SarahTonline

12/11/2025

Tonight went a little like this …

It’s nice to have time off work home to cook for my family.

Tonight potluck chicken, some gravy and some homemade dressing I made for the very first time!

Inspired by my mom’s recipe I enjoyed when I was back home visiting a few weeks ago.

My how time flies.

12/10/2025

12/09/2025

Looks like the town Christmas tree is up!

🌲 🌲 🌲 🌲 🌲🎄🎄🌲🎄🎄🌲🎄

Mine isn’t up yet! Who else is slow to get in the Christmas spirit? 😅🎄🎅🏻

12/09/2025

Hard going walk to school today…

Yesterday was a holiday so Tuesday is our Monday this week.

Hard to get her enthusiasm going today!

How do you guys cope with your kiddos in the morning? Are they happy to go to school or is it a constant struggle?

12/07/2025

Calling out to all my peeps 👋

Some of you have asked how my digital business actually works, and others have been quietly watching from the sidelines.

This Tuesday evening, my team and I are opening our regular call and inviting a small number of guests to join us.

This is for anyone who:
➡️ is curious about building an additional (or alternative) income
➡️ wants flexibility around time and location
➡️ prefers a business model that can grow without trading hours for money

During the call, we’ll:
👉 walk you through how the business works
👉 share what it looks like in real life
👉 answer questions honestly
👉 outline how to get started for those who feel aligned

There’s no obligation — but there is a real opportunity for anyone who feels this could be the right next step.

If you’ve been open to exploring a different way of earning, this is your chance to get clarity and decide whether you want to move forward.

💬 DM me or comment “INFO”, and I’ll share how to register as a guest.

12/07/2025

There only a few more left!

I followed the carrot cake recipe from my “Joy of Cooking” book my parents bought me when I got married to the boy’s dad waaay back in 1997.

I don’t need a bookmark to find my favorite recipes.

I just find the pages that are dirty with butter and flour! 🤪

The only - yet important tweak I made was- instead of raisins and dried fruit I added chocolate chips and white chocolate chips so my boys will like them too!

Heaven forbid I add raisins! 🙈🙈😂🤪

12/06/2025

I can’t believe it!!

The stars have finally aligned !!

When I came back from my trip back home all I wanted to do was this!

Have a proper sit down meal all together with my boys, their girlfriends, my girly and Marco. ❤️

Life is busy for everyone so I had to wait a few days until it finally happened!

I feel so grateful I could burst!

12/06/2025

This guy, in his younger years, was not allowed on the sofa…

Whenever we left the house, we’d cover it with boxes and Nora’s toys to keep him off.

Now he’s 14, and at a certain point we just gave in and let him have it.

His persistence paid off! And honestly, he deserves it — he’s a nice, comfy pensioner now 🐾💛

If you have a fuzzy fur-ball dog in your house do you let yours up on the sofa?

12/05/2025

I spotted these the other morning, leaning against a wall.

Old-fashioned street sweepers’ brooms.

Simple. Weathered. Slightly otherworldly.

A design refined over millennia.

And before anyone asks — they’re not part of some elaborate carnival costume! 🤪

Our street sweepers still use them today.

Turns out, when something works, you don’t mess with it.

No rebrand. No major updates needed.

And of course, my brain went there.

That’s exactly how my digital business has grown.

Over 9 years of quiet consistency.

Tweak. Refine. Repeat.
Built on something solid.

The company we partner with has been doing the same for over 50 years.

No chasing every shiny thing.

No burning it all down to start again.

Just evolution, not overhaul.

Sometimes growth doesn’t look flashy.

It looks like showing up, sweeping a little every day,
and trusting that what’s proven — endures.

If you’re craving something steady, flexible, and built to last,
this might be a conversation worth having.

Just drop me a 🧹 in the comments and let’s chat.

12/04/2025

It’s time to claim your spot to claim your life back! See how a digital business can be the means you never knew you needed to transform your life! Join in and see what it’s all about. It’s easy- just sign up to watch the webinar.

P. S. Your email address is not shared with 3rd parties.

12/03/2025

When I first came here, we hadn’t planned on staying longer than six months.

I was in my twenties, madly in love with a Venetian who swept me off my feet.

I was in London getting some “life experience” when we met.

He had escaped his sleepy, tourist town to learn English.

And I was the one who wanted to go to his place.
I was up for anything — and I fell in love with the Italian language too.

We told ourselves it would only be for a little while… but oh my!

I was completely seduced by this place.
How could we ever leave?

We called it the vortex.

Pulled in by its beauty, its history, its nonchalance, its uniqueness and its slow pace — so unlike anywhere else I had ever known.

Now, more than 25 years later, even after a three-week vacation back home in St. John’s, NL, Canada 🇨🇦 —
after all the what-ifs raced through my mind —
I looked up… and the vortex was calling me back in.

I guess some places don’t just host you- they claim you!

12/01/2025

Leaving my family in St.John’s NL, 🇨🇦 to back to my home away from home in Venice, Italy. I know, not a bad place to live, but family is family and they are already so far away as I wait for my connecting flight in Toronto airport. I always get a really bad case of the “what ifs” as I ponder on my life decisions. Could my little Italian family ever adapt to life in Newfoundland? Could I?? My heart is torn in half … an Italian in Canada and a Canadian in Italy. Where are my fellow expats or people living far from their homeland? Do you feel this way too or is it just me?