A long time ago, my friend Nora wrote a fun post about her “dos and don’ts” and I had saved the post idea in my draft folder. Today, I am going to share my own. I do… + hit the snooze button one too many times every morning. + have...
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So, we did something crazy last week. We got a new (to us) car. Ok, it’s not really that crazy, but it felt crazy to me (and I hope some of you might understand the feeling). Let me just say upfront: I am not a car person. I don’t know...
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This is a regular feature post on my blog. See the archives here. AWKWARD Bad communication. OMG. It’s like the most awkward (and annoying) thing in the world. I don’t know or understand how some people navigate their lives without clear communication, but alas, here we are. All the series we...
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Our Easter weekend was very low-key, but you know, I kinda liked it that way. I did run the usual errands on Friday and Saturday, had a long overdue phone call with a dear friend on Saturday morning, cleaned our apartment and then we had a lazy evening at home....
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Three years ago today, I became a U.S. citizen. Time sure went by fast. Considering the fact that I am still not officially hired as a federal employee (which was one of the main reason for me to get dual citizenship in the first place), things at my job...
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I think Amber started this list of ten things and then some other blog friends have picked it up as a post idea. And since I love reading random tidbits about other people, this is the perfect post to fill you in on some random facts about me. 1. Twitter...
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1. I don’t use a lot of lip color on a daily basis, but Burt’s Bees Lip Shimmer (Watermelon) is 100% natural, keeps my lips hydrated and soft and adds a nice tinted shimmer. Nothing wrong with that! 2. I picked up this lovely set of ‘thank you’-cards by Green Inspired the other day...
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I was very shocked and saddened to hear about the horrible plane crash in the French Alps earlier this week. Emotionally, this one hit close to home, because I consider ‘Düsseldorf’ (and Köln) my home airport(s) in Germany and when I heard that there were students and their teachers...
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