The “Tiramisù Day”!

Hello! Today we celebrate the “Tiramisù Day”. This dessert is one of the most important meals of the Italian culture.  This history of the invention of this dish is not clear. There are cities such as Venice, Treviso, Siena and Florence who claim that tiramisu comes from them. In Italy this dessert is served cooled, and usually with espresso. There is also a general opinion that tiramisù is an aphrodisiac. Below, I would like to share a link for a web page in which you can find a recipe for a traditional Italian tiramisù. Try it out! It’s not difficult to prepare it!

http://www.thefoodjourney.com/tiramisu-the-authentic-italian-recipe/

Perfect Strangers

Hello guys!

I would like to recommend you a film. This is an Italian melodrama “Perfect Strangers” directed by Paolo Genovese. One of the roles in the film is played by one of the polish greatest actress’ Katarzyna Smutniak.

In the film, a group of friends meet on a dinner, during which they want to admire the eclipse. They decided to put all their smartphones on the table and to read all the incoming messages out loud. This apparently innocent game reveals all of their liars and secrets. This film makes the watcher aware of how many mystery everyone’s telephones hide. The mobile phone in the film is named a black box of our lives.

Hello everyone!

In this post I want to tell you something about my favourite TV series on Netflix.

„Anne with an E”

This is a TV series based on Lucy Maud Montgomery’s book „Anne of Greengable”. It tells the story of the unmarried siblings who adopted a redhead girl. Her temperament and levity completely changed the bleak life of Greengable”.

Riverdale

This is a project based on the comics of the Archie Comics publishing company. The actions of the series take place in the Riverdale city and tell the stories of a group of teenagers. In the apparently peaceful Riverdale is revealed a murder. The main characters try to unmask the killer. This leads them to many thrilling adventures.

The Good Place

The series focuses on Eleanor Shellstrop, who wakes up in the afterlife and is introduced by Michael to “The Good Place”, she realizes that she was sent there by mistake and must hide her imperfect behavior while trying to become a better and more ethical person.

Some proven tips to sleep better at night.

One of my New Year’s resolution is to put more attention to my sleeping schedule

Nowadays sleeping problems reach more and more people of our society. Our life paces are increasing, we feel more and more stress. These factors are not without importance in regard to the quality of rest. Nevertheless it doesn’t require much to change it. First of all, for a good sleep, it is essential to have fresh air in our bedroom. It is worth to air out the place where we sleep. It is also important to remember that the plants release carbon dioxide at night, which deteriorates the quality of air. Afterwards, we have to pay attention to the temperature in our bedroom. It is optimal to maintain the temperature between 20-21 degrees. When it is too warm in our bedroom, we are going to wake up tired and debilitated, and if it is too cold, we can easily get ill. Another factor that contributes to a good night’s sleep, is a physical activity during the day. It is also crucial to relax and clear your mind in the evening. We can easily forget about our daily problems by reading books, listening to soft music, taking a hot bath etc.

The end of the year, it’s a traditional time for changing our life.Lately, I have read a very inspiring article talking about how to make good New Year’s resolutions, which will have a Chance to be maintained through the entire year. The author of article gave a couple of different ideas for New Year’s resolutions. My favourites are:

1. Stop telling yourself „I will be happy when…”. It is neccessary to be concentrated on our happiness at the present time!
2. Stop complaining. According to researches, complaining interrupts the proper working of the hippocampus – the part of the brain responsable for intelligence, memory and resolving problems.
3. Do not waste your time! Determine one priority to do for each evening. It is essential to treat our spare time wisely and thoughtfully.

 

These are the three resolutions which appeal to me the most. For everyone who knows polish, I share the link for this article here.

https://businessinsider.com.pl/rozwoj-osobisty/postanowienia-noworoczne-nawyki-ktore-warto-zmienic/0nypwzw

Hello! In this post I would like to present you a very interesting film about learning foreign language.

And how do you think? Is it really possible to learn a language in six months?

The gift wrapping ideas

Christmas is coming! It’s a very special time, when we exchange gifts with our family, friends etc. When it comes to me, I really love to give presents. It’s one of my favourite christmas traditions. And I can boldly say, that I am really good in picking presents. But… there is one thing that I hate in making presents – wrapping. Maybe that’s because I’m impatient. Either way, presents wrapped by me always looked bad. Therefore, this year I decided to change it, and I’ve started watching video tutorials about how to wrap presents. In this post I would like to share with you one of the most interesting.

The legend of Saint Nicholas

Today is 6 december! With regard to that, we celebrate a Saint Nicholas Day. I would like to share with you the legend of Saint Nicholas, which I found on the website http://www.stnicholascentre.org.  Enjoy reading!

“Long ago, in a far off land known today as Turkey, there was a boy named Nicholas. Nicholas was a person who created numerous miracles and accomplished many good deeds. As a teenager, Nicholas inherited a vast fortune, but he had no idea what to do with it. Wanting to help those less fortunate than himself, Nicholas set out to make the wishes of others come true. While Nicholas knew the townspeople needed his help, he was also aware that they were very proud people, so Nicholas decided to help his friends secretly.

Each night, Nicholas would disguise himself and deliver such items as food, clothing and money to the people of his village. Of all the townspeople, Nicholas felt the closest bond with one specific family. In this family, there were three daughters. Sadly, the family was very poor and the father felt much pain over the fact that he could not afford the weddings of each daughter. In his desire to help the family, Nicholas left a bag of gold on the father’s doorstep as the wedding of the oldest daughter was near. Upon discovering the money the next morning, the family was very happy!

When it was time for the second daughter to get married, Nicholas again visited the family. He threw another bag of gold into the family’s chimney. The family greatly appreciated the individual who was providing them with such a great fortune, but they had no idea as to who this person could be. As the third daughter’s wedding neared, the father decided to stand guard so that he could identify the kind person who had created such happiness for his family. On this visit, Nicholas tossed the bag of gold through an open window. Upon hearing the bag of coins land on the floor, the father chased Nicholas until he caught up with him.

Nicholas was embarrassed and did not want the father to make his identity known to the townspeople. The father promised to keep the secret, but was so grateful for the kindness of young Nicholas that he could not keep the secret no matter how hard he tried. Soon the entire town knew that Nicholas was the person responsible for the wonderful events that had occurred in their town.

Every December, Nicholas took it upon himself to reward all of the boys and girls who had been good throughout the year by secretly delivering presents to them. All these years later, Nicholas is still remembered for his kindness, generosity, and undying love for children. In honor of Nicholas, many countries throughout the world provide children with gift bags in December on Saint Nicholas’ Day.”

 

Polish music

In this post I’d like to tell you something about my favourite music bands and artists. Honestly, I don’t have a favorite type of music. I like listening to blues, rock, pop, rap, and sometimes, when I’m stressed I listen to classical music, because it always relaxes me, but there are some polish musical artist that I really like, and that I can listen to almost all the time.

Mela Koteluk

I love her voice! I like her last album the most. The lyrics of the songs talk about 3 most important things in life: freedom, life and death. This album is a little more calming that the earlier ones. It refers to the characteristic sounds of nature.

Arthur Rojek

For me, it doesn’t matter if I’m listening to the music of “Myslovitz” or the songs of Arthur Rojek after he left the music band. Arthur writes heart touching lyrics, and he sings them in a way, which gives me a lump in my throat.

The dumplings

Jacob and Justine are a perfect duo which creates very inspiring electropop music. Theirs music is a breath of fresh air and their lyrics forced me to start thinking about many importants aspects of life. It’s a pair of very young people who had an opportunity to play concerts in many different parts of the world.

The best ways for improving your mood in autumn evenings.

• Chocolate. Everyone knows that chocolate belong to some of the methods of improving mood. It’s because our organism produces endorphins, which make us more happy. Once a while it’s worth to treat yourself with some chocolate
• Favorite tea. A cup of favorite tea, for example, tea with honey and lemon surely warms us up pleasantly. Also a favorite, healthy dish can give you a new energy.
• A walk. Going for a walk is good idea during any weather. The activity outside stimulates bodily functions and assures rest for the nervous system.
• Books. For many people reading books is relaxing. Books allow us to forget about the gloomy weather and the daily tasks.
• Music. When listening to music, we can easily forget about the rain outside. The music reduces the amount of produced hormones responsible for suspense and helps increase the amount of endorphins.
• Meeting with friends also can improve our mood. Often a conversation with a loved one allows us to forget about our bad mood and gives to us an opportunity to talk about all the things that are tormenting us. A honest conversation always help.