time to think...

these last days i feel like i'm always running and running without going anywhere. have you ever feel this way?  ok, i'm working a lot but still i think i'm missing something... i've always been an organized person - i'm a virgo and that's the strongest hallmark of my zodiac sign - i love being efficient, making lists, not loosing control. but it's more than two weeks that i feel like a boat without capitain... it's time to think about it and reorganize my daily life. i think - and hope - that is quite common between moms these "i'm doing doing doing stuff and i'm always more messed up" moments... any advice?

anyway these are some moments i caught lately

playing with my mom and my dearest cousin.- a sister to me

just a peek..

i spent last week working and Giulio spent a couple of days in london for work so... not a great week! plus zoeti is cold, and she has a terrible cough during the nights... this morning she was also without voice... poor my little darling!
anyway these are some moments of the past few days...

1. breakfast for two
2. breakfast for one
3. having fun
4. summer tastes
5. playing with water and daddy!
6. blue & green
    [zoeti: H&M dress; 
      mama: cora dress & vintage clogs]

last days at Ca' Savio...

we're back since sunday but i realized that i didn't post the last pictures we took! so... here they are!

playing in the caravan

i LOVE you both!

venetian lagoon

And finally Giulio came… we were on the beach yesterday when he arrived… Zoeti was quite surprised and certainly happy to see his daddy but not as much as he was! So today was officially our first day on holiday as a family and we spent the morning with bicycles around the venetian laguna. Giulio’s uncle was our guide. He knows very well the area around here; they spent one week every year on holiday in this camping the last 30 years! I read on Elle an article about the beautiful places around Venice and it was mentioned Lio Piccolo, a very small area of the same town where we are (Cavallino Treporti). I’ve never been here before so I was looking to discover some beautiful places and take some picture… well, the laguna, seen slowly with a bicycle is charming! With all the strange birds, flamingos, fishes, all the colors, and all these small streets  with picturesque houses…  these are some pictures that I took

sun, sea & fun

helping Vale & Pippo...

Another beautiful day on the beach! I didn’t explain the camping situation in my last post so… On Tuesday Giulio’s aunt and one cousine, Vale,  arrived (they rent  a bungalow) and today came the rest of the family: uncle, another cousin, Ely, and her boyfriend, Pippo. They are such a beautiful family! Like the one that you see in the movie!!

camping life

So… the 2nd day alone with zoeti has gone…I can say that  i’m doing a great job (sometimes you need to tell you that!) trying to manage baby, caravan, food, showers (a lot of them), sand, dishwashing and  naps! I organized my day like this:

8: we wake up and have breakfast

9: we clean the breakfast mess, wash my teeth, and get ready for swimming pool (going to the beach only in the afternoon mean s not have to fight against sand for the whole day, but just in the afternoon!)

Around 11: cycling (when the sun is too strong for zoeti I dress her up and get a relaxing ride inside and outside the camping, trying to do some shopping as well (we’re girls after all!)

12: lunch and nap, which means some time for me for relaxing, after cleaning!

15: zoeti wakes up, we eat something and we play a little bit outside

16.30: let’s go to the beach!

18.30:  shower and dinner

21.30: let’s sleep zoeti!

Staying with her 24/7 it’s a great opportunity. She is so smart and I’m learning everyday something new of her. But let’s say that being alone is not that relaxing! All the baby responsibility is yours, and you can’t take five minutes of your own  when you want… and there’s another thing… watching all the family in the beach, kids playing with their parents… holidays are a family thing… and I miss my husband (and I’m pretty sure that zoeti misses her daddy). He’ll reach us on Thursday so, just another day of mum-and-daughter!

ready to go...!!

ok... everything is packed and ready... my first time on a caravan... my first time alone with zoeti. this would be an "only girls" holiday and i'm so excited ... and nervous... it's not easy to look after a very smart and curious toddler all alone and in a "roulotte" where i've never been before! luckily Giulio (my husband) will stay with us for a couple of days later this week.
And i'm so looking forward to see the sea!

PS: i'm thinking about a "traver with kids" page to add to my blog... that's my 3rd trip with zoeti and maybe there's some advice that could be useful to other moms!