In the past, I had tried several times to write down New Year's Resolutions. They never worked. I give you an example of one of those I wrote 4 years ago: - More sports - Write more on my diary - Apply for more jobs I mean there is nothing wrong with those 3 wishes, but they all stressed one important thing, that I was focusing really a lot on: LACKING and ABSENCE. Usually new year's resolutions come to you at a time like today, December 31st, when you are thinking what to we

I feel so proud of myself, like a kid. I should call my mum right now to tell her," LOOK, LOOK, how good I was!!" I feel that anything is possible. Now that the adrenaline effect is gone, I see this weekend activity as a fading memory. I don't want to get rid of it; I don't want to stop thinking about how I felt. So there is only one solution. I am doing it again soon..However, I am afraid of heights. It is not a phobia or anything like that, but it just makes me a bit panick

Life allows us to practice the art of assertiveness every day. How? By putting pushy salespeople in front of us. Pushy attitude is not to be found frequently in Switzerland since people respect decisions and personal taste quite a lot. Apart from that, salespeople receive a monthly salary, whether they sell or not. It seems not to be the case in one of Zurich bride fashion shops, where I went on Saturday with two close friends of mine. I am looking for my wedding dress. You c

I go to the swimming pool every week here in Zurich. You need a card to get in, which is made of plastic and has a kind of little pocket inside. I see a lady placing a 5 CHF coin in that pocket. To be able to lock your stuff, you need a 5 CHF coin in the locker, and then you are good to go. I never seem to be able to find those 5 CHF, I always keep them aside, but then I manage to spend them for coffee or whatever, parking, etc. And then I cannot lock my stuff and I have to a

I go to the swimming pool every week here in Zurich. You need a card to get in, which is made of plastic and has a kind of little pocket inside. I see a lady placing a 5 CHF coin in that pocket. To be able to lock your stuff, you need a 5 CHF coin in the locker, and then you are good to go. I never seem to be able to find those 5 CHF, I always keep them aside, but then I manage to spend them for coffee or whatever, parking, etc. And then I cannot lock my stuff and I have to a

Working with clients and looking back at myself in the past, and also considering the society we live in (modern and busy world, and in Switzerland, where having fun is almost considered a sin), there is an increasing sense of duty and responsibility. First duty, then comes pleasure. Even if growing up in Sicily for me meant having a lot of fun and naps and easiness, the culture is impregnated with guilt and sense of duty too. First, you study then you have pleasure/fun. Othe

Working with clients and looking back at myself in the past, and also considering the society we live in (modern and busy world, and in Switzerland, where having fun is almost considered a sin), there is an increasing sense of duty and responsibility. First duty, then comes pleasure. Even if growing up in Sicily for me meant having a lot of fun and naps and easiness, the culture is impregnated with guilt and sense of duty too. First, you study then you have pleasure/fun. Othe

I was never extremely untidy. But I was also never extremely tidy or obsessed with perfect cleaning. Till at this age (35...), my mother from time to time tells me "well, why don't we do a lesson in folding?" Can you believe it? Well, putting aside the fact that my mom considers me an eternal child and the she irons pajamas, I got actually a lesson in tidying up this week. And it has changed my life. Have you ever heard about the KonMari method? I came across it over Netflix

I was never extremely untidy. But I was also never extremely tidy or obsessed with perfect cleaning. Till at this age (35...), my mother from time to time tells me "well, why don't we do a lesson in folding?" Can you believe it? Well, putting aside the fact that my mom considers me an eternal child and the she irons pajamas, I got actually a lesson in tidying up this week. And it has changed my life. Have you ever heard about the KonMari method? I came across it over Netflix