Sunday*Brunch

Aloha All,

|Watched|Youtube
|Listened| Immersed by Allison Crowe
|Read| Vegan! by Marc Pierschel & Kate Morton (LOVE!)
|Action| Visiting a concert - Mark Forster and Eva Croissant: Both are one of the most talented singers/songwriters I have ever encountered. Eva is a charming, adorable young lady who has such bewitching lyrics & a voice which crawls underneath my skin every time. There is only one downside: The records don't do her justice as she is definitely one you have to experience live on stage because her music will never be the same after that. I am deeply moved!!!
Mark on the other hand has smart lyrics which are just making my soul sing & swing! The records are my steady companion & they seem to balance me out so often - for whatever reason. They give me strength and confidence & just lift my good spirits up whenever (especially "Auf dem Weg" & "Alles Wird gut").
However live on stage he and his awesome group of just incredibly skilled musicians create an atmosphere where time is just getting lost. Be prepared for one evening full of emotions & sharp wit & smart comments, dancing & such an good spirit. It is a shame that time seems to fly by far to fast!
So thanks for adding one more magical moment to my little life!
- Oh and I am pretty excited for the new record of Mark --> I am expecting another jolly good time -
|Food| Ricemilk Chocolate en masse ;), Vanilla Soy yogurt with cocos chips & peanutbuttered banana, pumkin fries, pumkin-ginger-soup, olives in all sizes
|Drink| Ginger Tea, White Wine, Whiskey, Water & black coffee
|Thought|Yaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy - I got the job position! Yeah, I am visiting the concert this week! Whoa, I am meeting an old friend which I haven't seen in years! This life is crazy!
|Made me smile| The concert, the job position, the joy of my beloved ones for my success, the grief (I can't describe it otherwise) I saw in my bocces eyes & voice - he was devastated & I got so many compliments on just being me that I am scared for the upcoming days (it can't continue like this - can it?).
|Made me go hmmm| My impulisive self - argh! I need to be more patient...
|Wished for| Some
|Best Buy| Pumpkin :)
|Online| blogger.com, innenundaussen, douglas.de, parfuemdreams.de, starbucks.com

Cheers,
StrangenessOfHeart

Sunday*Brunch

Aloha All,

|Watched|YouTube for a bit (absolutely mixed)
|Listened| ove story meets viva la vida by The Piano Guys
|Read| Vegan! by Marc Pierschel
|Action| Loads of work but quite nice, meeting & cooking with a good friend, writing millions of cards ...
|Food| Lots of fruit, vanilla soy yogurt, hokkaido pumpkin, red 
| Drink| Tea, water & black coffee
|Thought| Over - I did everything possible. Now the decision is not mine to take...hopefully it was enough!
|Made me smile| Cooking action with a lovely friend of mine & writing + sending out cards to beloved ones (their reaction was priceless)!
|Made me go hmmm| Waiting...just waiting (argh!)
|Wished for| Decision!
|Best Buy| Fresh vegetables

|Online| summertomato.com, youtube.de, blogger.com

Cheers,
StrangenessOfHeart

Sunday*Brunch

Aloha All,

|Watched| Moin Yamina (youtube - I am obsessed!)
|Listened| Fast Car by Taio Cruz, Runaway by Portia Conn
|Read| Me Before You by Jojo Meyers - I wept like a baby & all emotions where by my side during reading this awesome book! Absolutely recommend!
|Action| I had a lot of work this week & went through meetings with in average 17 men (only woman) - it was tiring but in the end I would say quite good. I started the carnival season & had a lot of fun!
Alaaf!
|Food| Lots of fruit & especially banana + peanutbutter for a breakfast <3 Today a Italian vegetables with vegan cheese.
|Drink| White wine, water & black coffee
|Thought| Why am I so unbalanced and pending from one extreme to the other? It is tiring for me, my family & my friends.
|Made me smile| A nice evening with a good friend, a little strol sround town & walking some miles for a bit. Oh, and nice feedback I got for this weeks work and the interview! Yay!
|Made me go hmmm| My unbalanced self (see Thoughts): I seem to just pending & living in extremes but I do not seem to find a golden middle. A balanced way to also protect myself (and all others around me). I need someone to balance me!
|Wished for| Being able to balance mysef out & as last week: let someone love me as I always tend to shut down as soon as there is someone (I am even interested in). But I then think I am not able to make someone happy (stupid as it sounds).
|Best Buy| Club Mate & Barefoot Pinot Grigio!

|Online| summertomato.com, moin yamina (yt), blanc et noir

Cheers,
StrangenessOfHeart

I liked ~ January 2013

Lovers in January 2013

Musik | Taio Cruz - Fast Car; Taylor Swift - White Horse, Holy Ground;  
Movie | Life Of Pi
Blogs | http://summertomato.com, http://www.peta.de, http://www.goodreads.com
You Tube | Moin Yamina, thestyledier, leighannsays, feurdeforce
Food | Vegan scrambled eggs, veggie noodles, Vanilla soy yogurt, Mango, Red beet, Olives
Drink | White wine, water, black coffee & a nice whiskey
Magical Moment | Messages of beloved ones who really helped me put myself together again.
Book | Alanna-series: I was hooked and bound to read all four books in one sit (nearly. AMAZING story!!! Absolutely recommend for all people who like some fantasy-woman-action knight-style!
Fashion | My pink dress with black tights, black blazer and black boots! Wham, here we go!
Beauty | Kiehl's Skincare (Ultra-facial cream & lotion + avocado eye cream), Smashbox BB in light, NYX Caviar & Bubbles, Benefit They're Real
Random | I put away my TV this month and I can't help myself but think, how I coud be so stupid to ever waste time watching damn stupid shows?!? I have so much more tim eto spend with my family, friends & my beloved books! I am so glad I finally did it! Yay!!!


Cheers
& have a great carnival-time,
StrangenessOfHeart

Empties # 1 ~ Let's kick off

Aloha All,

since one of my resolutions means some more using up I prepared my first Empties post for you. So here we go with the products I have used up in Dec/Jan - hope you like it!

Lavera Handcream in Organic Orange & Sea Buckthorn
Got it for Christmas and pretty fast used it up. It was nice and the smell is quite Christmassy in my opinion. But I will not repurchase as I was not too happy about the effect (think that is why I used it up that quickly).

Lavera Bath Sea Salts in Organic Wild Rose
Loved it. But I do not fuss about bathing ingredients.

Kneipp "Glückliche Auszeit"
Relaxing and nice but something I def do not fuss about. I have couple more of them in different smells so I will use them up one by one.

Nivea pure effect THERMO washing gel
Loved the sensation when it touches the skin and warms up. Feel very cean afterwards without making me breakout or feeling dry on the skin. After using up my other products I consider a repurchase.

The Body Shop Chocomania Body Butter
Smell artificial chocolaty and tastes like it (pretty difficult to wash off your hands after & so I did lick on my finger when preparing my evening meal - no need to admit it tasted pretty awful. Both. Finger and the meal afterwards). Will not repurchase as I do not like the feeling of the product "sitting" on my skin for ages.

Dontodent Brilliant white & Arctic fresh & Dontodent Sensitive Mouth wash
All nice & already repurchased.Stables.

ISANA nail polish remover
Love it. Without aceton & still works all pretty fine (ok, glitter polishes are always annoying but ut does the job very efficiently).

Rival de Loop clean & care Eye MakeUp Remover without oils
My holy grail product for eye make up.Using up another one but will then get back to my faithful friend.

BALEA Australia mild liquid soap
Loved the smell. That's it. No repurchase as this was a limited edition but I have some solid soap samples I will now use up.

ebelin cotton pads
Stables: Cheap. Nice. Efficient. Soft. Repurchased and stocked.

The Body Shop Almond Oil Hand Rescue Treatment
This one is already repurchased and in full use. I have this on my bedside table and every night I treat my hands & feet with it. Adore!

BALEA cosmetic tissues
Ok. Already repurchased.

Swiss O-Par Arganoil Hairtreatment
This was too much for my fine hair. Every time I used it they had no volume and I was quite happy when finishing this product off.

Kérastase Cristalliste Lumière Lidquid
A very nice product for my fine hair. Just used a bit to bring my hair to some nice sheen & stoping those little winter fly aways. Pretty expensive though... I have to reconsider a full size purchase.

Sample of YSL L'homme Libre
It is a scent for men of course.Nevertheless I like the strenght which is building up inside me when I wore this. I have 2 more men scents for this purpose. One full size (works pretty darn good if I have an business meeting with only men).

L'oréal Elnett de Luxe Hairspray
A classic stable. Love it and I aready have 2 new ones in my drawer (different ones as I wanted to try the one with shining reflexes and another one I can't remember right now). Love & absolutely recommend!

Olaz Total Effects 7 in One 
This is awful and it is not nearby emty but it made me break out, it smelled after 2 weeks hidous and it looks so dreadful on my skin. Luckily dumped this one.

Kiehl's Ultra Facial Oil-Free Gel Cream
I adore and have now the lotion and the ultra facial cream (classic) for night-times. Love!!!


Hope you enjoyed this.
Cheers,
StrangenessOfHeart

Sunday*Brunch

Aloha All,

|Watched| I have no TV - just throw it out last week! Yay!
|Listened| Change by Taylor Swift, Fast Car by Taio Cruz & On My Way by Boyce Avenue
|Read| Das Glücksprojekt by Alexandra Reinwarth - hilarious!
|Action| Vegan Brunch Action with my friends - loved it & I have to admit that it turned out to be one of the best food sessions I've had so far (without petting my shoulder myself too much), an important interview (although I failed clearly as I lacked to jump on the right topics)
|Food| Vegan Flammkuchen, Pumpkin-Coconut-Curry with rice, Mixed Italian oven dish, Peanut Butter Bars with Cranberries, Peanutbutter-Vanilla-Dessert & Vegeatable-Noodles with Avocado-Creme (all selfmade)!
|Drink| Non-alcoholic wine, water, herbal tea, black coffee
|Thought| Focus on the little light on the end of this tunnel...
|Made me smile| My beloved ones worrying about me, carrying about my interview & emphasizing overall with my little struggles. Thanks!
|Made me go hmmm| My fear for living my dreams. Letting go. My lack of jumping in on the right topics.
|Wished for| Love. And being able to let it happen. To really let go of my fears and my stubborn thought of giving up independance with stepping into love....
|Best Buy| Wine (again: It is my belioved Californian Wine - finally within reach!!!)
|Online| blogger.com, bommelme.com, youtube.com, vegan blogs...

Cheers,
StrangenessOfHeart