It has been wonderful Christmas time. I’ve spent it alone this year, well, with Miina and Moses, since hubs flew to NJ to spend time with his family. We’ve been watching documentaries, movies, wearing onesies all day long, listening to loud music and singing, eating healthy(ish) foods+ tons of chocolate. Also, decorated gingerbread houses in […]
Holidays
3 Ways to Stay Healthy During the Holidays
 Hope you are all enjoying the holidays! Since I’m in Finland the holiday spirit is strong. Nothing in California really screams Christmas to me 🙂 .  Although we did put the holiday lights up already before Thanksgiving to set the mood a tiny bit. Here’s few tips to make the best of your holidays and […]
Holidays in Finland
Few days ago I arrived to Finland after 16+ hours of traveling that started from Oakland, California. The first leg of the flight (10 hrs) went quite smooth. It was completely full flight and I was super uncomfortable from the moment I sat down (have I mentioned that I absolutely hate flying). After watching The […]
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2015
It’s time for my annual Holiday Gift Guide. Â We won’t be doing much shopping this year because we are moving in January again and need to focus our funds for that, but here are few suggestions to those looking for last minute gift ideas. Vegan Food Gifts DIY book This book is amazing for all […]
THANKSGIVING IN NAPA VALLEY
 This post is long overdue, but with the rest of the December holidays upon us I decided to show what we had for our Thanksgiving dinner in Napa Valley. The easy option would’ve been to dine at the resort we stayed at, but since I had an itch to cook, we prepped all the foods […]
HOLIDAY GIRLS NIGHT OUT
We had a little get-together with the Finnish girls last Saturday during the blizzard and this time it was only natural to have a holiday theme around it. We had glogg in Moomin cups, mini Karelian pies, gravlax on some delicious dark bread as well as Finnish Christmas and pop music. This is quite impressive […]
INSTAGRAM TRAVEL THURSDAY : THANKSGIVING IN PHILADELPHIA
Back in Philly for Thanksgiving! Last time we were here (during Thanksgiving) was back in 2009. Here’s the post about that time. We stayed at Windsor Suites (our second time) right at Ben Franklin Parkway which is near the museums ad short walk from the city center. We ate Thanksgiving dinner at one of our favorite […]
SNEAK PEEK OF OUR WEEKEND IN PHILADELPHIA
Husband and I spent Labor Day weekend in Philadelphia eating so many delicious foods, walking around a lot enjoying the vibe of this beautiful city, listening to some great music on our hotel balcony and dreaming about moving here. From top left: Sunday brunch at Jones Restaurant / Rough streets of Philly that I think are […]