I gave up the idea of "having it all" when I was 35. I was single, never thought I would get married - let alone have a family one day. My career was going great, I was exercising and maintaining my perfect body, going out with my girlfriends, traveling the world and fixing up my house.

Flash forward to 2010 and I am married (5 years), have a 4 year old son and a successful career. My perfect body has long since left me, I still want to see the world, grow my career, enrich my relationship with my husband, raise my son to be a great man and make my home look and feel like Martha Stewart was just there. I spend a majority of my time "striving 2 B supermom" which means I am trying to find a way to juggle a career, marriage and family and maintain some level of sanity!

Is it really possible to "have it all"? Most days are full of laughs, stress, craziness and some fun, but it's overwhelming to try to fit everything in before bedtime. This is my world - my daily strive to become "supermom". It's a combination of my stress, happiness, shortcuts and planning that help me get through the week. This is for all you gals "striving 2 B supermom" too!

Casa Cornacchi in Tuscany

After spending a few wonderful days in Venice, it was time to head for Tuscany! We picked up our rental car and headed out for our new home for the next 4 nights, Casa Cornacchi. Casa Cornacchi is located in a perfect spot in Tuscany. It is near a small town called Bucine and is about 25 minutes from Siena. It was a great home base for us to take quick, easy day trips to many surrounding towns and villages. The website is http://www.cornacchi.com/ if you want more information.

Here are some photos of the main building where the dining room is located:



Views of the lovely pool and countryside with stunning Tuscan hills!



We selected this property because they were family friendly. They offered a very nice crib for my son with nice bedding along with highchairs in the dining room. They were extremely accommodating to us traveling with a child. If we needed milk or a snack for my little one, they would go to the kitchen and get whatever we needed. They even would serve your dinner in your apartment or on your patio in case you wanted to put your little one down to bed and eat in peace in your room. They even set our table with a nice table cloth for dinner in our room. We loved the staff. Giacomo attended to our every need. Barbara provided extra assistance to us when our son fell and cut his face and had to go to the hospital for treatment. Barbara went with us to the hospital in Siena and helped us navigate the language. She even returned to the hospital with us a few days later so the physician could recheck our son's injury. Both Mama Daria and Olga in the kitchen were so kind and welcoming. Olga chatted in Italian with our son every day and played cars with him. Mama Daria was an excellent cook and we simply loved our cooking class with her. It was one of the highlights on our 16 day trip! I can't speak highly enough of Casa Cornacchi and we plan to return again soon!



This is one of my favorite photos from the trip taken right by the pool at Casa Cornacchi. It doesn't get any better than this!


They actually had REAL lemon trees all over. So incredible!


Here is my son, taking a break on the patio overlooking Tuscan hills.....

I loved the simply tasty Tuscan breakfast in the dining room each morning:

This is the view of the building across from our apartment.
Views of our apartment:


Jayden had a blast playing soccer for the first time in Italy at Casa Cornacchi:

The beautiful hillside is endless and stunning..........


More views of our beautiful apartment:
Even the bathrooms were gorgeous with beamed ceilings, stone walls and skylights.
We had a beautiful 2 bedroom/2 bathroom apartment. Here is one of the spacious bedrooms:

While staying there, we took advantage of them having dinner available on site a few nights. All I can say is WOW - what great food! I am 100% Italian and am a bit picky about Italian food because I like the real deal, but boy did we get the real deal. Dinners at Casa Cornacchi started with Prosecco being served on the patio and the back yard area with the other guests. We met some delightful guests staying there - some with children too. The kids played soccer on the lawn overlooking the most scenic Tuscan hillside views while we sipped on prosecco. We were then taken into the dining room for dinner. The first night we had the following menu:
Antipasti: Bruschetta (3 types) pomodoro, carmelized onions and salami.
Primi (pasta): Spinach and Cheese Ravioli in butter sauce
Secondi (meat): Chicken Cacciatore, cold potato salad with olive oil and fresh basil
Dolce (dessert): Tiramisu
Dinner the second night was:
Antipasti: Bruschetta (2 types) pomodoro and tuscan beans, served with fried eggplant slices
Primi: pasta bolognese
Secondi: BBQ sausage, ribs and pork roast with roasted potatoes with rosemary
Dolce: Tiramisu
Dinner our last night there (the night we made dinner in the cooking class) was:
Antipasti: fried potato balls, mushroom bruschetta
Primi: Pasta bolognese
Secondi: Herbed Pork Tenderloin baked in a pastry, Tuscan green beans and panzanella salad
Dolce: Pineapple upside down cake with strawberry drizzle
The hearty, tasty dinners cost about 30 euros per person and were served family style (you can have as much as you want). Wine was additional and my little one ate dinner free.
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