life with katrin
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A story reflecting on the connection between art and community. About a month ago, I found myself, after taking an emergency flight across the world (saving the details of that trip for another post, when I am feeling ready), in my grandparents’ familiar robin’s egg blue, 1960s rambler house, sitting beside my grandpa as he […]
Nestled in the Santa Maria Novella district of the famous renaissance city you can experience a heavenly stay with eccentric delights befitting an Italian paradise. I’ve lived in Florence for over 3 years now, and if you asked me if I could stay in any hotel here for even just one night which one would […]
Learn about the art of custom perfume making at an elegant boutique within the historic heart of the famous renaissance city.
A classic french rose tart that will delight your gaze as well as your tastebuds.
The plot twist of this recipe is the crust is sweet in contrast to the sharp tartness of the lemon notes in the curd.
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran is an impossibly enlightened piece, dreamily guiding the reader through the various facets of life in the form of eloquent passages.
What if I told you weight and health are not as intertwined as we are led to believe? What if I told you weight stigma is actually rooted in… racism? That’s right. By discriminating against larger bodied beings and participating in fatshaming you are actually upholding racist ideologies.
The art of negotiation is an underrated and often under polished life skill. Do you interact with other people? Then the knowledge within this book will be helpful to you. While this book primarily focuses on negotiations in monetary situations I have found Chris Voss’s techniques to be invaluable and revolutionary regarding how to approach other topics as well.
I used to think that some emotions were inherently ‘good’ and others ‘bad,’ and then I read The Language of Emotions by Karla McLaren. This book taught me every emotion is a messenger with a purpose, and how to honor what they are trying to communicate.
This is my all time favorite book. It not only brought me a surprising amount of comfort regarding death, but a new perspective of the gifts (comfortable and uncomfortable) this lifetime has to offer as well.
