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6 Things Italians Do Better Than Americans
6. They make inarguably superior coffee—and at about 1/3 the cost of Starbucks! I’ve never been a coffee-drinker, mostly because even a...
Nicole Reitter
Oct 10, 20194 min read
Mangled Italian, Spanglish + charades -- my first gyno appointment abroad...
Well, today was an interesting day. The kind of day where you peek around corners to see if the 'Punk'd' crew is hiding & might jump out...
Nicole Reitter
Sep 23, 20193 min read
Sitting at the $5 table going 'all in'...
Once a year Stephen & I go to a casino, each with a whopping $40 in our pocket. We'll play some Black Jack or I'll pay Craps & when the...
Nicole Reitter
Sep 4, 20193 min read
10 days, 2k km & the Reitter's Italian Adventure has begun!
Buon giorno & welcome to the 1st blog of the Reitter’s Italian Adventure-- thanks for coming along on our amazing journey! I look forward...
Nicole Reitter
Aug 29, 20195 min read
Italy is calling... and we must go!
This crumpled paper holds a bucket list I created 20+ years ago, when I was 27. I had “This Year”, “By 30” and “Lifetime” goals. I...
Nicole Reitter
Jul 29, 20193 min read
Go Fly A Kite
No long blog today... just my musings about the most amazing thing I did this weekend-- I flew a kite. I have not flown a kite in,...
Nicole Reitter
May 28, 20192 min read
BO: one of countless reasons I couldn’t live without my girlfriends
I turned 47 a few weeks ago and on what should have been a day of lightheartedness, celebration and merriment, I sat in the parking lot...
Nicole Reitter
May 22, 20195 min read
My beautifully unique child - there's room for you
I have a 9 year-old boy. When I was pregnant, I wished for a boy. I saw myself in the stands at Little League games, rooting for the...
Nicole Reitter
Apr 27, 20195 min read
9 Confessions from Parents of 'Only' Children
9. We are having our cake and eating it too. · While most of us only parents would have liked a bigger family, it didn’t work out for us,...
Nicole Reitter
Apr 3, 20196 min read
A Love Letter To My Child, From Your Working Mama
I’m sorry for the moments I’ve missed—and those that I’ll miss in future—but know I’m where I’m meant to be, and I hope you’ll...
Nicole Reitter
Jan 29, 20198 min read
Mom-bullies & what a ‘sister’ IS…
So this weekend marks the 100th anniversary of “my” sorority. I put “my” in quotes because it’s the sorority I rushed, it was where I...
Nicole Reitter
Oct 19, 20186 min read
Why This Hospitality Gal Wants to Hug Every Airbnb Guest!
The explosion of Airbnb into the hospitality segment has left many with mixed emotions. For hotels, it’s given travelers new lodging...
Nicole Reitter
Oct 17, 20185 min read
9 Candles on Your Cake; the 'Day-to-Day Journey' is Halfway Through...
So, we’ve reached the halfway point on the ‘day-to-day journey’ – meaning, in about 9 more years you will be a young man & likely heading...
Nicole Reitter
Jun 14, 20187 min read
52 Weeks Without You, Mom
Mom, you left one year ago today. Not a single week in 44+ years went by without us talking and now it’s been 52, with many more to come....
Nicole Reitter
Feb 2, 20182 min read
When 'I have a headache' could be life-threatening
My son's vocalization of sudden, continual and painful headaches (and our listening and taking action) possibly saved his life. A couple...
Nicole Reitter
Feb 2, 20181 min read
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