self-care instruction manual
- forgive yourself : it’s okay if you didn’t wake up early, go for a run, or finish that assignment. you’re only human
- start slow : don’t set your expectations too high when you’re just starting off
- keep learning : getting to where you want to be is a process. don’t expect perfection overnight
- be kind to yourself : you’ll make mistakes along the way, but don’t let that stop you
10 beautiful Italian words
- scrosciare (vb.): the action of rain pouring down or of waves hitting rocks and cliffs.
- meriggiare (vb.): to rest at noon, more likely in a shady spot outdoors.
- lapidoso (adj.): full of stones, said of roads or of the bottom of a river.
- innaffiare (vb.): to water something, especially a garden, a plant, a flower, etc.
- cruore (n.): it literally means “flowing blood”.
- nottivago (n.): of a person who wanders at night; night-roamer.
- terrifico (adj.): of something or someone that terrifies, that provokes terror.
- ansare (vb.): to hardly breathe, to be out of breath.
- nequizia (n.): moral wickedness or evil action.
- morituro (adj.): of someone who is next or destined to die.