Looking back

Oh, how I wish I posted here more often.

 I love to read back on all these blog posts and see how my life has unfolded in the last couple of years. It's now over 2 years since I graduated from University and wrote my first blog post....2 YEARS!!! I feel old. 

 And as I get older and see the time clock ticking, I often begin to feel afraid that I'm not going to do anything with my life. 

 Sometimes, I get so stuck on what's next that I forget to remember, or even realise, everything that I have already achieved!

This past year has actually been one of the most exciting years of my life!

Here's a quick run down of my personal highlights :) :

 recovered from an accident in Peru and gained a shiny new tooth :)

hired a life coach

  quit my boring office job

 taught special needs kids

took a lead role in a farcical comedy stage play

competed in the British Adult Figure Skating Championships

  travelled to Madeira, Abu Dhabi and New York.

 Aaand after working on acheiving all of this with my coach,  I decided to see if I could also go make a difference for others by starting a life coach training program too!! This last week, I got hired by my first two paying clients!! Ahhh ......life... is.... good. 

Take a look back on the past year and see what achievements you've already made. It'll make you feel good. I promise! 

Grazi Mille!

In April, I went to Liguria in Northern Italy. It was INCREDIBLE! We went on a university trip to study some frescoes (or frisky frescoes as we called them!). We started out in a small town called Varese in the Val di Vara. It was BEAUTIFUL! The people were so friendly, the bakery food was delish, and the frescoes were frisky!

                        Jupiter with two of his many lovers, one of which is the swan!
                        (Apparently this one was a little ruined by a fresco restorer though :$)

I loved all the little nooks and crannies of the town, the alleyways and cobbled streets, the medieval bridge over the river, and the small bars, shops and cafes found in hidden places. It felt like we had taken one big step back in time.

Later in the week, we made a leap to the big city of Genoa with its humongous cathedral and Palazzi to view a few more frisky frescoes and to visit the minister of culture in the Museo di Palazzo Reale. Again, Genoa was BEAUTIFUL and so culturally rich. We just didn't have enough time to explore!

GRAZI MILLE for such an experience! I hope I can go back one day!

P.S I love how the Italians say a THOUSAND thank you's!