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Nicole Reitter
Nov 174 min read
Wrangling My Inner ‘Mama Bear’
Ladies—is it just me or are there times you find yourself having to wrangle your inner Mama Bear? That part of yourself that is fiercely...
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Nicole Reitter
Jan 31, 20223 min read
Firsts, lasts & letting go
We see & celebrate kid's 'firsts' but what about when we're witnessing a 'last'? Can we say goodbye to one chapter & happily open another?
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Nicole Reitter
Jan 1, 20221 min read
Nicole Reitter copywriting & Marketing samples
Thank you for visiting! Following is a small sample of copywriting and Marketing projects that I have completed. Please peruse this...
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Nicole Reitter
Oct 7, 20216 min read
Let's talk about sex (& other fun conversations with today's teen)
I haven’t written a blog in quite awhile partly because life has been inexplicably hectic for the past couple months, but also because...
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Nicole Reitter
May 24, 20212 min read
Ticking another one off our Firenze bucket list: Giotto's Bell Tower
As summer barrels toward us and with that, throngs of travel-starved tourists in newly-opened Italy, I've been taking a hard look at our...
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Nicole Reitter
Apr 30, 20211 min read
'Italyism' 2: Roadside Marys
I'm saying it here & now... if Stephen, Caiden & I ever start a band (Stephen on drums, Caiden on bass and/or violin, me on piano), we...
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Nicole Reitter
Apr 17, 20215 min read
The one you get to call yours
Diverging from my typical musings about Italia, I have to jot down all these thoughts that are swirling in my mind & dominating my...
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Nicole Reitter
Apr 16, 20211 min read
Introducing 'Italyisms' #1: 'Tic Tac!'
We've lived in Firenze for about a year & a half & in that time we've created over a dozen 'Italyisms', as I affectionately call them....
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Nicole Reitter
Apr 15, 20211 min read
Spring has sprung in Firenze!!
Last year we missed seeing Florence's glorious spring when Covid booted us out of this country. I've been so enjoying seeing the pops of...
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Nicole Reitter
Apr 14, 20217 min read
How you (yes YOU) *may* be able to visit ITALY this summer!
As Americans begin to address their dying-to-scratch-it travel itch, my inbox is starting to fill up with “I want to go to Italy, where...
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Nicole Reitter
Feb 19, 20218 min read
My 2 greatest fears of living (& staying) abroad
One year ago to date my husband & I went to a beautiful pranzo (lunch) at a nearby trattoria with one intention—to decide whether or not...
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Nicole Reitter
Jan 18, 20214 min read
Buon Appetito Time!
One of the most spectacular things in Tuscany, truly, is the cuisine. Go to just about any town, any trattoria, osteria or ristorante &...
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Nicole Reitter
Jan 7, 20213 min read
Holidays in Italy 2020 - far more 'red' than green
We wrapped up the holiday season yesterday as it was the final day of Caiden’s school break & also the day we drove Stephen to the...
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Nicole Reitter
Dec 2, 20202 min read
Not your Grandma's fruit cake...
When I walked into a local bar (cafe) last week, I was struck by the tables, shelves & even space above the commercial refrigerators that...
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Nicole Reitter
Nov 23, 20204 min read
My perfect day in Italy (in the midst of lockdown)
Yesterday ranks among my most perfect days in Italy thusfar. It was Sunday & it was bitterly cold, I think about 30 degrees F (-1.1 C),...
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Nicole Reitter
Nov 21, 20201 min read
WELCOME to Prosecco & Poppies!
Ciao & grazie for following our Italian Adventures. I'm so thrilled to welcome those of you who are new to my blog. Please "like"...
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Nicole Reitter
Nov 21, 20206 min read
2 (uninsured) trips to the ER in 1 week! Wait 'til you see the bills...
These past few weeks have tested my functioning-in-Italy prowess as I needed to take Caiden to the Pronto Soccorso (ER), twice, in two...
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Nicole Reitter
Nov 16, 20204 min read
Purple tier for you, red zone for me, lockdown for everybody!
Well, here we are again, commencing lockdown #2 in Italy. Last week at this time we (Tuscany) had been moved from yellow zone (good) to...
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Nicole Reitter
Nov 12, 20204 min read
New friend helps me ‘find my way to the end of this very long tunnel’
I made a new friend about 6 weeks ago. He’s a most unexpected friend & yet he brings me immeasurable, yet utterly simplistic joy… You...
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Nicole Reitter
Oct 19, 20205 min read
Covid gotcha down? Take a hike! (Cinque Terre 2020)
This weekend Caiden & I made an overnight jaunt to Cinque Terre. I have wanted to do this for months, & the 3 of us actually did visit in...
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