My blog turns one!

A few days ago my blog turned one! I can't believe it's already been one year ago when I first put hand to this blog and left for this new adventure in the blogosphere.

My blog is still far from being popular but I like it so much! It's growing step by step, day by day, with me.

I tried my luck with regular features, but I've to put a temporary stop to them, at least untill I get used to the new job and routine.

I will still blog every time I feel like to. Because this is my place, this is the place I can be myself, no matter what. Here on this blog I can express myself as freely as I like!

So, happy birthday to my blog, Happy first birthday to "A Scrapbook of Life"!

Thankful Sunday - vol. 4

This past week my social worker job has proved to be a real challenge. I've doubted my professional and personal skills and I am still wondering if the job is something I am really made for.

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During those tough hours at work I thought about my life and I can say that today I am mostly thankful for my family, because even if far from being perfect they've always given me the best they could. My childhood was a serene time of my life, the hardship I may have encountered back in those teenagehood years were nothing as bad, because I had loving parents and my sister to support me.
I am married to the loveliest husband a woman can ever wish for. My husband would do anything for me and he respects me and loves me dearly. I am lucky because I have all that!
And today I can only say that I am thankful for the dear people I've got in my life, that never fail to make it special!

Things I love Thursday - Vol.4

Another week and another Things I love Thrusday date!

Yesterday we step foot into the Lent that will lead us to the Easter in 40 days time. Easter is one of my favourite time of the year: I just love the traditional cooking that comes in the immediate days before it.

The week's going allright so far, job's keeping me busy (like busy-busy), but I am coping fine so far. And I am still reading and enjoying time off with my family, that's what I really care about.

So, what I love this Thursday and want to share with my readers?!

1) Pizza - I am Italian and I can't but loving a good pizza! I am also pretty good at making my own pizza. Since I was diagnosed with severe lactose intolerance I had to learn to cook my own food at home, and that also include pizza. My favourite pizza? Pizza Margherita: tomato sauce, mozzarella and basil (oh, I love basil on my pizza!).

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2) The Walking Dead - I am not one for Zombie, I've never been and I didn't watch this one tv series untill I moved in with my hubby. He's a tv series freak and watches (way too) many series. Among them there's this one also. I happened to sit on the sofa one night with him and he was watching the first episode of 4th season. Well, I couldn't help getting hooked to the story and the characters and I am now watching season 4 with hubby and at the same time catching up on old seasons. It's addictive, really. I am like "I absolutely need to know what happens next" as soon as an episode of the Walking Dead is over!

 

3) Rimmel London Nailpolish - This English Rose color is my favourite and the one I am mostly wearing these days! It's a nice pastel shade: perfect for me!

Thankful Sunday - Vol. 3

The first week at my new job's over and I can't deny it's been a tough week to go through.

Waking up early everyday: 5.50 am and the alarm goes off. And a long commuting to go to and from work: I drive 150 km everyday! And the issues I deal with on top of that: some stories are just too overwhelming to deal with them all on my own, I tell you.

So, I would say that first of all I am thankful I made it to the weekend!

Yet I can't deny I am thankful for having a job again after 6 months of unemployment. As much as I love being a housewife I know we needed me to work full-time to earn enough to live of.

1) I am thankful for my job. As challenging as it is. Yes, even if the people I work for are not always the best people to deal with, I still claim I am thankful for the job I have. As long as I focus on the problem solving and the empathy I feel for people in need, my job is one of the most amazing jobs I can think of. (Of course, most of the time there's little magic about it and I can only focus on the stress I gain from it, but that's another story).

2) I am also thankful for having a loving, caring husband, who has been so kind to always make our bed in the mornings before leaving to work so that our room looked all clean and nice when I came home from work later in the day. It is amazing how a small gesture can fill a person's heart with gratitude.


3) I am thankful for the new car we purchased this week: it's a white Fiat Panda. We'll get it from the car shop sometimes next week. But this is it: meet our new family car! We were in need of a natural power car, because of natural gas being cheaper than diesel for my daily journeys to my workplace and back. It's the first big purchase we make as family. And we're absolutely pleased with it!

4) Lastly, but not least, I am really thankful for my pals who cheered me up after a tough work day with two long mails! I am so happy receiving mails at my new home adresse: it's exciting indeed! I will reply one of them over the weekend and will hopefully be writing the other one during the following week!

And now I am ready for a new week to start. What are you thankful for this week?!