- Four Season films.
- Throwing something into my backpack successfully. It was a weird angle and kinda far away so I didn't even expect to strike.
- Visiting Marlies and Helga at home. We chatted for more than two hours - it seems like I have two grandma girlfriends now! It's so easy to talk to them. Am I getting old or are they just really cool old(er) ladies?
- My short trip to Paris! // Main character vibes / The really nice hotel room with extra comfy bed and crisp bedding (I love it when the blanket has exactly the right weight and and pillows have the perfect height) / The Speakeasy tour - I am so much more extraverted when I'm travelling alone - especially in company of Americans - so I had a really good time with Mike, Goshe, Todd, Felix and Diana! Tasty mezcal drinks, a Peruvian bar, hidden entrances... A lovely night! / Having whole conversations in French, talking to strangers, learning new words (like chausse-pied), ordering at the boulangerie - hoping to pass as a Frenchwoman / Getting a pedicure while sitting in a massage chair / Cat magic: Sash challenged me to take a selfie with a cat while in Paris and I was like, nah, chances are very slim. But then I went into a random café (mainly because I had to pee) and ordered a coffee. I was seated at a shitty table but I was able to move once the gentlemen next to me had left. After a while I noticed that a cat was sleeping next to me, curled up in a box! She was wearing a diamanté collar. So spoiled. I must have manifested her... / Coming home with two bags instead of one - I bought so many amazing things but didn't find what I was actually looking for / being one of the first customers at Café Mori for the evening Okonomiyaki so I got a free glass of wine; I also talked to the friendly guy who was seated next to me and looked through the gorgeous Japanese magazines and books / Musée Rodin (and getting in for free; sometimes - and yet rarely - being an art teacher is actually useful); I love the gorgeous old villa filled with sculptures and this time they even showed some of Picasso's works, too - a cooperation with Musée Picasso / finding an extra cute print of a cat surrounded by autumn leaves at one of the Bouquinistes stalls along the Seine / walking around Montmartre (it's a workout!), taking pictures at a "photocabine" / I actually went to Pink Mamma after seeing all the photos of its gorgeous stairwell online - oh well, at least the ricotta-truffle pizza was very nice / just walking around, enjoying a little bit of sunshine once in a while, looking at art, people, little shops, taking in the atmosphere, hearing and speaking French and eating a croissant d'amandes or two (crazy delicious)
- Going out! Like, really going out. Meeting at Frank's, drinking alcohol, standing in line, getting a stamp on your wrist, talking to strangers, buying drinks for everyone, DANCING and singing along! It was probably the first AND last time this year but I really enjoyed it.
- Setting a kissing timer for 34 seconds - one second for every year - when we realised that it was already Raphael's birthday at 1am.
- A slow Sunday cuddled up on the sofa with a blankie, watching Sleepy Hollow and having breakfast.
- All the November fog. Sitting on a train, seeing nothing but a white wall in front of both windows. Chimney smoke. A milky crescent moon right after sunrise. Spooky. I really need to take a walk in the woods.
- Katrin's photos from the passenger seat while driving along the Route Napoleon.
- A fashion moment. I am obsessed with high-contrast swirl and marble patterns (I actually found two shirts with gemstone pattern at Mango), cool jewellery, headbands (yes, again), turtleneck sweaters, big scarves and chunky Chelsea boots.
- My DIY lash lift. Inexpensive and very effective.
- Getting up before sunrise. Having a batch of vegan Lebkuchen and homemade granola before 9am.
- Truffle butter. What a divine substance. I mean, buying it definitely catapults my right into the danger zone because I risk not being able to stop eating it and making myself sick but man, it's delicious.
- Despite my cold (and I actually had to call in sick because I felt like rubbish at first) I had very high energy on the second day, almost like a mania. Why is that? Does feeling guilty for staying home bully me into productivity? Anyway, it seems like the best of both worlds.
- Committing to the Olaplex products. I don't want to know what's in that stuff but it makes my hair so nice. Another curious thing: my hear doesn't seem to get greasy anymore and it has stopped falling out as much (both probably not related to the hair products though). Miracles do happen!
- New plant friends.
- An abundance mindset.
- My new eyeshadow palette feels like a Polly Pocket case - it must be the same material.
- People adding sax solos to songs that don't need them. Ms. Saxon is my current favourite but this dude doesn't play too shabby either.
- Online Catan revival.
- Roasted olives.
- Feeling pretty. Shiny hair, good make-up, a nice outfit, new shoes. I hate to admit it but it gives me such a confidence boost.
- My new swirly black and white phone case.
- Meeting Lena and Sash for Korean dinner.
- Trying to commit art forgery by recreating a pencil drawing I once saw on the flea market. I regret not buying it but at least I took a photo so now I'm trying to clean it up with Photoship and make a nice print or possibly redraw it myself.
- So much baking inspiration! The Great British Bake-Off is probably not completely unblameable (speaking of which, how cool are this year's candidates? I love Giuseppe, Crystelle and Lizzie - and Jürgen is such a nerd, what's not to love). New recipe: vegan coconut macaroons with dark chocolate.
- I finally got a subscription the the New Yorker.
- Stanley Tucci's memoir Taste - he's the internet's boyfriend and his relations to the Blunt sisters make him even more interesting. I'm planning on ordering a dry Martini next time I'm in a bar!
- Doing yoga for the first time in many months. First thing in the morning. Even though that's the them when it hurts the most. I'm so proud of myself!
- A walk in the woods in the early morning. Meeting cats and squirrels.
- Finishing a book and making calls before work. I love productive mornings.
- Raphael usually looks like a burrito when he sleeps, tightly wrapped in a blanket. Cute.
- Lovely vegan products at Lidl.
- Very pretty sacchettini filled with a mushroom and truffle cream. They looked like little bundles!
- Speaking of truffle. I really do have expensive taste. Truffle and roasted pistachio flavoured food is simply irresistible for me.
- The new Dexter: New Blood miniseries. It's still so good! Michael C. Hall kinda looks like the Grinch though, very mischievous.
- ASMR alert! Watching people throw candy into bowls gives me delicious tingles.
- A beautiful jay bird having fun in the tree outside my living room window. The squirrel hopping around on the grass like it owns the place.
- A busy morning in the kitchen, taking a shower, going back to bed, cuddling in the sunshine.
- Spending time with the whole gang for Sash's b-day. A rare treat these days. Of course we played Krazy Words, too. Sash made extra nice food, I contributed a walnut-amaretto cake. And I got a new green jacket because Sash had cleaned out her closed! Nice.
- The Bake-Off final. Giuseppe won and I totally saw it coming. He was my favourite! The credit about Freya's and Lizzie's roadtrip was so emotional, too. Who's crying? I'm not crying. Ahem.
- Listening to Christmas songs and 90s hip hop with the kids (who think that kind of music is reeeally old but cool).
- A very delicious autumn salad with walnut-miso dressing.
- The New Yorker's Name Drop. I'm surprised how often my gut feeling led me to the right person!
- My mum sent me a Lindt advent calendar for my name day.
- That cheesy Christmas movie on Netflix with a Gilmore-Girls-in-Scotland feeling.
- Seeing Raphael's theatre company perform for the first time. I definitely liked the three witches best (of course I did). They even had shifting masks and
- Making all the recipes on my list.
- A good colour combination I keep repeating: some kind of natural green, a deep yellow and lilac.
- James Nestor's book Breath. I'm even more interested in learning breathing techniques and freediving now.
- My skin has NEVER been so clear before. Seems like all the serums and chemical peelings are actually working.
- Eating a mango at the perfect moment of prime ripeness. With a new brand of delicious cacao nibs.
nov 1 2021 ∞
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