• ॐ नमः शिवाय oṃ namaḥ śivāya ♥ / reading a book about the background and effects of different asanas
• Friday evening with Lena: Yuzu ramen at Takumi, watching Green Book at the City Kino near Sendlinger Tor. Getting my favourite mix of sweet and salty popcorn.
• Still: Obsessively reading the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch. It's like one of those nasty TV series you just can't stop watching.
• Noticing more visible veins and sinews on my body. Getting stronger and leaner! Yes! I can even see a little shadow where my ribcage is supposed to begin and my tissue is getting softer which means I'm losing fat and I can feel more muscles than before. Very rewarding.
• Saturday lunch with Lena and her family. I hadn't seen her brother in maybe 10 years. My highlight: warm banana bread with slightly salty, thick caramel and homemad...

• January: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel #1 (2017)
• I Feel Pretty (2018)
• Der geilste Tag (2016)
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel #2 (2018)
• February: Russian Doll #1 (2019)
• Freier Fall (2013)
• Die grüne Lüge (2018)
• March: Green Book (2019)
• Vice (2019)
• Shrill #1 (2019)

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Currently watching:

• Westworld #2 (2018)
• Grey's Anatomy #15 (2018)
• Modern Family #10 (2018)
• Broad City #5 (2019))
• The Bisexual #1 (2018)
• You're the Worst #5 (2019)
• The Magicians #4 (2019)
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt #4 (2019)

• 14 March, 2019 // A cat in the school building! We ran out in the middle of the English lesson to try and catch her.
• __11 March, 2019 // A feline crossing the street, running as fast as it could, on my way home from the gym.
• 23/25 February, 2019 // Sir Fluffy on the garage roof
• 23 February, 2019 // I spent an evening with Freya the cat (owned by a boring, recently divorced lawyer)
• 7/8 February, 2019 // the big red fluffy one is back outside, hanging out near my house
• 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 scratc...

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
• Potato broccoli curry
• Linsensuppe

Ideas:

• Lemon Miso Potatoes
• Coconut porridge
• Gefüllte Süßkartoffeln mit Sauerkraut...
• Vegan Mango Tofu/Chickpea Curry
• Chocolate cookies with buckwheat
• Bratapfelkuchen
• Roasted Pumpkin Polenta with Pinto Beans...
• Palak Tofu Paneer

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

January:

• ✔ apply for a position at TEDxTUM
• ✔ book a free training session at a gym

February:

• ✔ join a sports club or a gym
• (visit Ramapriya at a yoga class
• watch Velvet Buzzsaw and Vox Lux
• eat at a vegan restaurant in Munich
• do facial muscle training
• learn Spanish (for example with Duolingo)
• paint my living room (dark green)
• get a big new plant for the kitchen
• book flights to Georgia with Sash

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• draw in a museum (Glyptothek)
• use the blackroll and the weights every day
• attend a horse race and place a bet

• 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

• IKEA Självständig bowl
• new Reeboks 1 | 2 | 3
• earrings
• salted coconut hand scrub
• wool scarf
• An earcuff
• Retap bottle
• H&M favourites: dressing gown | utility dress | bedclothes 1 | bedclothes 2 | khaki pants
• Monstera Obliqua
• rainbow bathing suit
• Izipizi sunglasses
• Penguin Modern
• a new pair of Greek sandals
• GoPro camera
• Morgenland Kokosmilch Drink
• An ice-hockey jersey
• Byredo Super Cedar
• Reebok High Top sneakers / or Royal Prime / or 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
• A new water bottle.
• Kiehl's Hydro-Plumping Re-Texturizing-Serum and the Daily Reviving Serum

• 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...

• March
• 03.03. // PhysioFlow Yoga (90min), cardio (20min), strength (50min), swimming (20min), cycling (20min)
• 04.03. // Yin yoga (60min), PhysioFlow Yoga (90min), strength (60min), swimming (30min)
• 05.03. // Vinyasa yoga (75min), strength (45min)
• 07.03. // Jivamukti yoga (90min), strength (45min), swimming (20min), cycling (20min)
• 08.03. // Bouldering (120min), walking (>10.000 steps)
• 10.03. // Pilates (60min), cardio (20min), strength (45min), swimming (20min)
• 11.03. // morning yoga (30min), PhysioFlow Yoga (90min), strength (45min)
• 15.03. // Wirbelsäule+stretch workout (75min), strength (60min), cardio (20min), swimming (20min)

// cinema, museums, theatre, concerts, workshops

• January : 01.01. / Cenote Dos Ojos / Quintana Roo, Mexico / alone
• 04.01. / Cenote Chac Mool / Quintana Roo, Mexico / alone
• 11.01. / boxing lesson / BOXWERK / alone
• 15.01. / Der Brandner Kaspar und das ewig' Leben / Volkstheater / Andre, Nicole, students
• 19.01. / ice-skating / Prinzregentenstadion / Alex
• 31.01. / Sex Slaves, Raygun Rebels / Backstage / Andre
• February: 14.02. / Pub Quiz / Shamrock / Alex, Lena, Maike, Barbara, Christian
• 15.02. / Die grüne Lüge (2018) / Rio Kino / students
• 23.02. / Karaoke / The Cave / Manu, Andi, Dan
• 25.02. / Macbeth / Kammerspiele / Frank

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)