Useful life TRICKS to make your life easier.

All of us want to make our life easier. Recently, I was looking for different tips to do things faster and less complicated. Some of them are very simple, but I have never thought that it could work.  

They can save time and your money. It is very important in student life isn't it? Life is full of stress and it is a good idea to make it happy by little things. Share it with your friends to show how creative and smart you are! :)

The warmth of candles makes the coffee beans smell wonderful!

You can easily keep your keys apart.

the bananas will be fresh for 4-5 days longer if you wrap them in plastic wrap.

The advantages OF CHEAT DAYS

Recently 'cheat days' became very popular, as popular as taking care of our health and healthy lifestyle. Personally, I can not resist 'cheat days' because I can't stand eating all the time salads and rice with chicken. Without eating sweets I getting angry and veeery iritating. So basically I am doing it for the people, that they could survive my company :D

Firstly, our body must keep the balance, the vegetables and grill chicken is not enough. We should remember that we can't make cheats too frequently, sometimes it is not a cheat day but just a bad habit. It is worth to plan our cheat days. For exemple, keep it for special occasions like weddings or birthdays. When you shock your system with a high influx of calories at one time, the body's metabolism will show an increase and you will start your 'furnace' into high gear once again. 

Cheat day means also a break from a exercising. This is very important to take a 'day off' because your muscles need to repair and recover. It is good to go to sauna, that you could improve the circulation. Sometimes just sleep a little bit longer and stay in your PJs and don't stress! It is a wonderful way to give you a kick start and energy for the whole day :)

COACHELLA

The time of summer festivals in USA has already begun. 

Festival Coachella is one of the most popular one because every year we can meet there not only random people but also very famous people from music and fashion industry. 

Coachella is not only a music festival but also a fashion festival. The interesting thing is, that the festival takes place not in Los Angeles, like everybody thinks but in Indio, California. It's about 80 km from LA. Last year they sold 189 thousand of tickets and at the same time they beat the box office record, earning about 84 million dollars. 

The full name of this festival is: The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. So we can admire there also a showcase of a visual arts, sculpture and interactive pieces of art. 

The festival never gets too crowed because people have also an abillity to stand in the back of the stage. They can dance and have fun without feeling overwhelmed. 

The Coachella does take care of environment. Every person who picks up a trash or bottles, they can exchange it for water or other rewards. People are encouraged in good way to clean after yourself.

Having fun and meeting new people - that's what matters most!

Chocolate nuts crispy COOKIES

Every Sunday (and sometimes often :) I'm doing my cheat day, we cannot eat only vegetables, right?

This recipe is very simple and tasty. You don't need many ingredients and it is very fast to do. The cookies don't look spectacular, but the taste defends itself. They fit perfectly with a cup of tea or coffee.

That's all you will need: 

500 g of flour

1 cube of butter

2 eggs

1 glass of sugar

1 pocket of vanilla sugar

1 pocket of baking soda

+nuts, choolate, whatever you can imagine!

It will be about 30-40 cookies

Firstly, mix all the ingredients, than put the dough on the wooden board and knead until it will be smooth and little bit sticky. 

Then pin out the dough and cut the circles using a glass. 

Bake 15-20 minutes in 180 degrees. 

If the dough will be too sticky you can add more flour with no doubts :)

Good luck and bon appetit :)

Novelist: Haruki Murakami

Recently I read his first book, I bought it accidentaly, but many people recommended me his books before. I decided to choose 'Norvegian Wood' very strange, but gripping and addictive book. Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer. He is not only popular in Japan but also in the world, his books are translated in the 50 different languages! It's a huge succes, isn't it? His writing seems little bit melancolic, surrealistic and magical.

The 'Norvegian Wood' is a nostalgic, sad story about loss and sexuality. The main character is named Toru Watanbe, a student living in Tokyo. He is torn between two girls, emotionally destroyed Naoko, but his true love, and outgoing and brave Midori. This book maybe seems depressive, but behing each sad moment comes up the light and hope. It was very pleasant to read it, but the story maybe was a little but predictable. I guess that at first sight we won't notice the beauty and provocativeness.

If you have not read Murakami and you enjoy literary fiction, you're truly missing out. I'm ashamed I didn't come across him sooner. His books are at turns beautiful and sorrowful, and consistently magical.

Even when there's no magic involved.

Dreaming about Georgia (Grusia)

I am completely fascinated by this beautiful country and people. I just can't stop looking for places that maybe I will have an opportunity to see and discover. It's my dream to spend at least week there. In the beginning I didn't know much about this place and I thought that is quite random. What a shame! 

Georgia is considered as a 'balcony of Europe'. I must agree, because it is the best place to stand and admire the magical landscapes all over. 

What is the most beautiful there? For sure, the country side, as well the modern side also. Mountains, rivers, valleys... Simply amazing. It has also very rich historical part, we can't be bored there. 

What is the most interesting for me, it is of course food :D I want to visit so much the local markets with many differents, fresh, traditional products, that you can discover again and again. When it comes to the modern part, the capital, Tbilisi is a mix of a culture and definitely worth to see. 

What is the best there? Tbilisi has it's own style, you won't find there commercial McDonald's or KFc. This country is opening for the world, but still maintain its tradition. 

photos: gotravelyourway.com

The Billy Goat Legend

I was born in Poznan and I visit this city almost every day. Isn't that funny and sounds weird that I saw the goats butting their heads for the first time last year? So far so good I guess. That's why I'd like to recall the legend about them, which is not so known among the residents.

The king decided to organise a feast after a huge fire which damaged town hall. Luckily, the edifice was rebuild and people gathered to admire the new clock, which was installed there. 

Of course, the guests must have been feed, the main dish was supposed to be a roast venison. Everything was prepared by young boy, named Pietrek. He was very gifted but also distracted. When he saw for the first time the clock, was very overwhelmed and took his eye of the food. 

Unfortunately, the dish had enough time to get burnt. The boy was very frightened to be punished and run to the nearest farm. Pietrek decided to stole two goats to cook them for the guests. But he wasn't strong enough and the animals run away, chasing each other and climbing to the town hall. The goast started to butt their heads, which was very amusing to gathered guests.

 They were having fun watching this and that's why the king decided not to punish the scared boy and built in its honor the firgure standing for them.
Ever since then, when the bugle sounds at the noon, the assembled crowed has seen the two head-butting billy goats everyday. 

The video of this special moment you can see HERE