My top 10

Love these things today:

• That Magazine clutch DIY. Such a great idea!
• Making my life easier with these easy tips
• These quotes. Make me think, make me smile.
• This tiny workspace, I really hope mine will look as nice as this one!
• These popup cards remind me of my childhood, I just love old games like pacman...
• As soon as my sewing machine arrives, I will do this e-course
• I've tried to make brownies and New York cheesecake lately. They have been delicious!
• I went to see The Coronas on Sunday night (very spontaneously!) and loved them. You should really listen to their new album!
• Old but good: Ask a grown man: Paul Rudd
• A nice giveaway over at Mädchen mit Herz

xoxo, Jenny


PS: There's more: Have a look at Nora's blog! It's lovely, full of creative spirit and cuteness. And she featured my own blog here ;-)

Sunday work/ long weekend

Hi everyone!

It's Sunday again and I'll have to go back to work tomorrow after a lovely long weekend. I drove home on Wednesday and after a huge traffic jam I arrived just in time for the first day of our Scouts festival. We were really lucky with the weather, it was a bit chilly but dry most of the time and everyone was there. I loved it! Thursday was the second day and it was even better, sunshine all day, warm weather and all the people I haven't seen in a long time. I really enjoyed just talking to some of them, being there and that some things never change...

The rest of the time I tried to spend with my family but honestly there wasn't much time left. It was still good.

Yesterday I drove back to Cologne because I hate it to come back on a Sunday having to sort my things quickly and go back to work on Monday. Like this I have a day off just to get stuff organized here and relax a little. And do do some work:

I changed the furniture in my living room because I needed to make some space near the window for my planned work space so I swapped the couch and the dining table.

don't look at the mess, I took the picture while I was still working...

It makes the room look so much bigger but also it looked a bit pale so I decorated the white wall with something I found on the internet a while ago:

<3

I still don't have my desk and all for the work space but I'll show you as soon as I do!

How does your work space look like? O love to see where other people are being creative/productive! Would you show me pictures? Did you plan your space or did it just "grow"?

More plans for today:

• Making something nice for dinner (Pasta with garlic, spinach and tomatoe sauce)
• Relaxing
• Reading (I'm participating in a book club at Lovelybooks, we're reading Oliver Twist
• Watching a movie on telly tonight

What are your plans for today?

xoxo, Jenny

Saturday work

I might make this a weekly feature (I hope I'll stick to it!). As on Saturdays I usually have lots of time and I'm usually not as lazy as on Sundays, I started crafting, sketching, painting...

Today I had an idea: Sketching on furniture:

My living room table was a pretty boring white one from IKEA. It looks pretty nice if it's decorated with some candles, plants and stuff but I still wanted something special so I had the idea to personalize it with a simple drawing.

I still don't know yet if I'll leave it like that or if I'll add some more stuff. Also I'm not sure how to fix the drawing. It's waterproof as it is but I'm pretty sure it'll go away after a while. Maybe that will be the time to start a new drawing but also maybe there's some paint I can cover it with. I'll see.

There are a few more pieces of furniture around here that could use some color or drawings, so maybe I'll start something else soon.

Moreover I have some paint left from the shelf I made last week and some boxes and stuff and I started building a small bookshelf. I'll share that with you soon.

Now it's your turn: Do you like my idea? Do you have any personalized pieces of furniture? Will you do something like that soon?

xoxo, Jenny

Saturday work

I just wanted to show you what I made yesterday:

My hall used to be very messy (I'm glad I don't have any "before-pictures") and I decided to do something about it.

So I went to buy a big shelf, some paint, some boxes and stuff and started working. I built up the shelf and painted it in a bright green. Then I took some hooks and put them on the side of it so I had something to hang my jackets, scarfs and stuff. I sorted the things that had been lying around and put them into different boxes (like plastic bags, plastic bottles...). One box is something like a food storage as my kitchen is tiny and always stuffed with cans and boxes. Then I took the shoes I wear most of the time and put them on the shelf and the other ones are in boxes now, too. Just looks so much cleaner and tidier now, I love it!

I love the combination of those colours

and the combination of wood, fabrics and rattan.

And I like that there is still more space to store stuff. What do you think, do you like it? There are still so many ideas growing here and I'm finally starting to realize them...

Something I wanted to show you is this pen pal project. I think it's a nice idea and I'm taking part as I always loved writing and receiving letters. Think about it, maybe you'd like to sign in as well!

That's it so far,

xoxo, Jenny

Lovelybooks-Lesemarathon

Heute gehts los mit dem Lesemarathon von Lovelybooks. Um 9 Uhr starteten die meisten, ich hab erstmal ein bisschen länger geschlafen, ein bisschen aufgeräumt und gefrühstückt. Aber jetzt bin auch ich dabei...

10.35 Uhr: Kaffee ist da und ich fange an mit "Suna" von Pia Ziefle, das ich vor Kurzem bei Lovelybooks gewonnen habe. Ich bin momentan auf Seite 89.

11.02 Uhr: muss wieder unterbrechen, um Wäsche aus der Maschine zu holen. Gleich gehts weiter. Momentan bin ich auf Seite 105.


12.27 Uhr: Es wird Zeit für meinen zweiten Kaffee. Ich bin mit "Suna" zur Hälfte durch und finde es echt toll bisher. Vielleicht liest es ja noch jemand, oder ich kann euer Interesse wecken. Bin auf jeden Fall begeistert bisher. (Ihr könnt auch mal hier schauen, da gibts die Leserunde)


13.02 Uhr: Wieder eine kleine Unterbrechung, aber gleich gehts weiter (schade, dass man nicht wirklich 24 Stunden am Stück lesen kann, ohne etwas anderes zu tun...).


13.59 Uhr: noch 79 Seiten sind zu lesen von "Suna". Tolles Buch, lest es unbedingt!


15.16 Uhr: Noch 30 Seiten. Wenn ich so aus dem Fenster kucke, bin ich ganz froh, dass ich hier drin sitze mit meinen Büchern und nicht raus muss. Außerdem spielt der FC gleich, da wär ich eh wieder nirgends hin gekommen...


16.03 Uhr: So, fertig mit "Suna". Eine Rezesion gibts gleich hier. Jetzt kann ich mich gerade nicht entscheiden, mit welchem Buch ich weitermache. Vielleicht mache ich auch nochmal eine kurze Pause und kuck nochmal durch mein Bücherregal...


17.09 Uhr: Ich hab mich entschieden für "Das Experiment" von Mario Giordano. Das steht schon jahrelang in meinem Bücherregal aber ich habs nie gelesen, jetzt wollte ich aber mal was Spannendes also gehts los...

18.12 Uhr: So, ich höre auf vorerst. Von "Experiment" habe ich jetzt die ersten 100 Seiten gelesen und finds ganz gut. Bisher ist noch nichts dramatisches passiert aber ich weiß ja sowieso in etwa, auf was es hinausläuft, weil ich damals den Film gesehen habe. Trotzdem höre ich jetzt auf, ich bin etwas müde und ich hab Hunger. Ich werd jetzt was essen und etwas fernsehen, vielleicht habe ich später noch etwas Lust, weiter zu machen. Mal schauen. Ansonsten hat es mir soweit Spaß gemacht, klar meine Zeit ist nicht marathonwürdig aber immerhin habe ich mehr gelesen als an einem normalen Samstag, weil ich mir Zeit dafür genommen habe und das ist doch schonmal was...

Statistik:

• gelesene Seiten: 310
• gelesene/angefangene Bücher: 2
• getrunkene Tassen Kaffee: 3
• Zeit: 7 Stunden, 30 Minuten (mit mehreren Unterbrechungen)

Zum Lesemarathon gehts übrigens hier: http://www.lovelybooks.de/thema/2-LovelyBooks-Lesemarathon-zum-Welttag-des-Buches-921803112/?liste=modern

Musik, die ich zum lesen höre:

• Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
• Deichkind - Leider Geil
• Foster The People -Call It What You Want
• Alex Clare - Too Close
• Lloyd - Dedication To My Ex
• Train - Drive By
• Rizzle Kicks - Down With The Trumpets
• Sportfreunde Stiller - Ein Kompliment
• Caligola - Forgive Forget
• Ben Howard - Keep Your Head Up
• Olly Murs - Heart Skips A Beat
• Simple Plan - Summer Paradise
• Muse - Uprising
• Fun - We Are Young

Gelernt: Im Radio wiederholen sich die Lieder so alle 4 Stunden...

Looking for inspiration

I am thinking about working creatively a bit more and I already have some ideas in my mind, I'd love to sew some clothes or bags or things like that, not entirely sure yet. But before that I want to get some ideas from others so here are a few questions for you (maybe you could share this post with your friends as well, I'd like to get as much feedback as possible!):

• What is your favourite accesoire?
• What makes it so special for you?
• What is your favourite piece of clothing and what makes it special?
• Is there anything you miss when you think about clothes and accesoires?
• Is there anything you'd like to have but can't because it's not available where you live, too expensive or maybe because it doesn't exist yet?

Would be great if you could help me, I'll share my ideas with you in a few weeks...

Until that, have a look at fancy stuff here

Jenny xoxo

Hello world, I'm still here...

Yes, I am, more than every I'd say. I have been very busy but busy sometimes is really good. I started my new job in March and I love it. It's pretty hard to get in though, that's why after work I often had to take a break and after that I have been reading a lot about my work. I really wanted people to see that I can do it, that I really want to do it and that I'm interested. I think it worked. I like the people there and they also seem to like me, giving me the feeling that I'm wanted and that all my questions don't annoy them at all. They have been helpful and supportive and I'm really thankful for that. In other words: I now know that I have made the right decision to quit my old job and start the new one. Of course work is work and sometimes I will just hate having to work at all but at the moment it's just really good.

doesn't this one just make you smile all the time?

I thought a lot about being happy during the last time and I think I can say that I am. I mean, I know that things aren't perfect but will they ever be? There will always be things like financial problems, family issues, worries, problems and stuff so I decided to stop waiting for everything to be perfect and concentrate on what the good things are that I have right now. I like my job, I have the best family in the world, the best friends anyone could have and the sun is shining (at the moment it's setting, actually, but it has been shining for the whole afternoon). I have a long weekend, I've had the time to finish a book and start another one today. In the past weeks I have seen people that I like a lot but don't see very often lately, I've had good talks. I went down to my parents' and found that almost everyone is doing quite well. I've seen my cousins little boy and had the chance to play with him. He gave me hugs and told me he liked having me over, words that can only be true if a 3 year-old tells them. I'm full of ideas and motivation. Maybe it's spring that gives me this feeling maybe it's just me, finally growing up and realizing that I should stop searching and reaching for things all the time. I don't know. But I love it...

Well, that was a positive one, wasn't it?

Jenny, xoxo