// cinema, museums, theatre, concerts, workshops

• January : 01.01. / Cenote Dos Ojos / Quintana Roo, Mexico / alone
• 04.01. / Cenote Chac Mool / Quintana Roo, Mexico / alone

Soon:

• 25.02. / Macbeth / Kammerspiele / Frank
• 27.04. / Chilly Conzales / Herkulessaal (Residenz) / alone
• 15.09. / John Cleese / Gasteig / Frank, Fabi, Claudia

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To book:

• Sternwarte
• Reise zum Mittelpunkt der Erde
• Waldbaden
• Outdoor yoga
• Anna Karenina

• January: Siri Hustvedt - What I Loved

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Currently reading:

• Leanne Shapton - Swimming Studies
• Abbi Jacobson - I Might Regret This

• 21 December, 2018 // I scared an anonymous cat crossing the street when I left for work in the early morning. Last school day of the year.
• 7 December, 2018 // I was a fluffy little red cat's human of choice. We sat in a cat café, no animals in sight. After a while a cat walked up straight towards me, sat down on my yellow scarf and kneaded it. Later she demanded attention and purred while I scratched her jaw. Apparently this was quite a rare occurence because she is said to be really shy and hard to handle. Weirdos unite!
• 6 December, 2018 // Sir Fluffy contemplated climbing a tree outside my kitchen window
• 1 December, 2018 // caught the fluffy neighbourhood friend while talking to Sven; my jacket smelled disgusting after hugging and petting him
• 28 October, 2018 // Gatuso! Erika's very fluffy cat in Edinburgh.

Georgia

• Georgia | 2 | 3
• hiking | 4 | 5
• Public transport 10-day itinerary
• Tiflis | 2 | 3
• Regionen: Nationalpark im Norden, Schwarzes Meer, Halbwüste an der Grenze zu Aserbaidschan
• Monastery Dawit Garedscha
• Kazbegi

Canada

• approval?
• Montreal
• ice-hockey
• Niagara Falls

Kenya

• Nairobi
• Mombasa
• national park

“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:

• Roasted fennel and cauliflower with chic...
• Eggplant and sweet potato with harissa, ...
• Bhindi Masala - vegan okra curry

Ideas:

• Vegan Mango Tofu/Chickpea Curry
• Chocolate cookies with buckwheat
• Bratapfelkuchen
• Roasted Pumpkin Polenta with Pinto Beans...
• Palak Tofu Paneer
• Bami Goreng mit Brokkoli & Tempeh
• Coconut-Ginger Eggplant Fried Rice
• Veganer No Bake Kokos-Limettenkuchen mit...
• Red cabbage slaw
• Thai-Reisnudeln mit Erdnusssoße

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• use the blackroll and the weights every day
• book a free training session at a gym
• attend a horse race and place a bet
• print something with this technique
• finish reading Harry Potter et la coupe de feu
• look into making a book out of my Things I Love lists | here, for example
• suggest another Mama-in-Munich visit
• go to Gloria Filmpalast
• watch Untogether and This is Where I Leave You
• join a sports club or a gym

• ✔ swimming
• ✔ aqua cycling
• ✔ aqua aerobic
• ✔ diving
• ✔ EMS
• ✔ boxing
• ✔ yoga
• ✔ hiking
• ✔ trampolining
• squash (Sven)
• badminton
• dancing (Bibi)
• energy dance
• bouldering (Frank)
• rope-skipping
• weight training
• tennis
• paragliding
• skydiving
• sailing

• January: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel #1 (2017)
• I Feel Pretty (2018)
• Der geilste Tag (2016)

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Currently watching:

• Westworld #2 (2018)
• Grey's Anatomy #15 (2018)
• Modern Family #10 (2018)
• The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #1 (2018)
• The Bisexual #1 (2018)
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel #2 (2018)
• You're the Worst #5 (2019)

• Health: lose another 35kg, start counting calories again, join a gym, find a sport I like - perhaps badminton or boxing, 80/20 vegan; veganuary, daily routine
• Beauty: build muscle (saggy skin, ugh)
• Friendship: I'm kinda disappointed in people; get to know somebody new? / be more open and friendly?
• Love: only let the good ones in / more proactive?
• Culture: university!
• Travel: Canada, Georgia, visit a new continent (Africa or South America)
• Living situation: not gonna happen.
• Work: apply for gap year and exchange programme
• Creativity: drawing, website, woodworking, clay
• Fun: diving, sailing, climbing a mountain // set personal goals that are actually quite challenging and unpleasant for me
• cluster: eat plant-based, ayurveda, swim, travel the world, learn new things, sile...

• get a massage, manicure or a haircut
• go to the library
• go swimming
• browse through the shelves with free books in front of public bath
• yoga class
• go for a walk
• draw, knit, work with wood or clay, do something creative
• sorting/tidying/cleaning
• talk to a good friend or, you know, mum
• write to-do-lists to clear the mind and get rid of bad thoughts
• make plans, act on them
• read motivating books
• cook a nice healthy meal, maybe try out a new recipe
• buy new plants for the balcony, take care of them
• have tea or matcha latte

• a nice dressing gown / 1 / 2 / 3
• IKEA Självständig bowl
• new Reeboks 1 | 2 | 3
• earrings
• salted coconut hand scrub
• wool scarf
• Patagonia backpack
• An earcuff
• Retap bottle
• H&M favourites: dressing gown | utility dress | bedclothes 1 | bedclothes 2 | khaki pants
• Monstera Obliqua
• rainbow bathing suit
• Fjällräven backpack
• Izipizi sunglasses
• Penguin Modern
• Motel a Mio tableware
• a new pair of Greek sandals
• GoPro camera
• Morgenland Kokosmilch Drink
• An ice-hockey jersey
• Byredo Super Cedar

• Drink at least 3l of uncarbonated water every day - these bottles are a great idea. Have some tea as well!
• Consider a personal version of the 5:2 fast.
• Take magnesium, biotin, psyllium husks.
• Go for a walk. Every day. Even if it's just 5 minutes. Preferably in the woods.
• Ride your bike to work/the city whenever possible.
• Consider a very alkaline, plant-based diet, eat a lot of fresh fruits and veggies. Go slow on carbs and dairy. Consider eating fish.
• Track your food and exercise.
• Try to go to bed before 1am.
• Don't eat after 8pm.
• Eat your feel-good breakfast every morning: plain yoghurt, nuts, some muesli and fresh fruit.
• Think about life goals and a good daily r...

• Starting the new year with my first cavern dive. On the first of January I went diving in Dos Ojos - a cenote like an underwater cathedral. Stalaktites and stalagmites everywhere, the divers' bubbles creating a mirror ceiling, a surface stop in a bat cave. What an amazing start. So much better than nursing a hangover in bed.
• Picking up a hitchhiker on my way to Bacalar: Jamie, a writer and editor from NYC who gave up her permanent job for freelance work and travelling through Latin and South America for a few months. I'm so glad I met her! We had a nice conversation on that three hour drive and actually met again for dinner on the next day. She gave me a tiny baby kitten owned by one of her friends from the hostel. Its mum had been sleeping on the chair next to me during our entire meal.
• The lagoon at Lake Bacalar. It's supposed..._Mango y Chile_ restaurant in Bacalar. I had a yummy May...

RELEASE - What did you let go of this year? // I let go of a lot of weight. Quite literally. I established some healthy routines for myself like certain food rules and trying to move every day. Which made me lose 35kg and made me feel great. I learned that doing a little bit every day has so much power. I also had to sell my car which was a big step for me. Now I’m relying on public transport, my own feet, my bicycle. And you know what? Right now I wouldn’t want to go back. Sure, there are times when a car would come in very handy but I’m used to these obstacles by now. There is always a way. And not having a car forces me to lead a much more active life.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS - What were you deeply proud of doing, making, being, etc. this year? What made you feel good? // I just had a look at my 2017 and 2018 goals and noticed that I actually managed to meet most of them. It might have taken me longer than one year but that’s absolutely fine. Slow progress is still be...

• 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

• 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)