Make-Up and Jewellery Trends 2021 Ideal for Virtual Meetings

Happy Sunday my lovelies! With the new year we are approached with new trends that will be defining 2021. Since the year has started and will continue with a lot of home office for many of us, I thought I would put together the make-up and jewellery trends 2021 that I believe are ideal for virtual meetings (especially when working in finance or another "conservative" industry). Make-Up Trends 2021 Ideal for WFH Stained Lips and lipstick ...

‘Vanillekipferl’ aka the best Christmas Cookies

Food

Happy almost Christmas! Time is running these days and the countdown to Christmas is almost finished. One thing that is never missing at home around the festive season are some good ol'Christmas cookies! I'll be honest, the first batch I tried failed miserably - I used too much butter (well margarine) and read the recipe wrong.. my mistake! The second time around, however, turned out perfectly - not to my surprise, since it is our ...

Exploring Switzerland: Bremgarten (Aargau)

Travel

It's been almost 6 years since I moved back to Zurich, Switzerland. Six years, and it feels like I still do not really know the country well at all. I meet so many expats here, so many people abroad that have visited Switzerland, and almost all of them seem to know more about the country and have visited more places than me. The reason is simple: work. I've been working almost constantly these past few ...

Apple Pie – An easy go-to recipe perfect for an autumn family visit

Food

the perfect golden apple pie What a wonderful weekend we had! Samuel and I visited his dad in his hometown and had the most wonderful dinner! I was requested to bring a little cake for the afternoon coffee and as we all know; I love baking! The only the I didn't enjoy when I received the news that I would baking, was the fact that it was late in the evening and I had to bake ...

Thermomix Recipe: Healthy Pumpkin Soup

Food

Good morning! I cannot believe it's already Halloween again in a few days - how did this happen so fast? I'll actually be coming back home on October 31st from my US business travels, so I don't know how awake I'll be or whether the jet lag will have me under control that night! Either way, every year when October starts, when the leaves turn orange, and the halloween decorations come out - I crave ...