Getting back into the game.

Confidence is a fragile thing. One moment you’re up, the next you’re wallowing in a pit of self doubt. Take the week before I started my new job for instance. I attended a Women’s Networking evening in Zürich which was focused on building stronger negotiating skills. (Working in an environment that is 90% male Engineers,…

Big changes for this little Garcia family

My days of moonlighting with Starbucks have come to an end. I’ve given up the glamorous green apron (red for the festive season of course) and the daily free coffees.   Instead I’ve put on my big-girl pants and started a grown-up job! Our time in Switzerland has been humbling for me in my, until…

Post holiday hangover

The scenes of merriment and festive bliss we left you with last post were quickly replaced with scenes of winter storms, snotty noses and sick Canadians.  Thank goodness our early Christmas bliss was so abundant. It carried us through the dark days of Mediterranean-like blizzards and a nasty bout with the Swiss flu. It would…