What were you grateful for this week?
Actifed (medicine). 

What was the most difficult or challenging part of this week?
Being sick. 

Tell us about a wow moment you had this week. 
Spending extra time with the kids when I didn’t need to, but just because I wanted to.
 

Tell us about your week!
This week I had a pretty bad cold and since I had traveled for the past two weeks, I decided to stay in Milan. It was the last week of my beginners Italian course as well, and I’m seriously considering taking it again before I move on haha. Unfortunately I was not the only one that was sick; both of the kids were as well. So it was a whole lot of sniffling and coughing and VERY grumpy children at times. 

 

I picked [the oldest son] up all by myself from school, and I was so anxious about it, but it went really well. We took the tram back together and bought some trinkets on our way, and it was great.

Over the weekend I didn’t do much. I met up with C and another girl that we know through C’s family that is an au pair in Gallarate as well on Sunday in Duomo and we were thinking about going to some museums, but it was already a bit later and we were hungry. Our friend had gone to a yoga festival earlier that day and met a nice Chilean boy, and he joined us as well. So we went to an Aperitivo place for a few hours and ate everything they had to offer.

I started to spend more time with the family than I had before and I think that it’s been good for all of us. Rather than going to my room and doing homework or watching a movie, I stay with them right up until they go to sleep. It’s nice because I think I need the extra company as well.