to Slash Your Budget
The joys of budgeting… right? Or should I say, the eternal struggle of family finances. You are one among many people wishing to save money ...
cheap and smart
10 Cheap and Smart Goodie Bag Ideas
Goodie bags handed out at parties are not popular in Italy, but they are in Finland. When you plan a child’s birthday party (read my best ...
finland, food, health, Lifestyle, sustainability
Urban Farming in Helsinki: Syötava Puisto
A growing number of families try to live more sustainably. There is nothing more sustainable than growing your own food. Thanks to Syötävä ...
My Favorite Natural Remedies
When I moved from Italy to Finland, I was surprised to find out herbal shops are not a thing here. Despite Finns’ close relationship with ...
finland, health, Lifestyle, travel in finland
New Great Family Hike Path Found: Kotokierros
You know how our family loves to hike (see our visits to Repovesi, Klassarinkierros or Hannusmetsä). We recently visited a natural area in ...
child development, crafts, Lifestyle
Are You Not Entertained? – Ideas for Quarantined Parents #COVID
A friend texted me “it won’t be the coronavirus killing me, it’s gonna be this homeschooling bit!”. After 10 days in ...
expats, finland, Lifestyle, multicultural families, self-care, working mom
Expat Families: How To Build A Support Network
Today a fellow expat mom in Finland published a question on a closed Facebook group: how to build a support network to make an expat family ...
books, child development, expats, multicultural families, multilingualism, parenting
6 Reasons Why Reading to Children is a Parent’s Superpower
Recently fellow mom blogger Sarah Forestwood of Books and Beyond asked me to share why reading is important to our family. A book lover myself, I ...