- Spending the first day of the month completely alone. At home. Working on little projects. Labeling all the boxes in the basement. Hanging art. Building a wooden frame for my new kitchen shelves. Tiling my bookcase.
- Guessing correctly why I suddenly got a tummy ache. Doing exactly the right thing to make it go away (coffee and meds on an empty stomach are never a good idea).
- Mentally apologizing to my body for only really moving it once a week during yoga class.
- Recreating my grandma's potato goulash. Eating it with sour cream.
- Buying a stool on sale that might or might not look like a little sheep.
- Strawberry milkshake on a stressful day. It literally cooled me down.
- Getting to know the lady who lives in the cool and airy apartment across the street.
- Caught in the act: a little birdy landing on my sheepskin, ripping out a big fur ball for its nest.
- Prioritizing alone time. Saying no to social obligations.
- Long naps. Sleeping with the windows open, a nasal dilutor and mouth tape. Such a difference. Sometimes I even put a teeth whitening strip in and I want to start experimenting with self-hypnosis tracks.
- Unearthing one of my old favourites: Dallmayr Ginger Ginseng green tea.
- Sorting out my jewellery just to find a few pieces I really wanted to wear again!
- Going to Gregor von Raffay's (Kathi's dad) vernissage. Falling in love with his painting Am Meeresgrund. Having a good time with Chili, Kathi and their kids Luis and Maya.
- Rolling down the car windows. Singing along loudly to Soak Up the Sun by Sheryl Crow. My summer jam 2024. Also, I was surprised when I saw what a detailed Wikipedia article this song has.
- Coconut porridge and fresh peaches (what a divine smell) for breakfast. Eating outside on the balcony.
- Self-massage and gua sha with Aesop Breathless oil - a subtle blood orange smell.
- The sudden urge to listen to Unison again. And again. Masterpiece.
- Making a playlist of podcast episodes that left an impression.
- Watching movies from the late 80s/90s/early 00s I haven't seen yet. I need more feel-good cinema in my life.
- Singing at church with my choir. Emotional... such dense energy in there, every time.
- Buying spices, bread and Greek antipasti at the market. I wonder why it's so rare for me to go shopping there. I always enjoy it tremendously. But it's probably because I've always thought that it's too expensive. I might have to put market days in my calendar! Hope that helps.
- The golden chain tree has started to bloom in yellow cascades in our garden!
- A spontaneous decision to join some friends at the drag flea market at Pathos. Exactly the right kind of people I needed that day. Julia, Daniel, Patricia and Katharina. I bought two wigs and a sassy Queen of Hearts costume. Then we sat outside an Italian restaurant until it got cold. Quite entertaining and the right amount of socializing.
- My first time in a Float tank.
- Finding Isabel Allende's Eva Luna in a box of free books after the thunderstorm.
- Making banana ice-cream as a midnight snack.
- An improv theatre workshop. So many good ideas and such fun! I even got a day off for it! (and one of the participants who noticed that I was having a tough time and offered me her yoghurt; we really vibed in the word association exercise, too)
- Not an exclusively good thing because it came with a lot of fear, an activated abandonment wound and some emotional damage (I spent my lunch break locked in the handicapped toilet trying to calm down my tense body, not knowing how to properly release my emotions, crying big teardrops on the tile floor): three tough but cathartic conversations with C. Deciding that we would stay together. And that lovely moment in the morning when I felt my affection for him coming back.
- Sneaking into yoga class. Listening to my body. So glad I went.
- Being a member of the little team that is going to suggest new outfits for our gospel choir. Using Miranda Priestley as our group icon. / Also: everyone's joy when Beate got a phone call from Sarah telling her that her son was born a few hours before!
- Baffled parents asking me how I manage their kids - and I'm the only teacher who can. Apparently I'm doing something right.
- Single use changing mats. Best idea ever. So liberating. And I hate wet spots.
- The first rays of sunshine in the morning after a few horribly rainy days. Hoping for a chance to dry everything wet on the balcony.
- Adding a few lemon slices to my tap water. Using my Retap bottle with the wooden lid for the first time in years.
- A lengthy journalling session with lots of insights.
- Flight mode for more peace of mind.
- My strelitzia producing a huge new leaf. The baby is bigger than all the old ones.
- Meeting some members of the Burn Family at Stroke Art fair. Good conversations with Sandra, Yeli and Kathi. Discovering a few inspiring artists.
- Cinema and dinner with LenObi. It's been a while.
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