• Life abroad, Italian chaos

    Ten Days In: School, Appointments, & Hitting a Wall Abroad

    My “Expat Mom” Honest Reality This is a long, unfiltered reflection recorded ten relentless days after my kids’ first day at their new school abroad. School started. Appointments followed. So did confusion, exhaustion, and the kind of mental load that doesn’t show up on a calendar. Nothing in this video is polished or resolved. It’s me talking through what the aftermath actually feels like, when progress is happening (or not), but rest isn’t. After re-watching and attempting to shorten it, I realized this is me in a full ADD spiral. If you know, you know. Watch in pieces if you need to. Side note: I planned to publish this after…

  • Life abroad, Italian chaos,  Parenting WTF

    Welcome to the Chaos: A Real-Life Single Mom Blog

    Annnd, we’re off! Welcome to my circus – I’m a single mom blogging my way through the chaos. I didn’t ask to be the ringmaster, but life doesn’t hand out job applications. Instead, it throws you two wildly different kids — now old enough to debate every rule, young enough to lose their shoes daily — and expects you to keep the show running with caffeine, sarcasm, and the occasional bathroom cry session. If you came looking for picture-perfect parenting advice, bento-box lunch inspo, or a color-coordinated routine, you’re in the wrong damn place. This space is for real people in the real world—the one where kids ask philosophical questions…