Zurich coolest new attraction, the Wow Museum, is a unique world of optical illusions. A museum unlike other museums and a perfect place for selfies and shootings.
Right in the city centre of Zurich, right between tall grey buildings, the Wow Museum is an unexpected surprise. Every colour enthusiast who enters feels happy at once because the Wow Museum is just as fun, bright and beautiful as a wild dream where somebody drops a paint bucket over a whole house. Across three floors, illusions await. You find yourself in infinity grow and shrink or get lost in a world full of mirror and lights listening to hammering beats. A little bit like Alice in Wonderland, but different.
For a long time, I was looking at places like this popping up in the US, feeling jealous that we don’t have one. Now it finally happened! As you see the place is wonderful for taking pictures, but as well fun to just spend some time with friends, experience something different and dive into colours.
The Wow Museum Zurich is located at Werdmühlestrasse 10, just a few steps from Bahnhofstrasse.
When I was asked to write about iron deficiency I immediately said yes because it’s something I live with since I was a child. I am not alone: Iron deficiency is very common, especially among women and therefore it’s important to raise awareness! It can be treated easily and has a huge impact on wellbeing and health.
What is iron and why do we need it?
Iron is a mineral vital to the proper function of haemoglobin, a protein needed to transport oxygen in the blood. A shortage can lead to a reduced quality of life and even serious health problems.
My story of living with an iron deficiency: The early years
Since I was a kid, I had issues with iron deficiency. I think it was discovered for the first time when I was at school and my teacher noticed that I was unusually tired and had difficulties to focus during lessons. I also remember that I often slept during the afternoon when I didn’t have school. When I went to the doctor, he tested my blood and after the diagnosis of iron deficiency, I was treated. My energy level increased and I tried to eat more food that was a good source of iron.
My story of living with a lack of iron: The return of the deficiency
I consider myself a person who eats consciously most of the time. But the last few months have been very challenging and stressful and I didn’t take as good care of myself as I usually do. It took me a while to realise that the iron deficiency was back. For weeks I thought my sleeplessness, low mood, anxiousness and constant exhaustion came from the stress. A friend came up with the suggestion that I should check my iron. I went to the doctor, she tested my blood and told me that my iron storage was completely empty. I am taking supplements for three weeks now and it’s amazing how much more balanced I already feel.
Iron & veganism
Often people believe that a vegetarian or vegan diet is a cause for an iron deficiency. I’ve become a vegetarian when I was about fifteen and now I am vegan for a couple of years. I disagree that this diet has to lead to a deficiency as long as you eat balanced. There are a lot of good vegan iron sources such as beans, lentils, quinoa, nuts or tofu for example.
What can be done against iron deficiency
So my message is: If you think you suffer from symptoms from the list below, go to your doctor for a check-up! Iron deficiency can be treated easily and has a huge impact on your life!
Symptoms of iron deficiency
unusual tiredness brittle nails and hair loss sleep disturbances headaches & dizziness restless legs paleness states of exhaustion sensitivity to cold
After spending time with your families this Christmas, I know a lot of you are craving after crazy parties and louder days/nights with disco sound. Therefore my last Christmas giveaway is an Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 2 portable Bluetooth speaker that brings the party into your life no matter where you are.
The WONDERBOOM 2 is a powerful speaker with an incredible bass. When I experienced it for the first time in action, I couldn’t believe it was that tiny speaker that caused such a full sound.
You can take the WONDERBOOM 2 wherever you go, it’s super waterproof and dust-proof. Float it, jump with it into the pool or drop it: It’s a cannonball, built to bang on but as well stylish and of course: Pink! The battery lasts for 13 hours of sound and you can pair it with another WONDERBOOM 2 for double sound.
So what are you waiting for: Enter and let’s get the party startet after all the Silent Nights!
How to win: Leave a comment on this post. Please include your mail so I can contact you if you won. The winner will receive an Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 2 in pink. You have an extra chance to win if you enter on my Instagram.
The giveaway will end on the 5th of January and is open for worldwide entries.
OMG Ladies: Are you aware of how close summer is? Time to get that body ready for the beach and your cute bikinis! My secret weapon to staying in shape is called Jenny from My Body Toning and she is finally back in Zurich after a break. I used to be a couch potato before I started to work out with Jenny, simply because she is a highly motivating and challenging trainer who changed the way that I look and to my surprise made me discover that I do enjoy sports.
If you are in Zurich, you can join me in the best bootcamp in town now: From the 4th of June to the 14th of July, My Body Toning is organizing a bootcamp in the Seefeld with a mix of Pilates, Barre and Functional Exercises that will tone your body and improve your posture. You can lose some kilos which you gained during the cold season while having fun with the girls, indoors and out.
Tuesday & Thursday 7.30 to 8.15 pm & Saturday 9
to 10 am. Book the complete six weeks (18 sessions
for CHF 490) or pick single sessions (CHF 29).
There are only ten spots available, so sign up fast. with writing an E-Mail to jenny(at)mybodytoning.com
The Ladies Bootcamp is gonna happen here: My Body Toning, Feldeggstrasse 4, 8008 Zürich
Christmas is coming closer and closer and giveaway season continues right here right now!
Because a blogger without a phone is like an octopus without arms, I am happy to give away the most important piece of technology in my life: A phone, what else?
You can win the Sony Xperia L2 in rose gold. This phone comes with a super-wide-angle 8MP selfie camera so you can fit all your friends into the scenery and a 13MP front camera. Its display is 5.5” big, which makes it ideal for watching videos on the go. To add too other features, it has a long-lasting battery and fingerprint sensor for secure unlock.
How to win Leave a comment here or participate on my Instagram. If you do both you get two entries. Don’t forget to mention your email if you comment here. I’ll contact you if you are the lucky winner. The giveaway is open to all residents of Switzerland and ends on the 2nd of January. Good luck!
The moment I’ve (not) been waiting for has come: I received three invitations for Christmas events last week, an unmistakable sign that people start to wave goodbye to summer and the time of falling leaves, gingerbread cookies and cuddling with fluffy scarves is almost here.
Some are excited about the change of season, but not me, not yet: I see summer as a lover who is leaving, and I don’t want to let him go. Oh, my love, dear summer, you can’t escape through the back door, not without another kiss, please just one more time!
I went out with all my floaties and my best summer music for a little party in summer’s honour. Gosh, I can’t believe how good the sound from my new tiny Wonderboom speaker is. And the design of the waterproof speaker goes so well with my pastel wardrobe. In my opinion, styling is only perfect when you manage to match everyday objects to your style. Fun fact: This Wonderboom is called “unicorn,” and I carry it in a unicorn backpack.
Yes, the backpack is stolen from the kid’s department, but seriously: Growing up has nothing to do with losing the ability to love cute things I can’t say enough. Act grownup, look just as ridiculous as you like and never, never ever stop believing in unicorns!
If somebody had asked how my personal paradise looks, I would have answered like the factory from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but with more pink and candy instead of chocolate.
When I visited Lisbon this month, I discovered that the place I had in mind exists for real: The Sweet Art Museum is a place that encourages its visitors to say “Yes” to happiness. From the moment you spot the pink building, located in a row of grey industrial warehouses, you know: It’s time to enter a dreamlike parallel universe where everything is cute, pink and sweeter than any sweets. It’s time to rejoice for all your girly dreams coming true at once! Forget about dating a member of the Backstreet Boys (yes I know we all wanted that in the 90s), this is the real thing!
Have a bath in the sprinkle pool, get lost in ice cream land or have a ride on the lollipop merry-go-round. This place is Instagram dope and capable of making you feel like one giggling happy girl in heaven, even on a grumpy day. Paradise wouldn’t be perfect if you couldn’t eat sweets on the sly, so almost in every room, you end up with a mouth full of sugar.
If you wanna visit The Sweet Art Museum you should hurry, it’s only there until the end of August 2018. Shhhhh, there are plans the museum might come to London, Madrid or Brasil soon, but don’t tell anybody.
It was exactly one year ago when I experienced a sudden need for change: I felt that my lifestyle could be improved and it was time to take better care of myself. Long hours for my job at a branding agency and on top being model, photoshop wizard and girl for everything for my blog had left his marks.
I didn’t feel as fit as I wished, even if I never had issues with overweight. A glass of champagne at endless blogger events, compensation of stress through chocolate and my main exercise being a few steps to the bus were just not the best I could do for my future. Besides, as a fashion girl, it just matters to me that I fit into all crazy dresses and they look good on me.
Before I had a concrete plan, the plan found me: My blogger friend Jesca Li released a post, about her experience with a program at Atlas Transformation in Zurich that combines one-to-one EMS personal training (electrical muscle stimulation), a metabolism cure and weekly semi-personal training group sessions (once or twice per week training with 3-8 attendees). What convinced me was the proof in form of her before and after pictures: The difference is just remarkable and I thought if she could do this, I could too. Before I had second-thoughts I booked my first appointment.
When I arrived at the gym which is at a very central location very close to Bellevue I was positively surprised: Atlas Transformation turned out to be nothing like the gyms I’ve known, but a small and sophisticated studio that makes you feel comfortable whenever you step in. My trainer Jenny and I had a lovely chat about my goals and right from the beginning I felt in good hands and still love her encouraging and positive way.
I started with EMS and the Barre Fusion class, both once a week. In the beginning, the training was very challenging for me: I never did a plank before and my coordination was just a disaster. But the newly found motivation kept me going and it also helped to get in touch with the girls from my group training to exchange experiences. I love the EMS training because of its effectivity: The electrical impulses target muscle reactions while you train and that’s what makes a short 30 minutes feel like an hour of regular workout. I usually do the EMS during my lunch break. That they have amazing plant-based healthy snacks such as a delicious acai bowl is very handy then.
During the personal training sessions, Jenny is always generous with inspiration, as an example, it was her who made me fall in love with smoothies and say goodbye to alcohol almost completely. All she needed was to tell me once: No pressure, no sinister words of warning, just motivation! Being a vegetarian since I was fourteen I also decided to go fully plant-based and it was extremely helpful that a wholesome plant-based diet is part of the Atlas Transformation philosophy.
It didn’t take long until I saw results and that hooked me up for more. I kept my curves but my body changed and I even fit into the clothes I used to wear when I was 17, omg! And indeed my metabolic age went from 22 to 19, I dropped my weight by 5 kg, decreased my body and visceral fat with keeping my muscle weight at the same time. I reached my finetuning goals for my shape, gained posture improvement and increased my body awareness through this training combination.
But the probably most surprising part of my change is that I started to enjoy exercise. I didn’t want to admit it in the first place because I carefully built the image of being the pale fashion girl who despised sports, but now it’s time to get rid of that old me: New me feels better, healthier and happier and you just can’t keep her from going!
And here comes my before and after picture, just unretouched and without tricking with perspectives and clothing:
Get 20% discount on an EMS and/or semi-personal training package with the code SaraIsInLoveWith. Book online
Valid for 10 or 20 sessions Personal Express Experience 30 min and 10 or 20 sessions Personal Training Groups packages till 31.7.2018.
Who is the cutest cartoon character in the universe? Hello Kitty, of course, cause her cute face is everywhere! Did you ever realize that your favourite cat doesn’t have a mouth? Since somebody told me I can’t forget about this.
But maybe Kitty doesn’t need a mouth: She can play the piano, she can be everything she wants to be, and she has her own theme park, train and even travelled to space on her own little satellite. There is nothing Kitty can’t achieve, she doesn’t need to talk but just to follow her heart! Maybe her makers wanted to tell us that it’s what we do and what we feel that matters, not what we say.
As a kid, I didn’t have any Hello Kitty stuff, despite Kitty being around since 1974. Maybe that is why I need to catch up now and surround myself with a big flock of cute white Kittys. Everything from pencil cases to rulers and bowls is just more fun with Kitty’s face on it! Thanks to Blippo I don’t have to go to Japan to fetch my cuties, but they come all to my doorstep.
So darlings, from now on I stay home on my days off, wearing my loungewear while I cuddle with Hello Kitty.
Do you love Asian goodies too? Enter my giveaway to win a Blippo Surprise Kawaii Bag.
A few weeks ago, while I was in London, I met Vivienne Westwood at my favourite Indian restaurant. We had an inspiring chat about politics and sustainability. What I read about her before has proven itself true: Vivienne’s priority is not fashion design anymore, but ecology, climate change, and sustainability.
And the queen of punk is right: What could be more important than carrying about keeping our planet healthy and clean? Right: Nothing! Therefore we should all try to set a good example to inspire others to live a responsible life. I believe change can start with little things, like not using straws, buying unwrapped vegetables and using public transport instead of owning a car. Decreasing the number of plastic bottles in our everyday life is on the list too and reduces our carbon and plastic footprint.
Therefore my new flatmate is a SodaStream that frees me (or my boyfriend to be honest) from carrying home numerous plastic bottles. From now on, I just make my own fresh sparkling water with tap water! Magic, yes? Since I could never convince myself to drink pure tap water, even if we have a good water quality in Switzerland, this is finally a solution where I don’t have to me miss my beloved bubbles. Now I can add even as many as I like.
But let’s be honest: I wouldn’t be Sara if I would do something just for practical reasons. There is no way an ugly machine would ever find it’s way into my kitchen no matter how good it is. The old design of SodaStream was such an example and I guess many of you who grew up in the 80s just like I remember that horrible machine from their childhood. But hey: SodaStream didn’t sleep since then and the new SodaStream Crystal with its elegant glass bottles and the shiny cylinder is a completely different league, ready to occupy a place in even a very stylish kitchen.
While back then my parents had a SodaStream to save money, my primary reason is to save resources and this makes this machine a gadget at the pulse of the time and just another step towards a more sustainable life without sacrifices. The only bad news: My boyfriend might have to go to the gym more often since he can’t exercise carrying bottles anymore.
Pictures: Marco Borromeo. This post contains sponsored products.
