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Hello friends, This is an update on our life. We are fine! We respect the rules, and WE STAY HOME! After all,  isolation is not such an awful thing because:  A)  we get to spend more time together; B)  we talk  more ; C) we do things we have never done before ( playing ball, jumping rope, exercise, study); D) we don't spend money on useless things; E) we talk to our family and friends more often.  The list could go on.  Oliver is the one who suffers the most. The poor little boy doesn't understand why we cannot go to the park.   Every time we go out we stay in our backyard. Why can't we take the car and go anywhere? We as adults understand all these. But how can we explain to him all the restrictions? So we wait. We wait for better days and for the good news!!! Of course, the weather is helping! It is snowing this morning.  Can you imagine? Snow at the end of March? Just when I was planning to put away the warm clothes. I thin...

Hello everyone, I was actually planning to work on a different post, but given the current situation my mind refuses to collaborate. So here we are: Day 6 of isolation! As many of you know, we live in Italy, and specifically in the Northern part. And the last couple of weeks have been crazy enough. I admit, in the beginning everything seemed simple. We don't live in a big city, we are not very close to Milano or the other cities where the first cases have been registered. But, day by day, the situation has changed. If 2 weeks ago there were only 2 Red Regions ( protected zones) now the entire country is considered to be an Emergency Zone! These news are alarming. But we have to keep calm! There are some important rules which should be respected. And I am glad to see  that the great majority of people respect them. You cannot go out of the house without a reason! Everything is shot down (bars, restaurants, parks). There are only grocery stores and pharmacies open. Therefore, eve...

Sint momente in viata cind ne sintim omizi. Credem ca nu suntem "destul". Destul de frumosi, destul de inalti, destul de slabi, destul de destepti poate. Aceste ginduri incoltesc in mintile noastre din adolescenta. Iar cu trecerea timpului ele  dispar sau cresc si se inmultesc. Dar asta nu este o problema. Fiecare om, la fel ca si omida, devine un fluture pe parcursul vietii. Iar viteza cu care se intimpla aceasta metamorfoza depinde doar de noi. Nu trebuie sa asteptam ca cineva sa ne spuna ca suntem frumosi. Frumusetea este vazuta de toti diferit. Cred ca ar trebui sa ne percepem singuri adevarata valoare. Desi nu este usor. Este nevoie de timp. Pe cind eram adolescenta am fost afectata de "neajunsurile" mele. Credeam ca am un sir foarte lung de imperfectiuni. Ma vedeam scunda si cu kg in plus. Ma criticam practic mereu, mai in gluma mai in serios. Desi, eram unica care se plingea. Nimeni nu mi-a zis niciodata nimic care ar fi putut stirni aceste ginduri. Eram ...

Hello there, I am back after a long pause and today I have a special post. I have told you that I will continue writing about my motherhood experience. I wrote something last year, and now I am ready to continue the tradition. Let's see if the things have changed :) . Can you believe it? 2 years!? When did that happen? I still watch him while he sleeps and ask myself silently if this is real. And it is! More than real! The second year of motherhood wasn't as easy as the first one. I am being honest. People used to tell me the first year is usually the most difficult one. It was not our case. If he would sleep for hours as a newborn, now he requests a lot of attention all day long. And this is not necessarily a bad thing. I need to he very creative and invent new games. But usually Oliver comes up with his games and toys. I just go along with this, and we are having  a great time. There are good and bad days. And i am not always ready for the bad ones. Of course, babies d...

Hello last day of 2019, I still cannot believe that this year is almost over. It was a great year from both personal and professional point of view. And of course, we have greater plans for 2020. We hope it will be at least as productive and beautiful as 2019 was. It's all up to us! I will leave these pictures here, to always remember me of 2019. December December October. Our cousin came to visit.  September. I saw my college friends. February. We visited Germany for the 1st time February. Oliver's 1st BDay April April. Visiting our friends in Brescia September. My 25th BDay November February. Prague February. Dawn in Germany June. Monaco December October. Meeting my high school friend in Moldova October. Sunset in San Remo December October. Moldova November. France June. Istanbul July July June. Istanbul

Scrapbooking este un termen imprumutat de la americani, iar primele dati am vazut astfel de albume in copilarie, cind priveam filme americane. M-au cucerit. Imi pareau atit de colorate si de unice, incit ideea de a-mi crea propriul album mi s-a intiparit in minte inca de atunci. Dar au trecut mai multi ani pina cind sa-mi reamintesc de aceasta dorinta. Am inceput primul meu album sau scrapbook cind eram in SUA din mai multe motive: a) faceam sute de poze pe saptamina si nu doream sa le pierd, b) gasisem o multime de materiale colorate si c) aveam atitea sa povestesc. Astfel am descoperit un nou hobby. Dupa ce am terminat cu amintirile din SUA, am completat albumul cu amintiri din anii de liceu si experientele mele de voluntariat. Am reusit sa creez un scrapbook destul de bogat. Am pastrat acolo cele mai pretioase amintiri. Ma emotionez de fiecre data cind il rasfoiesc. Probabil aceasta este menirea principala a albumelor foto. Sa te readuca in trecut. Pentru mine pozele printat...

Hello 25!!! I am not sure whether you've come fast or not. But I am sure that I am ready for you. They say that after 25 you are an adult. No, i have not changed over the night. I am basically the same as yesterday. However, the passing year was  a year of transition and changes. If I take a look back, I see how much I have changed. When I try to sneak peek into the future I acknowlege the long way I still have to do in order to become who I want to be. So let's talk about changes! At 25 years old: * I love and accept myself the way I am. Bad hair days and bad face days come and go, but my inner peace is more important. I focus less on the outside and more on the inside! * I value my family more. There is nothing more precious than them! * I have learned that in any situation it is important to be a HUMAN and that Honesty has no price; * I speak less, but when I do it is from my heart; * I love the nature more, and I try to admire it in silence. No pictures, ...