- Destroy what you know.
- Bonding with Margit over a 90s nostalgia attack triggered by a plastic pacifier necklace I'd seen. Thinking about going wild at a toy store spending a fixed budget on silly toys and gummy snakes.
- Iced green tea flavoured with lemon and prickly pear.
- Sending lenghty, image-heavy text messages to my mum (they're basically personal essays) after not talking for 5 weeks.
- Buying a Lindt chocolate bunny as a treat for myself, just because it comes with a pink ribbon now instead of a red one. It's white strawberry chocolate and yes, I am indeed a marketing victim.
- Instead of crossing things off a list I highlighted completed tasks with my new "magic" colour-changing pencil. And it was beautiful. But I'm one step ahead already; I should have mentioned writing with my...
mar 31 2022 ∞ may 10 2022 +
- January: Don't Look Up (2021)
- Cruella (2021)
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
- Dexter: New Blood (2021)
- February: After Life #3 (2022)
- Queer Eye #6 (2021)
- Kitz #1 (2020)
- Superstore #1 (2015)
- And Just Like That #1 (2021)
- Superstore #2 (2016)
- Superstore #3 (2017)
- Inventing Anna #1 (2022)
- March: Superstore #4 (2018)
- Superstore #5 (2019)
- Superstore #6 (2020)
- Licorice Pizza (2022)
- April: Disjointed #1 (2017)
- Encanto (2021)
- Töchter (2021)
- The High Note (2020)
- Last Night in Soho (2021)
jan 10 2022 ∞ may 7 2022 +
BOOKS
- Dark Academia (more!)
- Naomi Alderman - The Lessons
- new novels: Sally Ronney, Jennifer Egan, Naomi Novik
- re-read: A. Morgenstern
- library
- James Clear, Peter Crone
TV
- re-watch: SatC, HP, Fleabag
- continue: The Handmaid's Tale, Fargo, What We Do in the Shadows
- watch: The Girl on the Train, The Crown #5, Sleepy Hollow, The Great British Bake-Off #12, Ted Lasso
FASHION
- headscarves (with headband for more structure)
- channelling artist / art heiress / Peggy ...
sep 6 2021 ∞ nov 1 2021 +
- write it off
- vagus nerve stimulation
- nasal douching with salt water
- manifestation, creation meditation
- cold showers
- (self-)massage
- nasal breathing, resonance frequency breathing
- self-compassion / a positive judgment of self-worth; not dependent on success or failure; accepts imperfection / self-compassion kicks in when self-esteem leaves us; it means accepting own imperfect nature / compassion is the desire to alleviate suffering.
- delayed gratification: I can have it - in 10 minutes
- start where you are because that is where you need to be
- habit stacking (attach it to an anchor - an already established habit) / habit bun...
dec 13 2020 ∞ feb 6 2021 +
“Every recipe, whether we cook it or not, offers a vision of the good life, and a way of tasting food in your brain. It doesn't need to actually have been eaten in its time to feel real to us now." - Bee Wilson
Favourites:
sep 5 2012 ∞ apr 23 2022 +
- Yellow turmeric stains. On kitchenware, the countertop, my skin. Everywhere. Nasty.
- People. People are SO annoying. On public transport: talking loudly. Touching me. Talking on the phone! Talking to me. Someone with restless legs syndrome in my field of vision.
- Flashlight-style phone alarms. Phone alarms/sounds in general. Just put it on silent for God's sake. I really don't need to hear you playing Candy Crush.
- Not cleaning after your dog. Or actually doing it but throwing the poo bag on the ground instead of the garbage can. WHY?
- Littering in general.
- People not wearing their face masks (properly).
- Loud breathers.
- The smell of clementine peel.
- Not being able to pluck an eyebrow hair b...
dec 5 2020 ∞ jan 15 2021 +
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Get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Anything that scares me? I'm gonna actively pursue it.
an unfinished list
- skydiving
- write a book
- make a website
- paint on a huge canvas
- chat up a stranger
- public speaking (I mean, I'm a teacher so it's probably not a severe fear but when I spoke at a wedding I was so nervous... I guess it depends on the audience but giving a speech still makes me anxious)
- address claustrophobia issues: being underground, tunnels, tight spaces
- address agoraphobia/social anxiety: large crowds, being close to people
- ✔ get a diving license
- ✔ travel alone
apr 11 2022 ∞ apr 11 2022 +
I'm not even sure it's wise to set goals for the coming year because I don't know what will be possible. However, in this spirit I will phrase my first intention:
- Find a new goal. A new direction. I feel awfully stuck and stagnant at the moment and while sitting with this feeling surely is a lesson I have to learn I am longing for movement and progress. What do I really want in life?
- I'm going to try a habit forming technique. I chose three areas I want to improve and I'm going to dedicate 5 minutes to each of them every day. Meditation (mind), strength training (body) and drawing (creativity). Don't break the chain!
- Find people I vibe with. I've been so disappointed by many of my friends. By their limited world-view, by their lack of drive, openness, understanding, sense of adventure. I really need a new tribe.
dec 28 2020 ∞ jan 5 2021 +
- Hays Code
- Hilma af Klimt
- Leonora Carrington
- symbolism and surrealism
- Magic realism
- Ashtanga and Kundalini yoga
- Reiki
- Psychosomatic medicine
- cancel culture
- Michael Armitage
- pencil bouquet (You've Got Mail)
- Slawomir Elsner
- Maurice Ravel - L'Enfant et les Sortilèges
- Naomi Klein "Take back power" (New Statesman)
- lunar astrology
- Miss Christine / Frank Zappa's Hot Rats
- schizophrenia, loss of motivation, dysregulation of dopamine system
- Churchill's garden
oct 24 2020 ∞ dec 5 2020 +
- touch: get a massage, manicure or a haircut
- written word: read motivating books, go to the library or browse through the shelves with free books around the city
- water: go swimming, take a bath
- movement: yoga class, foam roller, stretching
- nature: go for a walk in the woods, look at a large body of water / buy new plants for the balcony, take care of them
- creativity: draw, knit, work with wood or clay, write
- order: sorting/tidying/cleaning, write to-do-lists to clear the mind and get rid of bad thoughts, make plans, act on them
- support: talk to a good friend or, you know, mum
- nourishment: cook a nice healthy meal, maybe try out a new recipe
- sound: watch ASMR videos, listen to mantras or singing bowls
- warmth: have tea or matcha latte, get a hot water bottle, take a bath, wear warm and comf...
jul 30 2018 ∞ sep 4 2020 +
- fashion
- Wandler Maggie leather bag
- bomber jacket
- silk bathrobe
- Martens Jadon black/cherry red
- Olives Vera saddle bag
- Mother Earth hoodie
- denim dress
- kimono
- Wandler bag (mytheresa)
- clothing in royal blue
- a nice, sturdy leather bag
- jewellery: crystal earrings (Etsy) / triangular hoops / a baguette ring / everything from this Etsy shop
- sunglasses: turtoise shell sunglasses with dark green lenses / 'Holy crap, I look fabulous' sunglasses (Céline) / Ace&Tate glasses / Izipizi sunglasses / red sunglasses
- a cashmere scarf in a greyish pink hue
aug 31 2012 ∞ may 17 2022 +
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- Argentina
- Parque Iguazú/waterfalls
- Cafayate
- Tilcara
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Salar de Uyuni
- Brazil
- Caribbean Islands
- Chile
- Atacama (San Pedro)
- Lagunas escondidas de Baltinac
- Santiago/ Valparaíso
- Colombia
- Caño Cristales
- Barichara (Santander)
- Parque Tayrona
- Valle de Cocora
jan 25 2022 ∞ apr 26 2022 +
- January: John Green - The Anthropocene Reviewed
- Susanna Clarke - Piranesi
- February: Dr Julie Smith - Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
- J.O.Morgan - Pupa
- Michelle Zauner - Crying in H Mart
- March: Andreas Altmann - Reise durch einen einsamen Kontinent
- Christina Dalcher - Femlandia
- April: Olivie Blake - The Atlas Six
- Robin Sloan - Science Fiction
- Olivie Blake - Alone With You in the Ether
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currently reading
- Olivie Blake - One For My Enemy
next
- Guirec Soudée - Seefahrt mit Huhn
- Nick Martin - Die geilste Lücke im Lebenslauf
- Martin Klauka - Einmal mit der Katze um die halbe Welt
- Jennifer Egan - The Candy House
- Jessica Andrews - Saltwater
jan 10 2022 ∞ apr 26 2022 +
after the lockdown
nov 17 2019 ∞ nov 14 2021 +
- Shibori
- learn Spanish (conversational level; trips to Barcelona and Mexico)
- French (finish reading Harry Potter and work with the grammar books)
- book a language course
- ✔ screenprinting
- metalsmithing
- a better swimming technique
- 100 ASL signs
- Russian (brush up my grammar and vocabulary)
- sailing license
- paint on sage green cardboard in royal blue ink, glue it on muted rose-coloured paper
- Bali hands project: paint or sculpt hands (wood, print, clay, limestone, papier maché, linocut)
- join the sofa singers
- glass blowing workshop
jan 2 2018 ∞ feb 6 2021 +
- Andrea Pitzer - Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
- Peter Matthiessen - The Snow Leopard
- Tom Hornbein - Everest: The West Ridge
- Jamaica Kincaid - Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya
mar 4 2021 ∞ mar 4 2021 +
- the Hampstead Heath Ladies' Pond
- Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own
- motorcycles and chainsaws
- the year of lush roses and nasty ants
- greek mythology: Demeter and Persephone (Baubo/vulva presentations, the Croatian on the subway telling stories about his daughter and Greek wife, Carmen Rohrbach mentioning the myth in connection with Sicily, Demeter's home country)
- the number 22
- the urge to write a book and buy a house
- Miss Havisham from Charles Dickens' Great Expectations
may 19 2019 ∞ feb 6 2021 +
- 2005: London (alone, staying with a host family for three weeks and meeting Ann-Katrin and Friedericke)
- 2006: Paris (graduation trip)
- 2007: Paris (Friedericke)
- 2010: London (Tamara)
- Stockholm (Lexi)
- Paris (university)
- Côte d'Azur (Lena, Lexi and Amélie)
- Venice (Bert)
- 2011: Barcelona (Lexi)
- Prague (Lena, Michi and Christian)
- Venice (university)
- Hungary (university)
- Vienna / Balaton (Lena)
- Côte d'Azur (Lena, Lexi, Tobi, Michi, Yanic, Christian)
- 2012: Budapest (Lexi, Yanic, Michi)
- Amsterdam (Lexi)
- 2013: Antibes / Côte d'Azur (Lexi, Yanic, Michi)
aug 26 2015 ∞ apr 2 2022 +
- Australia: Brisbane, Beerwah, Beerburrum, Hervey Bay, Rainbow Beach, Ayr, Alva Beach, Airlie Beach, Caloundra, Cairns, Atherton Tablelands
- Austria: Vienna, Riegersburg, St. Pölten, Linz, Salzburg, the area next to the German border (Schärding, Esternberg, Schardenberg / Bregenz), Attersee, Traunsee, Graz, Villach, Ossiacher See, Wörther See
- Canada: Québec, Montréal
- Croatia: Porec, Premantura, Vrsar
- Czech Republic: the area next to the German border, Prague, Český Krumlov
- Denmark: Copenhagen, Louisiana
- Estonia: Tallinn
- Finland: Helsinki
- France: Strasbourg, Paris, Agde, Montpellier, Grasse, Cannes, Fréjus, Grenoble, Marseille, Castellane, Nice, Sainte Maxime, Saint Tropez, Les Issambres / San Peire...
may 21 2011 ∞ feb 12 2022 +
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