This weekend marked a sweet milestone for us: my sister invited us over to create our first ever Homemade Advent Wreath! This entire tradition was completely new to Nicole, so she had never created one before. And to be honest, I hadn’t either! I generally don’t have too much patience for decorative crafts and usually […]
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For Nicole, Halloween has always been a big deal. Back in Costa Rica, the tradition is vibrant: people dress up, houses and apartments are decked out in spooky themes, and the atmosphere is electric. But here in Switzerland, the celebration is a little different. While it has certainly grown in popularity over the last couple
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After a year of living together and relying solely on Switzerland’s impressive, yet sometimes limiting, public train system, Nicole and I finally made the big decision: it was time to buy a car. We are generally big fans of the trains, but life eventually presented too many logical reasons to get our own set of
The Great Car Hunt: Why Buying a Used Car in Switzerland Was a challenge Read More »
I have always been the kind of person who likes to write things down. It’s why I have this blog, and it’s how I process a lot of the world around me. But for years, there was one form of writing I consistently avoided and always struggled with: journaling. It felt too raw, too personal,
Escaping the Negative Loop: How My Journaling Journey Transformed My Mindset Read More »
Have you ever felt like you’re juggling a dozen different things at once? Maybe you have a pile of sticky notes on your desk, random lists saved in your phone, and a to-do list that lives only in your head. For most of my life, that was me. I’ve always been a pretty organized person,
Why I Have My Whole Life in Notion: The Ultimate Digital Workspace Read More »
In our fast-paced, digitally-driven world, it often feels like words have lost their weight. We fire off quick texts, dash out emails, and scroll through endless feeds, sometimes forgetting the profound impact a few carefully chosen words can have. But what if I told you that words still hold immense power? That they can shape
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A week can be tough and can cause a lot of stress. There’s so much to do, and it takes a lot of energy. That’s why we decided to create The Power of a Sunday Reset: Recharging the Mind for a Stress-Free Week. A ritual we do weekly after we’ve planned everything for the upcoming
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Hello and welcome to the first of our two-part blog series! Today, we’re talking about what it’s like to leave everything you know behind to start a new life in a new country. As many of you know, my wife, Nicole, is from Costa Rica, and I am from Switzerland. Last October, Nicole moved here
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Life can be incredibly stressful, and often, there’s not much we can do to change external circumstances. However, from our experience, a little bit of structure and organization can significantly reduce that stress. We currently work demanding 9-to-5 jobs, and on top of that, we’re also freelancing, adding about 20% more workload to our already
Our Sunday Planning Session: How We Structure Our Week to Reduce Stress Read More »
Long-distance relationships? Yeah, they’re definitely not for the faint of heart. They can be incredibly tricky, and honestly, they’re far from easy. We know this firsthand because we were in a long-distance relationship for almost two years. During that time, we learned so much – not just about navigating the complexities of LDRs, but also
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