Six big differences at the grocery store between the US and Italy

Good morning and welcome back! How was your Monday? Mine was harder than usual, I think it is because my parents left on Saturday and the kids and I are getting adjusted to all the changes, including the change of schedule. It will take a while to get back on track for everyone and especially as I already mentioned, for one of the boys, who is particularly sensitive and takes a little longer to process changes. I am trying all my tricks  with him, like being extra patient, preparing him some days before the big change explaining him what is going to happen, but yesterday we made a huge mistake, we didn`t make him take a nap (I don`t even know why it happened, we probably got distracted!!), so the evening was tough and got worse as he got more tired! But now that the week has started hopefully things will be smoother with the routine.

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Friday favorites: getting close to Valentine`s day

Good morning my friends and happy Friday!

How was your week? Here in Boston we had some snow (not too much, but it was enough to cover my yard), my little guy was sick but got better pretty quick and my big girl had her 6 year old checkup at the doctor`s. Tomorrow my parents will leave, we are a little sad because we enjoyed having them with us (especially because we spent the holidays together) and we appreciated all the things they did for us and having some extra hands to help out with the kids, but they have been here for a long time and I think they are ready to leave this crazy house and go back to their quiet life!!

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Easy pizzaiola chicken

Good morning friends and happy Tuesday! How was your weekend?

Did the flu hit your family yet? Here it already hit some members of my family and the one who got sick this Sunday was Alessandro. He always gets very high fevers, so Sunday night and last night were tough, he was even allucinating, which never happened before, but it looks like he is getting better now.

Today I want to talk to you about one of my favorite recipes, it is thin chicken breast with tomatoes, olives and cheese. I am all for easy, quick recipes that are also yummy. Pizzaiola in Italian is referred to anything that is cooked with tomatoes or tomato sauce and oregano, which reminds the taste of pizza.

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Friday favorites: all about the kids

Good morning my friends and happy Friday!

This week I want to talk about kids favorites. We have been invited to a couple of birthday parties lately and the first thing that goes through my mind when I get an email or one of those cute invitation cards is always the same “what present should we get?“, it is never easy because my goal is to buy something that the kid will like, but which also teaches something, or which could be useful. So I thought of writing a Friday favorites which will include all of my kids` favorite toys.

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5 tips to declutter your home and feel better

Good morning everyone and happy Tuesday! How was your weekend? I feel a little strange about the fact that there is almost no snow on the ground here in Boston, I like the fact that the temperatures are getting warmer, when it is 34 Farenheit degrees outside, it feels like Spring, so funny!  But it also feels strange for me to go outside and not be shocked by the freezing cold… I don`t even have to wear a scarf and a hat! I am not complaining anyway!

This is what is pictured in my mind after decluttering (peace and quiet as if I were on a beach!)
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Friday favorites, fitness edition

Good morning and happy Friday everyone, this week is getting to its end and February is getting closer, I am wondering how much snow we will have next month, I am a little scared! How was your week? On Monday I started a new workout program from Beachbody and I am loving it. Every time I start a new program I am very excited, because it is a fresh start with new goals, I am ready to see the results on my body, this time I am especially happy because I want to be on track both with my workouts and with my nutrition. Getting a workout in my daily routine is not too difficult, I have been doing it since a few months after the boys were born (so it`s been three years), the most difficult thing for me is to be good about eating healthy and especially not overdoing with sweets, which are one of my favorite things in the world! Anyway, I will talk more to you about my fitness routine, my fitness program and anything related to fitness another time, but please let me know if you have any questions or any particular topic that you are interested in, I will be happy to answer your questions!

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Unicorns and rainbows

Good morning my friends and happy Wednesday, I am sorry for the delay in the post, but Monday was a vacation day here in the US so I had the kids at home and did not have much time to work! I hope you had a nice weekend. Ours has been special because we spent it decorating, cooking running errands and finally celebrating our big girl`s birthday.

The party was on Sunday, she invited all the girls in her class, an extra friend that she has known since they were just 2 years old and some other Italian friends. The theme of the party was rainbow unicorns (she had many ideas for the theme, like Hello Kitty or Paris, but she ended up picking the unicorns!). I always have so much fun organizing my kids` parties: picking the theme, getting inspiration for the decorations, getting all the party supplies, the treat bags for their friends… I just love it! I usually find all the inspiration from Pinterest.

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