Dear Presley (my first roomie),Our rental classified has been answered. In about 4 months it is expected that two new roommates will be moving in. We will be taken over by 20 more fingers, 20 more toes, 2 more mouths to feed and 2 more sets of unpredictable … [Read more...]
Existence Defined By Weeks. What Is That?
I am now 20 weeks along in my pregnancy. I am only aware of this number because it was displayed on the screen at my last ultrasound, 19w5d. For those like me that don’t do math off the top of your head, that’s 5 months. I definitely told someone the other day that it was 4 … [Read more...]
The Three Phases of House Hunting
Note: Presley is our two-year toddler and Bella is our dog... PHASE ONE: BLISS & ENDLESS IMAGINATION Feelings of excitement for the new journey begin to brew! Scheduled meeting with the realtors. “We’re buying a house!” [giddy dance] The preliminary online MLS … [Read more...]
The First Nine Months
My sister and a handful of my extremely close friends have recently had or are so close to having their first baby. As I experience their first time pregnancies alongside them I often try to remember personally what it was like to be pregnant for the first time. I don’t think … [Read more...]
Pasta al Forno Croccante
I have recently been in contact with an old friend, Federica. I worked with Federica a few years back at Boston Magazine when her travels led her to Boston. Now back in Rome, married and raising her son Filippo, (His nickname is Pippo. How cute is that?) she is … [Read more...]
Kicking and Flailing
The weather has been so brutally frigid this winter that I recently broke down and joined a gym. I don’t typically have a gym membership because I love working out outside, running and walking. I also like a good strength-training workout in the privacy of my own home. … [Read more...]
Home Is Where The Heart Is
I feel the need to immediately share with you my new coffee creation, coffee, chocolate hemp milk and a little bit of cane sugar. What! So good. I don’t know if I’ll be able to go back to my pre-preggo black (gross, what was I thinking) coffee again. I randomly have the hemp … [Read more...]
Playdate Pandemonium
When my 2-year old, Presley, was born I was really worried about external childcare. I wanted to raise my daughter, not have other people do it. What was the point of having a baby if they were to just be sent to daycare? Well, I thought wrong. (Funny how our ideals … [Read more...]
Scared Into Dairy Submission
When it comes to dieting I am more of the make healthier choices, watch your portions incorporate splurges when needed and do it for the long-term type of gal. I am not a huge fan of extreme diets that eliminate entire food groups at a time because for me they are not … [Read more...]
“When One Door Closes, Another Opens”
We’ve all heard this quote before, right? In many cases we don’t even notice it happening. We will be busy working towards something and swiftly glide through an open door without even hearing the other door softly shut. In other cases, not quite as often, they appear to be more … [Read more...]
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